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Week of March 18: Up in This Duncery Mar 26, 2024

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It's the tale of two tournaments this week, as we crown our Tournament of Champions winner and immediately move on to the final syndicated competition of the "Jeopardy! postseason", the Jeopardy Invitational Tournament. It's the JIT, folks. But first, we discuss Yogesh's consecutive wins that bring him the ToC crown and discuss more broadly his very impressive ToC run, before we turn our attention to the cavalcade of returning contestants in the JIT. A bunch of our faves are here, we get an early upset, and we look ahead to next week's games. In the JFAF segment, we hear from fans upset that Brad Rutter is not in the JIT, Sam Buttrey has a new occupation, and Mike Richards tries his hand at rehabbing his image through the fine folks at People Magazine. And finally, we decrypt the Rosetta Stone.

Source: ARCE: "The Rosetta Stone: Unlocking the Ancient Egyptian Language" by Foy Scalf.

Archaeology Magazine: "The Race to Crack the Code" by Jason Urbanus.

Special thanks to The Jeopardy! Fan and J-Archive.

Produced by Producer Dan

Music by Nate Heller

Art by Max Wittert

Week of March 11: Troy Boys and Ben Friends Mar 19, 2024

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The Tournament of Champions final is HERE! After remembering Monday's Semifinal 3, we jump right into what was an absolutely chaotic first week in the "best of seven" Tournament of Champions final between Yogesh Raut, Troy Meyer, and Ben Chan. Yogesh has a costly wager in Game 1, Troy rides a huge Daily Double bid to a win in Game 2, Yogesh has a great game to get on the board in Game 3, and a dollar-perfect scenario happens in Game 4, where Ben is able to come from third-place to snatch a victory and a lead heading into the final games of the series. We also love Ben's ability to come up with great anecdotes, Troy fears the Illuminati and Swifties (are they the same thing?), and Yogesh seems to have nailed the buzzer timing as the week ends, setting up a great finish. We also discuss our Triple Stumper celebrations and the UN's Peruvian Secretary General.

Source: The New York Times: "The U.N.'s Man in the Middle" by Jane Rosen was the feature piece, and a number of New York Times articles formed the other sourcing.

Special thanks to The Jeopardy! Fan and J-Archive.

Produced by Producer Dan

Music by Nate Heller

Art by Max Wittert

Week of March 4: Ike is Low-Key Goated Mar 12, 2024

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It's another huge week in the Jeopar-verse, as Ike Barinholtz is the first Celebrity Jeopardy! contestant to be granted access into the vaunted Tournament of Champions...and wins a game! And he nearly wins another, as we recap the three quarterfinals and the two semifinals that took place this past week. Yogesh Raut and Ben Chan continue their impressive play, Troy Meyer puts together what is likely the strongest quarterfinal of any ToC player, and all your favorite segments are here as we take a look at the best responses and anecdotes of the week and Emily scours the internet for a Jeopardy! story about...pimento cheese?

Source: Vulture: "Ike Barinholtz Owes His Big Jeopardy! Victory to Eyes Wide Shut" by Devon Ivie.

Colby College: "Rome's Sick: Ovid's Exile" by Various.

The Jeopardy! Fan: thejeopardyfan.com

Produced by Producer Dan

Music by Nate Heller

Art by Max Wittert

Week of February 26: Tournament of Chaos Mar 05, 2024

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It's here! Join comedians and podcasters Emily Heller (Baby Geniuses) and John Cullen (Blocked Party) for the first episode of their new weekly comedy podcast about all things Jeopardy! The Tournament of Champions has started and we recap the first six games here, from the shocking eliminations of Cris Pannullo and Stephen Webb to a perfect game from Yogesh Raut and a dominating victory from Emily Sands...it's all here! We also reveal our favorite anecdote and response of the week, we scour the internet to find out what people are angry about, and the Final Jeopardy Deep Dive tackles the feud between Alaskan politicians Bob Bartlett and Ernest Gruening. Like, subscribe, share, and tell your friends!

Source: Anchorage Daily News. "For Alaska's First Senators, An Epic Battle of Ego Came Down to a Coinflip" by David Reamer.

Produced by Producer Dan

Music: Nate Heller

Art: Max Wittert

TRAILER: What Is....a Jeopardy! Podcast Feb 26, 2024

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Welcome to the first-ever comedy podcast about Jeopardy! Emily Heller and John Cullen are two (dumb) comedians who have one smart thing in common...they love Jeopardy! So join us every week for game recaps, our favorite anecdotes, responses, and all the other stupid and fun content you crave about America's best game show.

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