Comments on: “Jeopardy!” Contestant from 1999 Tricks Show; Appeared Again on Monday

By: Ben

Ben — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:16:09 +0000

Oops, I accidentally put Part 1 twice. HERE's Part 2: [youtube oBZ1LbboXOc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBZ1LbboXOc youtube]

By: Ben

Ben — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:14:01 +0000

For the curious, the full episode is now on YouTube. Here's Part 1: [youtube jwng4tSvGOQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwng4tSvGOQ youtube] And Part 2: [youtube oBZ1LbboXOc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBZ1LbboXOc youtube]

By: Ethan

Ethan — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:38:49 +0000

Checking the Coryat scores, I think there can definitely be a case where Emma (the player in lectern #3) should be called back on the show. According to J-Archive, the Coryat scores were this: Terry $17,400; Jeff $15,600 and Emma $6,000; combined that's $39,000 nearly 72% of a Full Coryat. With Jeff taking 40% of the clues away from both players, there's no doubt that the game would have been different had he not competed. Let's not forget, that prior to Final Jeopardy, Jeff was in 2nd, but only by $1,300. So while he did lose, it was theoretically possible that he could have won. Which would make this case much easier to close.

By: lobster

lobster — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:06:56 +0000

"Because Mr. Kirby came in third in the competition, this decision does not affect either of his opponents nor their winnings."

That's actually untrue, Sony :p .. I didn't see the ep in question but even though he lost, he might have still taken away some Daily Doubles or rang into answers that the 2nd place person could have gotten and perhaps passed the winner. There are so many what-if's that happen in that game, they cannot possibly say with certainty that had Kirby not have been on the show, the outcome would have been the same. If I came in 2nd I'd be pretty pissed, as all of the answers Kirby rang in first on and answered correctly could have been potential score-changers..

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:15:49 +0000

Jeopardy's lack of a "system" other than "ask politely and assume nobody lies" is hi-larious.

Though speaking as a computer person, I suspect that Jeopardy just didn't bother to put in any information from before the 2000's in the last time they did an upgrade.

By: dropzone5

dropzone5 — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:04:11 +0000

Right, but that dealt directly with gameplay. This time around, Mr. Kirby found a way to get another opportunity to play the game without having been invited back.

By: @BMSprint

@BMSprint — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:16:23 +0000

Their decision is since he came in last place it didn't affect any other player's standings.

By: @BMSprint

@BMSprint — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:15:45 +0000

Again, there has to be a part where he signs that the application was truthful to the best of his knowledge for this to be a crime.

By: @BMSprint

@BMSprint — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:14:41 +0000

It may not be if there isn't a part where you have to sign to certify truthfulness. People even lied on WWTBAM's test once and mentioned that they lied ON THE SHOW to "make it more interesting"— I think there was a woman who said on the app she formerly cheered for the Dallas Cowboys.

By: @BMSprint

@BMSprint — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:11:39 +0000

I can see people who want certain things out of a game show thinking Jeopardy is the best. I, personally, am obsessed with Weakest Link, but that's just because Anne Robinson's sense of humor equals mine. That doesn't change the fact that it is incredibly boring. It doesn't feel like there is any pressure built up at all.

By: Bobby

Bobby — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:38:16 +0000

Legally, is the second-place player entitled to reappear because the appearance was compromised by an ineligible player? There have been cases where players have been able to reappear because of improper questioning. What is Sony's Standards and Practices policy on players who played in games where an ineligible player appeared? Do such players have the legal recourse, such as being allowed to reappear in a legal game?

By: DeVares

DeVares — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 07:28:33 +0000

To dropzone5: I didn’t mean it as if he cheated (which, technically, Larson didn’t), I mean he found a way to get an edge up.

By: ChadF

ChadF — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:41:40 +0000

My guess is that they allow you to play, but make sure you also have other quiz bowlers in your game just to even the playing field.

They did something similar on the Art Fleming version. Start with 3 people who barely passed the written qualification test, and put them on the show. The next day, make sure the champ faces 2 players with slightly higher qualification scores, next day, slightly higher, and so on until you get 3 super-braniacs facing off each day. Keep going until you get a 5-time champ, then rinse and repeat with the just-scraped-the-exam crowd.

By: JeopardyIsAwesome

JeopardyIsAwesome — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:56:15 +0000

Jeopardy is by far the BEST game show. I like a lot of quiz shows, but Jeopardy is SO FAR above the rest, it's not funny. (Heck, the most of the others, I watch on one of my DVRs where I can watch faster-than-realtime with sound.. I watch Jeopardy real time.)

By: dropzone5

dropzone5 — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:39:43 +0000

Except Larson didn't cheat on Press Your Luck 25 years ago…he simply paid attention. You can't really call Mr. Kirby's actions Larson-esque, because he cheated the contestant system.