Yesterday on Jeopardy, the game show teamed up with PBS for a category based on Ken Burn’s docuseries about the history of Country Music.
They are questions that even this Northerner was able to answer. I was surprised I got them all even though Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson and Loretta Lynn were not on the board. How well did you do?
While they were not any of the clues, they will all be mentioned in the 8-day 16-hour miniseries that premiere Sunday at 8p.
Towards the end of last season on Jeopardy, Alex Trebek revealed he was diagnosed with Stage IV Pancreatic cancer. After that diagnosis, we were not sure if he would be back to do another season of the popular game show
Today, he revealed that he is back at work on season 36. Not only that, he is done with chemo. He says, “I’m on the mend and that is all I can hope for right now.”
If that is not enough good news about him, he also celebrated his 79th birthday last month. A milestone, he almost didn’t make. He beat the odds and we will fulfill his three-year contract for the show. Then he will sign on for another three years and then three more after that and so on and so on.
With everything he has been through, he still has his sense of humor. When they asked him who should play him if they did a movie about his life. He said, “Betty White!” I can see that.
I am so happy he beat cancer and is back doing what he loves. Cancer never had a chance.
Out of all of the celebrities, Mandy Patinkin was not one of the ones I would expect to get his own category on Jeopardy. However, for some strange reason, he got one yesterday.
I was not the only one shocked by this decision. The contestants saved his category for last. How did they do? They did the same as me and got four out of five right. Which is impressive because neither Homeland nor Dead Like Me were on the board. What does the game show have against those Showtime shows? Dead Like Me was the best show he quit.
Who would you want to see get their own category next?
Some might say that The Rock getting the Generation award at MTV on Monday night proves that he has truly made it. Not even close. “Mr. Dwayne Johnson” getting his own category on Jeopardy really proves it. How many people can say that? How many people want to say that? Who wouldn’t?
When it comes to the category, it was pretty easy for anyone who is a fan. However, they had a lot of fun with one clue, “In Central Intelligence, Dwayne teamed up to catch a spy with this actor of small stature.” Of course, it is Kevin Hart. You know, as soon as DJ saw this, he cut just that clue out and made it is his ringtone for his best friend. Then he sent it to Hart and was probably like, “You made Jeopardy in a category dedicated just to me, the Scorpion King! You were just a little mention.” The fun DJ is going to have with that! So much!
When it comes to the category, I got all of them right unlike the contestants. How did you do?
Before James Holzhauer held the record for single-day winnings on Jeopardy, he still holds that title on The Chase. He looks the same now as he did when he was 29 in that 2014 episode.
