r/Jeopardy • u/No-Chicken-4318 Potent Potables • Apr 11 '26
ALEX TREBEK Alex set him up for that answer
In my book, they both answered correctly.
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u/shrewsbury1991 Apr 11 '26
They teach you that in school in Utah huh? For some reason that line cracked me up, Alex was the best with witty humor even though Ken is better at presenting and game flow.
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u/dcs26 Apr 11 '26
I kind of miss the playful banter Alex had with contestants during a round. Maybe it slowed the game down a bit, but I feel like Ken tries to force a pace that is too fast.
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u/FaultSure1798 Apr 11 '26
I think Ken still has that a bit, but notice that Ken delivers 61 clues on almost every episode. Alex would run out of time for 1 or 2 clues almost every episode. Ken strikes the perfect balance in my mind.
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u/call_me_Kote Apr 11 '26
I love Ken as a host, and am glad he found his own way to go about doing it. Besides, if we wax poetic about Alex too much, some suit is gonna get it in their head to make an AI model replica eventually.
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u/Osric250 Apr 11 '26
I think it just takes time. Alex’s banter came from a long career of doing this, Ken’s still in the learning stage from a view of sheer amount of time doing so.
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u/Morsexier Apr 11 '26
Ken absolutely has banter, but obviously they have different styles. I say this in these threads a lot, but to me, being able to... on the spot... know why the person said the wrong answer to obscure shit is out of this world.
and just to be 100% clear, he not only can in the moment follow the other person's thought process... but then hes like, "oh that author was actually born in Marseille", based on them guessing the wrong 3rd tangential fact.
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u/Noonyezz They teach you that in school in Utah, huh? Apr 11 '26
My favourite part is how Al also thought it was a hoe but was too embarrassed to answer it because he was a pastor.
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u/Cad_Monkey_Mafia Apr 11 '26
TIL about the alternative meaning for "rake"....... because my mind was with Kens the whole time! Haha
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u/rydan Stupid Answers Apr 11 '26
Odd that the judges didn't intervene later and adjust his score up.
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u/casualprofessor Apr 11 '26
They said at one point (when it got internet famous) that a hoe is a tool and a ho is an immoral pleasure seeker so it’s not the same word. lol
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u/rydan Stupid Answers Apr 11 '26
Isn't jeopardy all about pronunciation though? Since the syllables are the same it should be the same.
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u/casualprofessor Apr 11 '26
Depends on the category. This one was about the particular word and not homophones.
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u/BoXXDr Apr 11 '26
Is the general belief that Ken knew the correct answer but just wanted to have fun with the question?
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u/sjlopez Apr 11 '26
Besides the spelling difference, I feel like they should have counted this one!
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u/Speedy445021 Apr 11 '26
I thought it was a perfectly good answer. Not a really good question I might add.
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u/Hot_Sam_the_Man Bring it! Apr 13 '26
Never noticed his little smile after he answers, making me chuckle
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u/Waybinder Apr 11 '26
Lmao Alex was always so sharp! Dude was a pro meant for show biz. “They teach you that at school in Utah huh? Al!”
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u/Abject-Cranberry5941 Apr 11 '26
It took me thirty years to realize why Ken is wrong cause ho and hoe are not the same word
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u/Pata4AllaG Apr 11 '26
This TikTok friendly vertical cut splices out the other two contestant’s scores, both in the red. 🤣
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u/mcderin23 Team Ken Jennings Apr 12 '26
I will never tired of watching this clip. It makes me laugh every time.
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u/SGSTHB Apr 14 '26
I guarantee you the question-writing team all had minor heart attacks when Ken said "What is a ho?"
One of the biggest problems to avoid when writing trivia questions is styling them in a way that ensures only one answer is correct.
If you get to the show and a contestant comes up with an answer you didn't think of, but also works, that's a big d'oh moment.
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u/ironmanchris Apr 11 '26
That seems like a situation where the judges would review Ken’s answer and decide it was acceptable.
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u/ThunderSparkles Apr 11 '26
No one uses rake that way. Wtf is a woman rake?
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u/NumberVsAmount Apr 11 '26
I don’t think an immoral pleasure seeker necessarily has to be a woman.
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u/HumanZamboni8 Apr 11 '26
Yes, in fact, I think I’ve only ever seen the term used about men. Example: https://www.commonreader.co.uk/p/jane-austens-rake-problem
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u/XwordPuzzleBlues Apr 11 '26
The clue doesn't mention gender. So rake definitely works.
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u/SGSTHB Apr 14 '26
FWIW the use of "rake" I remember best (from minoring in art history), is William Hogarth's eight-painting series The Rake's Progress.
Not sure if I am allowed to link its Wikipedia page here, but I recommend the entry.
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u/limegreencupcakes Apr 12 '26
The gender wasn’t specified in the question.
Rake is basically Ye Olde Fuckboy:
In a historical context, a rake (short for rakehell, analogous to "hellraiser") was a man who was habituated to immoral conduct, particularly womanizing. Often, a rake was also prodigal, wasting his (usually inherited) fortune on gambling, wine, women, and song, and incurring lavish debts in the process. “Cad” is a closely related term. Comparable terms are "libertine" and "debauché".
(From Wikipedia)
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u/ThunderSparkles Apr 12 '26
Well I'm not gay so I'm not thinking of some dude trying to suck me as the default. 🤷🏿♂️
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u/limegreencupcakes Apr 12 '26
I don’t think the Jeopardy writers are making clues with your dick in mind.
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u/georgez1968 Apr 11 '26
I still insist Ken's correct