It turns out Jeopardy! contestants aren’t always the biggest music fans. Last year, a contestant confused Uncle Kracker with Kid Cudi. They haven’t been able to get the Kendrick Lamar, Frank…
A failure at Jeopardy! can be a monumental thing indeed, leaving us with a forever-immortalized snapshot of human weakness in a high-pressure situation. In some sense, the logic behind Myra Guideng,…
An unfortunate mix up cost a Jeopardy! contestant $1,200 on Thursday when she couldn't tell the difference between Jack White and Eminem. In a category…
In a world of game shows that often pander to the lowest common denominator, Jeopardy! has always stood apart. A certain level of pretension is ingrained in the…
Alex Trebek doesn't actually know everything. Behind the Jeopardy! host, of course, is a staff of writers coming up with the clues that Trebek reads so astutely,…
Last month, I foolishly assumed that Alex Trebek's seemingly desperate quest for a heightened profile on the internet might have reached its logical combustion point—this was after the…
Though it may not have seemed like it if you were watching the show, last night was a culmination of sorts for this current era of Jeopardy! The 53-year-old…
On last night's episode of Jeopardy, one contestant got a little confused about the difference between Iggy Azalea and Azealia Banks. In the clip, host Alex Trebek…
File this under "you know you've made it when": SPIN cover stars Haim were the answer to a Jeopardy! question on the "College Championship" edition of…
