Is a ‘Jeopardy!’ Whiz America’s Best Sports Story?

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The biggest excitement in America isn’t shaking out in the NBA or NHL playoffs. It’s “Jeopardy!” and The “Jeopardy!” Guy, writes JasonGay

Alex, I’ll take “LET ME WRITE A COLUMN ABOUT ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING BESIDES THE NFL DRAFT” for $1,000, please: Alex Trebek: “This 34-year-old professional sports bettor is dominating my iconic quiz show like Secretariat galloping away from the field at the 1973 Belmont Stakes.

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jasongay .....said no one ever.

jasongay You may want to have an editor check this headline.

jasongay I stopped watching it. Too boring.

jasongay Someone please tell Johnny Gilbert, because James wont, that he's pronouncing Nevada wrong. I miss original Jeopardy. James is a brilliant freak of nature who uses his intelligence to... gamble. Not a fan. Go warriors! Alex Trebek you sir, now more than ever, are an inspiration.

jasongay Jeopardy isn't a sport.

jasongay ummm, no. not even close

jasongay And CNN did a story on why it is so wrong!

jasongay He DOES have quick hands!

jasongay Unsympathetic character, though.

jasongay Amazing part is he has only filmed for 5 days to reach this point since they do 5 shows a day when they film.

jasongay It's racist and sexist, apparently. All white guys winning the big bucks.

jasongay probably has a google chip in his head.

jasongay What is quick recall is not a sport

jasongay currency_kings what is the line on this one?

jasongay // Mr. Trebek IS the story!

jasongay Booo! Paywall 😡

jasongay Wow!

jasongay I used to look forward to the tournaments, but this years teacher's tournament seems a bummer because it interrupted to flow of Holzhauer's incredible run. Looking forward to his return though....

jasongay Like reading the solution to a crossword instead of doing the puzzle--I've stopped watching.

jasongay I bet this guy has NEVER had a beer! Cause I used to know all that shit, but then I discovered Beer. Now I don't know all that shit anymore. Is there a connection? I got older too!!!!

jasongay Have watched him... yes amazing, but (sorry to do this), the brilliance is wasted occupationally on betting and acquisition? Still, am a fan... but...

jasongay The biggest excitement in America isn’t shaking out in the NBA or NHL playoffs. It's wondering how the fuck Don Trump made $52.9 MILLION in interest in 1989, when he owned no visible asset that would generate anywhere close that. Try journalism, boys.

jasongay Not even close.

jasongay Ummmmm...Jeopardy isn't a sport. It's not a sports story.

jasongay No question. JoshMacuga

jasongay Weird Al smirk🕵️‍♂️majestic button pusher🙃🕺👏😍🍷

jasongay No.

jasongay It's not a sport, but it's exciting to watch.

jasongay 操逼爽

jasongay I feel bad for the contestants who had their name in the group of people who are being selected while he is on Jeopardy.

jasongay It used to be, you only got a week and they got all new players....

jasongay Some of us think Jeopardy has become a bore. When the same contestant correctly answers nearly all the clues and picks all the 'daily doubles' day after day, Jeopardy is no longer a contest. It becomes a boring one-man show with the same action, same ending, day after day.

jasongay Getting tired of latest 'news' journals' latest ploy of trying to fish subscriptions from Tweets w 'to read the full story subscribe'....Newspapers/journals make their $$ via advertising...please share the story or forget the tease tweet

jasongay Nah, I have quit watching Jeopardy till this guy is gone

jasongay hyperbole much, JasonGay?

jasongay No

jasongay He's fun to watch. Great attitude and so much more likable than Jen Jennings!

jasongay No. And I love Jeopardy.

jasongay He will now be on ice for 2 weeks (Due to the teacher's tournament.) I wonder how he will be during his first game back?

jasongay I don’t care about the jeopardy guy, but good for him winning all that money.

jasongay Honestly, his semblance of a smile creeps me out.

jasongay cannot stand this smug SOB. Perhaps Jeopardy should be investigated

jasongay I thought is was the Blue Jay victory over the Texas Rangers last night in Arlington !

jasongay Decent column, but EVERYONE knows Jeopardy! contestants don't answer questions. They question answers. Seems like a really elementary mistake.

jasongay Now we wont see him for 2 wks. With the daily winnings, he just overtake Ken Jennings winnings not long after his shows are back on.

jasongay Um....while I'm certainly happy for Jason's amazing success on Jeopardy ....we are talkin' about the NHLBruins , here.....just sayin'......lol.

jasongay My father, one of the biggest fans of Jeopardy, despises this. He has no problem with the guy but he says its boring. Same guy, answering all the questions... and he is not that dynamic either. He is rewatching a much better show IMO in MASH so at least there is a positive.

jasongay Sorry...not a sport.

jasongay and they stop it for the teachers tournament.really

jasongay Ken Jennings said 'the person next to you most likely has the same amount of knowledge, so beating them to the buzzer is the trick'. Holzhauer is quick, and has the knowledge, can't fault him for that..

jasongay But no matter how well he does DerangedDonald will always claim to be the more hugely winner

jasongay He is amazing

jasongay The only thing I like about him is his smile. NOT.

jasongay And as soon as his run ends I'll start watching Jeopardy! again.

jasongay It's boring now. He goes directly to all the highest amout clues then hunts for the daily doubles. He's a gambler and just knows how to cheat.

jasongay Wow. Wrong.

jasongay IMO rigged. Big publicity stunt.

jasongay Hes making in half hour what educated people make in a year. Lets all quit and start studying the jeopardy q's.

jasongay

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jasongay At last, RainMan makes some $$$ for his brain. 'Who's on first?' LMAO!

jasongay He loses tomorrow ......Arya Stark is a contestant ....

jasongay 'Well... we COULD blame the Russians.'

jasongay yuck

jasongay 🙄 And the runaway winner of the 2019 'Dweeb Award' is “Jeopardy!” Guy

jasongay This guy's insane!

jasongay Will he be final champion in Alex Trebek's career as Jeopardy host? That would be sad.

jasongay No. It is that our country is fkuced. unless we get these next few months right.

jasongay What's he's doing is called trivia, not sports. defines 'sport' as, 'an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature.'

jasongay or BAKKT, whichever, IDK

jasongay Considering he admitted to reading a book on how to beat the jeopardy buzzer. Meh.

jasongay He is certainly one of the strangest.

jasongay Is this the WSJ? Or people magazine?

jasongay he is amazing to watch she is so calm cool and collected beside the face the guy is a genius

jasongay The biggest excitement in America right now just happened this morning in the Senate, you insufferable Murdoch henchmen. Stop trying to dumb down America. We care about more than sports and TV shows.

jasongay I'm pretty excited about the president getting away with obstruction of justice while the attorney general lies about it, TBH

jasongay this has been very fun 📺

jasongay 'So pure it floats', hmm?' ~ Charles Van Doren

jasongay This must be his lucky sweater....right?

jasongay escoemartinez I told you this dude was a beast!!!

jasongay Actually, I find Jeopardy rather boring when one person dominates. I'll catch it again after this guy is over. Maybe invoke a new rule limiting the number of wins or something.

jasongay Let's put him up against IBM's Watson. Any talk of that yet? I may have missed it.

jasongay I'm just waiting for cancel culture to turn on Jeopardy! with a Jeopardy! is so white campaign. All this attention on Jeopardy... it's only a matter of time.

jasongay Close game last nite....sort of close...

jasongay I am in awe of James's mind.

jasongay roflmfao... well that's why the WSJ isn't considered one of the top publications. Actually this is just one of the many reasons. Thanks WSJ.

jasongay He is sharp.

jasongay A welcome respite from Trump & co.

jasongay Anyone remember the quiz show scandal of the 1950s? Worth watching the movie about it, Quiz Show, released in 1994.

jasongay Nope. He's annoying. He's taken all love out of watching Jeopardy as it's too predictable now. It's like they're purposely putting sub par contestants against him. He's even did the same thing on the US version of ITVChase, obliterating 'The Beast'. And his smile, *shudders*

jasongay What makes him so smart? Recall, fast at the draw, or whatever I would not sign up to be a victim/contestant until he leaves.

jasongay Does anyone really care?

jasongay I am glued to his run Great relief from politics

jasongay Take the over .

jasongay I've actually been making watching 'Jeopardy' a priority because of this guy. I was excited when JasonGay wrote his piece.

jasongay At least Vegas has something to cheer for. Though, not sure why he used the Knights logo in place of an 'm'.

jasongay u have to know some one on the show to keep going this long

jasongay He's not playing against the other contestants anymore. He's playing to beat each of his previous records.

jasongay I like Jeopardy as much as anyone. It's a great 'competition.' But it's not a 'sport.'

jasongay Please phrase your trolling in the form of a question...

jasongay No.... that's not at all exciting

jasongay That's no lie, haven't even watched a nba game yet!, but now want to see this guy take on kenjennings in a showdown with a computer in the 3rd spot! Jeopardy alextrebek

jasongay No, Next Question. Have you seen the NHL playoffs or Logo Lillard's 37 foot buzzer beater for a series win? get real...

jasongay unstoppable

jasongay

jasongay you haven't been watching the Game 7s in the NHL the past two nights then

jasongay Been watching him all week - simply amazing!

jasongay bigmoneydave told you about him this morning

jasongay I don't think the word 'sport' is what you were looking for.

jasongay Reminds me of Damien when his teacher was asking him a barrage of questions

jasongay I would NOT consider this America's Best 'Sports Story'. But it's pretty cool nevertheless. Jeopardy is a sport now?

jasongay Looks like this guy will Bankrupt Jeopardy!!!!!!

jasongay Hey Everyone! Here's an ad for a story you can't actually read without paying us money! Enjoy!!!!

jasongay . . hey since trumps knows 'words' and has a high IQ ( LMAO) & had the best grades in school. ( which we can see) trump can show us all how smart he is and beat this guy.

jasongay Smart, level-headed and lighting on the buzzer. Despite Ken Jennings winning g more money, James is THE BEST I have ever seen on Jeopardy! Great fun and excitement to watch!

jasongay all that money any one tell him yet he has to pay taxes on it so it wont be a million he takes home

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jasongay Oh!! So we're pretending like Lillard DID NOT hit a 40 foot jumper to win the series?

jasongay Yap! We are watching it nightly.

jasongay We are cheering for him every evening, brilliant, sweet and genuinely nice. Go James!!

jasongay He will overtake Ken Jennings!

jasongay Ask how we stop biting at each other in America. He might be right!

jasongay nope

jasongay Good Luck!

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