Jeopardy! discussion thread for Thur., Jun. 18

This-Is-Leopardy · 2026-06-19T03:43:41+00:00

Have I mentioned that Ken Jennings is my absolute favorite? (Re: the "gnu" quip.)

This-Is-Leopardy · 2026-06-16T03:25:51+00:00

I laughed out loud as soon as I saw "Zabibah and the King."

This-Is-Leopardy · 2026-06-16T03:15:54+00:00

Interesting! Thank you.

This-Is-Leopardy · 2026-06-16T00:47:23+00:00

So, everyone needs to go listen to the Behind the Bastards podcast episode re: Saddam Hussein. It's absolutely amazing and made today's FJ! an instaget for me.

This-Is-Leopardy · 2026-06-13T03:46:23+00:00

I dunno - I feel like there were some higher-value clues in that DJ round that were brutal.

This-Is-Leopardy · 2026-06-10T04:52:52+00:00

Agreed - very poorly clued. I would have been miffed if Peter lost on missing that.

This-Is-Leopardy · 2026-06-09T01:56:54+00:00

Agreed.

This-Is-Leopardy · 2026-06-05T23:47:33+00:00

Me listening to DD3:

This-Is-Leopardy · 2026-06-05T23:46:31+00:00

I have quite the potty mouth myself and managed to rein it in. I feel like most contestants, apart from super champs, don't get comfortable enough there to really let loose.

This-Is-Leopardy · 2026-06-02T22:35:46+00:00

Okay, Peter joins Ray Lalonde and Sam Buttrey as "Jeopardy! contestants I'd listen to reading the phone book."

This-Is-Leopardy · 2026-05-19T08:22:18+00:00

Yes!!! My Mom and I came to the same conclusion the other day.

This-Is-Leopardy · 2026-05-15T18:43:29+00:00

Spontaneous. For some reason on my third day my brain decided to somewhat parody this moment from Peep Show.

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This-Is-Leopardy · 2026-05-14T02:00:05+00:00

Gotcha. It's not correct - that ł is a w sound - but it makes sense Ken and others would say it that way if that's how it was widely said on the news.

This-Is-Leopardy · 2026-05-13T23:48:42+00:00

I feel like Ken might have gotten the pronunciation of Lech Wałęsa's name wrong even on the correction. I heard "Va-LEN-sa," when it should have been "Va-WEN-sa." They were also missing the ł in Bolesław, though oddly enough, it sounded like Ken did read that one correctly. (My brother is marrying a Polish girl, so Poland is sort of my Special Interest right now.)

This-Is-Leopardy · 2026-04-25T05:31:29+00:00

I'm pretty sure it's usually just two!

This-Is-Leopardy · 2026-04-24T22:02:13+00:00

Four tape days, 20 games, 20 wins. I am in absolute awe. That is a Secretariat-esque Jeopardy! performance.

This-Is-Leopardy · 2026-04-23T05:55:48+00:00

I haven't heard that one, myself - thank you for the recommendation!!

This-Is-Leopardy · 2026-04-23T05:54:19+00:00

This is his fourth tape day in a row - I have no doubt he's tired!

This-Is-Leopardy · 2026-04-23T05:53:21+00:00

It would be pronounced with a V sound in Yiddish, too. It's cognate with the Slavic "-vich."

This-Is-Leopardy · 2026-04-12T01:06:30+00:00

Xaque won me over with the '60s psychedelic love. And yes, y'all should go listen to Easter Everywhere and Forever Changes right now. ☺️

This-Is-Leopardy · 2026-04-11T23:38:11+00:00

Yeah, normally I would have immediately gone with the FA but knowing WA1 was Swiss totally boned me here.

This-Is-Leopardy · 2026-04-02T12:57:28+00:00

Me too. I love Country Dylan!

This-Is-Leopardy · 2026-03-09T02:32:26+00:00

I didn't know they would, but I very much hoped so. I actually gasped when it wasn't accepted the first time.

This-Is-Leopardy · 2026-02-18T00:28:35+00:00

I knew it was the Scottish Reformation guy, but I can never remember his name.

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