This is either big news for game show fans or much to do about nothing.
The show sent out a note this week that promises something major is going to happen on the show tomorrow (Friday) that has never happened on the show before:
"This Friday, March 16, 2007...for the first time in 23 years, Jeopardy history will be made...it was such a remarkable event we consulted a game theory expert, and he said it may never happen again!"
OK, now they have me curious, and since they mention game theory, I think I've narrowed it down to three possible events.
1. All three players end up in a tie. And if that has happened on the show before, maybe it's a tie with zero points?
2. Before "Final Jeopardy" can even start, two of the players are knocked out, which means they don't even have to do Final Jeopardy.
3. Alex Trebek takes off all of his clothes and runs around the studio screaming, "I love lettuce! I love lettuce!"
Readers, your guesses?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
3-15-2007 @ 3:10PM
mscammj said...
My guess--one person answers all the questions correctly!
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3-15-2007 @ 2:55PM
Willawill said...
I really wish I COULD watch Jeopardy this Friday, but in our area it is being pre-empted for March Madness....as if I wasn't upset about it enough already....
I hope you will post and let us know what all the hullaballoo is about!
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3-15-2007 @ 2:55PM
Rogphi said...
Sean Connery Is the Guest and actually asks for swords for a thousand?
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3-15-2007 @ 2:58PM
Bill said...
Two negative scores would be more of an incompetence thing than any question of game theory. A three way tie, or someone winning with $1 are the the two things that spring to mind.
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3-15-2007 @ 2:58PM
David said...
First thing that came to my mind was a tie at some crazy number.
Two would be great, I would love if that happened!
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3-15-2007 @ 3:40PM
max said...
There once was a two way tie and the third was off by one dollar. They were chastised for not betting it all.
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3-15-2007 @ 3:13PM
Captain Obvious said...
I'm with mscammj.
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3-15-2007 @ 3:17PM
John said...
I'll put in a vote for 'I love lettuce.' =)
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3-15-2007 @ 4:00PM
Erik said...
I'm thinking the same thing as mscammj.
That would be pretty amazing.
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3-15-2007 @ 3:41PM
TVGenius said...
The video wall falls and crushes Trebek? (Hey, in theory it could only happen once!)
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3-15-2007 @ 3:42PM
Kiko said...
I'm pretty sure they've had two negative scores before. I seem to remember all three players not qualifying for Final Jeopardy as well.
My guess: over the course of the half-hour, in defiance of game theory experts, Trebek will grow his mustache back.
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3-15-2007 @ 3:48PM
Rick said...
As I have said elsewhere, I think it will be because on Wednesday’s Final Answer, they got it wrong and it caused the then current Jeopardy champion to lose. The answer was in regards (and I am paraphrasing) to the two most recent U.S. Presidents to have only one child, with the hint that they were in the 20th century. Jeopardy said the correct answer was Clinton and Truman, totally skipping over Carter. The then current champ said Clinton and Carter and was told she was wrong, and lost, while a challenger said (if I remember correctly) Clinton and Nixon, and although the wrong answer, still won because he ended up with the larger amount left. At the end of the show, when they are all standing there talking to Alex, she (the former champ) didn’t look too happy.
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3-15-2007 @ 4:12PM
mehaw said...
someone answers all of the questions right. plus all of the dialy doubles come at the end of each round and are made a true daily double. so that person would win the most amount of money that is possible to win on the show.
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3-15-2007 @ 5:44PM
CP said...
I agree with mscammj: one of the contestants will answer every question correctly. Or maybe none of the contestants will get a question wrong!
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3-15-2007 @ 4:08PM
Halfcent said...
My schedule shows NCAA basketball is pre-empting CBS all day! I haven't watched Jeopardy in years but want to set my DVR to record this. What gives?
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3-15-2007 @ 4:04PM
Jon88 said...
"much to do about nothing" What a wonderful concoction. I'm going to steal that. (And this answers the question I've been pondering as to whether anybody edits the copy here.)
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3-15-2007 @ 4:42PM
Watcher said...
Jimmy Carter had four children, so that would not be correct.
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3-15-2007 @ 4:15PM
Where did my stars go? said...
Jon88: "Much ado about nothing" must be attributed to William Shakespeare, not Bob. Sorry Bob!
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3-15-2007 @ 4:45PM
Hank said...
Sorry Rick, check any source, in my case http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/jc39.html
"Upon graduation in 1946 from the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, Carter married Rosalynn Smith. The Carters have three sons, John William (Jack), James Earl III (Chip), Donnel Jeffrey (Jeff), and a daughter, Amy Lynn."
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3-15-2007 @ 4:38PM
Spanky said...
Um, Rick... Jimmy Carter has 4 children... 3 sons and 1 daughter.
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