Post by jeopardyfan939 on Jan 2, 2020 18:30:29 GMT -5
The 2010s was quite a decade for Jeopardy, and here's what I think of it.
We start 2010 in Season 26. Jason Zollinger was a 6-time champion from January 12-20. The April Fools episode featured cameo appearances from Neal Patrick
Harris, Pat Sajak, and Jeff Probst; the beginning of the FJ! round segment featured an excerpt from a Saturday Night Live Celebrity Jeopardy! skit before Alex revealed the clue. Million Dollar Celebrity quarterfinal games continued to air the third Thursday of each month until April when the last two quarterfinal matches aired on 4/15/10 and 4/16/10. The semifinals and finals of the event aired the first week of May, and was immediately followed by the 2010 Tournament of Champions. Then we start Season 27. On the 9/14/10 episode, Roger Craig set a new one-day record with $77,000 breaking the previous record of $75,000 that was set by Ken Jennings on 7/23/04 (the Season 20 finale).
In 2011 we had the IBM Challenge which featured Ken Jennings, Brad Rutter, and the Watson supercomputer going head-to-head in a three-day exhibition match. On 3/16/11 there was one player for Final Jeopardy! The Teachers Tournament debuted in May. Then in Season 28, Alex made his entrance onto the set from behind the game board instead of through the sliding doors behind his lectern, and remained at his lectern throughout the entire game due to him injuring his achilles tendon while chasing a robber in San Francisco; however, he returned to conducting contestant interviews at their lecterns in December. In the 2011 Tournament of Champions, Roger Craig hit consecutive daily doubles, went all in, and responded correctly both times.
Then 2012 came, and the College Championship and 2012-A Teachers Tournament are held the entire month of February. In May, the show went to DAR Constitution Hall for the semifinals and finals of the Teen Tournament and then Power Players Week, where we had the infamous incident of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar responding "What is X?" to the clue about the five MPAA ratings. Season 29 brought us more 5+ champions such as Stephanie Jass and Keith Whitener. The 2012-B Teachers Tournament was held in November.
In 2013 we had some memorable moments in the Teen Tournament. In the first semifinal game, the Jeopardy! round categories referenced Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe". The second of the semifinals ended with no winners, resulting in the highest scoring non-winner in the third semifinal match to advance to the finals as a wild card. This was the first time it occurred in any of the tournaments. In the second game of the two-day finals, Leonard Cooper wrote down "Who is some guy from Normandy but I just won $75,000?" as his FJ! response. After winning the 2012-B Teachers Tournament, Colby Burnett won the 2013 Tournament of Champions. In July, Ben Ingram became an 8-time champion. But Season 29 ended on a rather sour note. We had the infamous incident during Kids Week in which contestant Thomas Hurley was penalized for writing "emanciptation" in his FJ! response. Season 30 was one of the best seasons for Jeopardy!, as it was a milestone. The current set was also introduced that season.
We kick off 2014 with Arthur Chu becoming the first 10+ day champion since David Madden, and he was notorious for implementing the Forrest Bounce strategy. Julia Collins became the most successful female contestant, winning 20 games and over $400K. Then we had the Battle of the Decades Tournament, where Brad Rutter reclaimed the record as the highest game show money winner. Season 31 came, and Alex regrew his mustache but shaved it off a month after the start of the season. Ben Ingram won the 2014 Tournament of Champions; and once regular play resumed, the tiebreaker rule went into effect, this no longer allowing co-champions. Kids Week was held for the last time in December.
In 2015, a single-player FJ! occurred for the second time. Alex Jacob won six games, and was the first gambler to be a contestant. Celebrity Jeopardy! was held for the final time in May. In the last celebrity match, "The Pen Is Mightier" was used as a category in the Double Jeopardy! round. Then we kick off Season 32, which was more interesting than Season 31. On 9/16/15, challenger Talia Lavin got Alex to say "Turd Ferguson" when she put it in her FJ! response. Matt Jackson won 13 games. But Alex Jacob won the 2015 ToC and made both games in the two-day final match a runaway. For a brief time in December, Alex remained at his podium throughout the whole game after getting knee-replacement surgery.
2016 came, and on 1/18/16 the game didn't have a winner for the fourth time in the show's history. On 3/15/16, Philip Tiu bet $19,000 on a Daily Double, surpassing the $18,000 bet by Roger Craig. Buzzy Cohen became a nine-time champion. In his later games, he made references to SNL Celebrity Jeopardy! in his FJ! responses by writing down "What is see you tomorrow Trebek?" and "What is you ain't rid of me yet Trebek?" The semifinals and finals of the 2016 Teachers Tournament and Power Players week were held at DAR Constitution Hall. Season 33 came, and the board fill sound was changed. The Teen Tournament was held in November after a two-year hiatus, and was taped at DAR Constitution Hall. Cindy Stowell became a six-time champion but passed away a week before her first episode aired.
2017 came, and the rest of Season 33 wasn't anything memorable other than the usual tournaments. However, Season 34 provided more unforgettable moments. Austin Rogers won 12 games. Manny Abel won his third match with a $1 score. Buzzy Cohen won the 2017 ToC. During the introductions of the first game of the two-day finals, Austin, Buzzy, and Alan Lin made robotic gestures with their arms; and Alex made robotic movements as he was walking onto the set.
We kicked off 2018 with Gilbert Collins and Rachel Lindgren becoming 5-time champions. We had the first tiebreaker in regular play on 3/1/18. Ryan Fenster won his first four games in late January and early February, but was brought back in July to win his next four matches. Then Season 35 came and was another milestone. Alex sported a beard for the first week of the season, but was clean shaven on 9/20/18.
And finally, 2019 didn't start off well. Larry Martin, the winner of the 2018 Teachers Tournament, passed away on 1/25/19. We had the four-game "curse" where Anneke Garcia, Eric R. BAckes, and Lindsey Shultz all lost on their fifth appearances. But we had the All-Star Games in February, with Team Brad winning the event and the $1M top prize being split among Brad Rutter, Larissa Kelly, and David Madden. In March, we received the news that Alex was diagnosed with stage-4 pancreatic cancer. Steven Grade ended the four-game "curse". And right after that, James Holzhauer obliterated several records and became a 32-game champion. On 4/9/19 he broke the one-day record with $110,914. He broke his own record on 4/17/19 with $131,127. But unfortunately, he came up short of breaking Ken Jennings's cash record when he lost to Emma Boettcher on 6/3/19. For the second time, there were two Teen Tournaments held in the same season. To wrap up Season 35, Jason Zuffranieri won his first six games. Season 36 came, and Jason won his next thirteen matches and became the third-highest money winner in regular play. In November, James Holzhauer won the 2019 ToC, getting revenge on Emma Boettcher in the process.
It's already the 2020s, but what did you guys think of the 2010s?
We start 2010 in Season 26. Jason Zollinger was a 6-time champion from January 12-20. The April Fools episode featured cameo appearances from Neal Patrick
Harris, Pat Sajak, and Jeff Probst; the beginning of the FJ! round segment featured an excerpt from a Saturday Night Live Celebrity Jeopardy! skit before Alex revealed the clue. Million Dollar Celebrity quarterfinal games continued to air the third Thursday of each month until April when the last two quarterfinal matches aired on 4/15/10 and 4/16/10. The semifinals and finals of the event aired the first week of May, and was immediately followed by the 2010 Tournament of Champions. Then we start Season 27. On the 9/14/10 episode, Roger Craig set a new one-day record with $77,000 breaking the previous record of $75,000 that was set by Ken Jennings on 7/23/04 (the Season 20 finale).
In 2011 we had the IBM Challenge which featured Ken Jennings, Brad Rutter, and the Watson supercomputer going head-to-head in a three-day exhibition match. On 3/16/11 there was one player for Final Jeopardy! The Teachers Tournament debuted in May. Then in Season 28, Alex made his entrance onto the set from behind the game board instead of through the sliding doors behind his lectern, and remained at his lectern throughout the entire game due to him injuring his achilles tendon while chasing a robber in San Francisco; however, he returned to conducting contestant interviews at their lecterns in December. In the 2011 Tournament of Champions, Roger Craig hit consecutive daily doubles, went all in, and responded correctly both times.
Then 2012 came, and the College Championship and 2012-A Teachers Tournament are held the entire month of February. In May, the show went to DAR Constitution Hall for the semifinals and finals of the Teen Tournament and then Power Players Week, where we had the infamous incident of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar responding "What is X?" to the clue about the five MPAA ratings. Season 29 brought us more 5+ champions such as Stephanie Jass and Keith Whitener. The 2012-B Teachers Tournament was held in November.
In 2013 we had some memorable moments in the Teen Tournament. In the first semifinal game, the Jeopardy! round categories referenced Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe". The second of the semifinals ended with no winners, resulting in the highest scoring non-winner in the third semifinal match to advance to the finals as a wild card. This was the first time it occurred in any of the tournaments. In the second game of the two-day finals, Leonard Cooper wrote down "Who is some guy from Normandy but I just won $75,000?" as his FJ! response. After winning the 2012-B Teachers Tournament, Colby Burnett won the 2013 Tournament of Champions. In July, Ben Ingram became an 8-time champion. But Season 29 ended on a rather sour note. We had the infamous incident during Kids Week in which contestant Thomas Hurley was penalized for writing "emanciptation" in his FJ! response. Season 30 was one of the best seasons for Jeopardy!, as it was a milestone. The current set was also introduced that season.
We kick off 2014 with Arthur Chu becoming the first 10+ day champion since David Madden, and he was notorious for implementing the Forrest Bounce strategy. Julia Collins became the most successful female contestant, winning 20 games and over $400K. Then we had the Battle of the Decades Tournament, where Brad Rutter reclaimed the record as the highest game show money winner. Season 31 came, and Alex regrew his mustache but shaved it off a month after the start of the season. Ben Ingram won the 2014 Tournament of Champions; and once regular play resumed, the tiebreaker rule went into effect, this no longer allowing co-champions. Kids Week was held for the last time in December.
In 2015, a single-player FJ! occurred for the second time. Alex Jacob won six games, and was the first gambler to be a contestant. Celebrity Jeopardy! was held for the final time in May. In the last celebrity match, "The Pen Is Mightier" was used as a category in the Double Jeopardy! round. Then we kick off Season 32, which was more interesting than Season 31. On 9/16/15, challenger Talia Lavin got Alex to say "Turd Ferguson" when she put it in her FJ! response. Matt Jackson won 13 games. But Alex Jacob won the 2015 ToC and made both games in the two-day final match a runaway. For a brief time in December, Alex remained at his podium throughout the whole game after getting knee-replacement surgery.
2016 came, and on 1/18/16 the game didn't have a winner for the fourth time in the show's history. On 3/15/16, Philip Tiu bet $19,000 on a Daily Double, surpassing the $18,000 bet by Roger Craig. Buzzy Cohen became a nine-time champion. In his later games, he made references to SNL Celebrity Jeopardy! in his FJ! responses by writing down "What is see you tomorrow Trebek?" and "What is you ain't rid of me yet Trebek?" The semifinals and finals of the 2016 Teachers Tournament and Power Players week were held at DAR Constitution Hall. Season 33 came, and the board fill sound was changed. The Teen Tournament was held in November after a two-year hiatus, and was taped at DAR Constitution Hall. Cindy Stowell became a six-time champion but passed away a week before her first episode aired.
2017 came, and the rest of Season 33 wasn't anything memorable other than the usual tournaments. However, Season 34 provided more unforgettable moments. Austin Rogers won 12 games. Manny Abel won his third match with a $1 score. Buzzy Cohen won the 2017 ToC. During the introductions of the first game of the two-day finals, Austin, Buzzy, and Alan Lin made robotic gestures with their arms; and Alex made robotic movements as he was walking onto the set.
We kicked off 2018 with Gilbert Collins and Rachel Lindgren becoming 5-time champions. We had the first tiebreaker in regular play on 3/1/18. Ryan Fenster won his first four games in late January and early February, but was brought back in July to win his next four matches. Then Season 35 came and was another milestone. Alex sported a beard for the first week of the season, but was clean shaven on 9/20/18.
And finally, 2019 didn't start off well. Larry Martin, the winner of the 2018 Teachers Tournament, passed away on 1/25/19. We had the four-game "curse" where Anneke Garcia, Eric R. BAckes, and Lindsey Shultz all lost on their fifth appearances. But we had the All-Star Games in February, with Team Brad winning the event and the $1M top prize being split among Brad Rutter, Larissa Kelly, and David Madden. In March, we received the news that Alex was diagnosed with stage-4 pancreatic cancer. Steven Grade ended the four-game "curse". And right after that, James Holzhauer obliterated several records and became a 32-game champion. On 4/9/19 he broke the one-day record with $110,914. He broke his own record on 4/17/19 with $131,127. But unfortunately, he came up short of breaking Ken Jennings's cash record when he lost to Emma Boettcher on 6/3/19. For the second time, there were two Teen Tournaments held in the same season. To wrap up Season 35, Jason Zuffranieri won his first six games. Season 36 came, and Jason won his next thirteen matches and became the third-highest money winner in regular play. In November, James Holzhauer won the 2019 ToC, getting revenge on Emma Boettcher in the process.
It's already the 2020s, but what did you guys think of the 2010s?
