via Wkyc: Legendary game show host Alex Trebek may be retiring from “Jeopardy!” soon. Cue the signature “Jeopardy!” “Think!” song to allow some time for that to sink in. During an interview with TMZ’s Harvey Levin on Fox News Channel’s “OBJECTified,” Trebek said there’s a “50/50 [chance] and a little less” that he will return to […]
via fox8: “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek is taking a break from the popular game show to recoverfrom brain surgery. Trebek said he is taking medical leave after undergoing surgery to remove a subdural hematoma that formed after he fell and hit his head in October. “Some of you may have heard by now that during the […]
via eurweb: *Jeopardy contestant Nick Spicher saw $3200 fly out the window because he mistakenly gave the proper pronunciation of “gangster” as an answer. On Monday night (Jan. 1), host Alex Trebek offered up a clue that read, “A song by Coolio from Dangerous Minds goes back in time to become a 1667 John Milton […]
via nydailynews: A contestant who set a historic record during her seven-game run on “Jeopardy!” is facing up to five years in prison. MLive.com reports that Stephanie June Jass, 47, was charged with two felonies following an investigation by the Michigan State Police Cyber Command Center after authorities received word that the former Adrian College history […]
You can call Arthur Chu a winner. The 30-year old already won $180,000 on Jeopardy. “I wanted to do everything I could to maximize my chances of winning,” says Arthur Chu. The popular game show contestant, with seven wins under his belt, is getting plenty of attention for his unique playing style. “A lot of people in […]
Thank you, ‘Jeopardy!’ Teen Tournament, for introducing us to our new favorite game show contestant: Leonard Cooper. In what has to be one of the most entertaining Final Jeopardy! moments ever, Leonard goes into the last question having just doubled his money by betting it all on a Daily Double. But just when we thought […]
The computers haven’t proven to be our trivia overlords just yet. Give them at least until Wednesday. An IBM supercomputer named Watson finished one round of the TV show “Jeopardy!” on Monday night tied with one of his human competitors and $3,000 ahead of the other. The man vs. computer face-off won’t be complete, however, […]
