Todd can certainly solidify his chances of making it into the Tournament of Champions by winning today!
Today’s contestants:
Milton John, a physical therapist from Nanuet, NY |
Oliver Bundy, an attorney from Anchorage, AK |
Todd Giese, a hotel front desk manager from New Orleans, LA (3-day total: $74,402) |
Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Todd $19,000
Milton $4,000
Oliver $800
Final Jeopardy! category: ASIAN CITIES
Final Jeopardy! clue: Of Asia’s 10 most populous urban areas, this city on an island is the only one south of the equator
[spoiler title=’Click/Tap Here for Correct Response’]What is Jakarta, Indonesia? (Milton said Mumbai, Todd said Sydney)[/spoiler]
Oliver 800 + 799 = 1599
Milton 4000 – 2000 = 2000
Todd 19000 – 10999 = 8001 (4-day total: $82,403)
Population questions always make me uneasy, especially because of so many different ways of counting “urban areas” in different countries, but this seems like a good well-sourced list here of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world. Obviously, though, there are sources that disagree greatly on the population of the urban agglomeration surrounding Guangzhou (Canton) in China; some estimates place the population there at over 44 million; others, less than 20 million! (Not that there’s anything wrong with tonight’s Final Jeopardy – every source agrees that Greater Jakarta is over 30 million, even though the city proper is around just under 10 million people)
So, how many April Fool’s jokes did you spot in this game? Leave comments with ones you spotted and I’ll add to the list!
- They started with an old shot of Alex coming out without pants, but cut back really quickly
- On the first Daily Double, numbers were mirrored on the contestants’ lecterns
- Jeopardy was misspelled Jepardy in the lower left corner during the second segment
- A cameo appearance by IBM’s Watson
- They had some shots where Alex gave the correct response, but looked a decade younger when doing so, with a moustache
- A Daily Double where the full screen was upside-down
- Using Wheel of Fortune sound effects on a Daily Double
- A cameo from Ken Jennings responding “What is turquoise?”
- There was a shot at the start of Final Jeopardy from an international version (Estonia)
- Milton’s wrong answer in Final Jeopardy was met with the Wheel of Fortune Bankrupt sound
(Meanwhile: Did you hear about the breaking news regarding Canadians?)
(contestant photo credit: jeopardy.com)
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My 82 year old mother called me asked if I watched jeopardy tonight I said I didn’t tonight,she said I think im going crazy because alot of crazy things were happening and no one was saying anything she said I think im cracking up wished you watched it I laughed,happy I saw this called her and said your not going crazy lol April fools
I only caught a few of the pranks, all of them mentioned above. I agree with Sandra about Todd’s response in Final Jeopardy. How could a smart fellow like him think that Sydney is in Asia?
Well, under the lights, Marc, everyone’s prone to a brain fart — and if you can’t think of Jakarta, any city is better than a blank screen!
Alex’s tie was blue in most shots, but red in one shot
I saw Alex come out with no pants.the contestants scores were backwards, Milton? Was strange, Alex questioned contestants why no one had gone to jail,the daily double sound was wrong, daily double was upside down,the David Muir clues were already played when Alex announced they would be coming up, losing sound heard when contestant lost he lost money on the last wager, the background or show switched a couple of times. I thought I was going crazy.
We both thought the show had been “hacked” and wondered if they knew. About three pranks in, we remembered it was AFD! While we usually have our appetizers and cocktail during Jeopardy, we didn’t tonight and fell for it all. Loved the pranks.
When Milton did his “pec flex” during the opening intro, I knew I’d be rooting against him…
That’s too bad that you choose to root against contestants who elect to show some sort of personality. I really enjoyed all three players tonight.
Oliver said he is with the U.S. Attorney’s office in Alaska, but investigated the 2008 financial crisis and actions by Wall Street. From Alaska???? Wild gyrations from Todd during his intro with crocheting story make me think that was a joke, but then again maybe not. (Remember: this is the same guy who went to Europe to attend a Madonna concert.) Milton’s long recollection of his argument with his wife, complete with a ridiculing tone while imitating her, indicates the intros were amped. Giveaway was when Milton made some reference to swearing on the graves of his dead parents. Great comedy because it seems to go too far, but then also seems like it could be possible — kind of.
I don’t think the intros had anything to do with April Fools’ Day. Jeopardy contestants are somewhat unique in their personalities (if they have one, at all) and often tell boring stories that they think are interesting. Although i think Milton?’s takes the cake for Longest Jeopardy Story ever…
All of the AFD “pranks” were added in post-production, so the intros woudln’t have been part of the fun. There is also a small chance that the episode might not have aired on AFD, so it would have made no sense.
But it was a heck of a lot of fun to watch…
My husband and I saw most of the pranks but it wasn’t until breaKfast this morning remembered that it was Aprils’s Fools Day yesterday. Good one jeopardy!!!!
Very cute ideas, I saw most of them and had to rewind the start, couldn’t believe my eyes but my husband and daughter were watching too. We looked at each other and said did we just see Alex Trebek in his undershorts? So we rewound and sure enough we did. It was funny but we paid careful attention to the rest of the show, to see if there were anymore and sure enough there were. We initially thought there was something wrong at the station and then realized it was April Fools Day
When Alex came out without pants and then a moment later was dressed normally, i was so perplexed I googled Jeopardy and found this site. The first thing I read said to count the number of April Fool’s items. So then I landed back on Earth and paid close attention to the rest of the game. Thanks for this great site. I’m 63 and only became a jeopardy fan the last couple of years. Record it every night!!
I thought there was only one segment of “moustache Alex” (“Mambo Kings”), not multiple like the article suggests.
I would like to ask Todd to join my crocheting group, the Yarnstars.