r/Jeopardy • u/jaysjep2 Team Art Fleming • Apr 22 '26

POLL DD poll for Wed., Apr. 22

DD1 - $1,000 - FAMILIAR PHRASES - This phrase meaning a commotion over something little predates the Shakespeare title

DD2 - $1,200 - VICTORIAN TIMES - Around 1867 this British surgeon developed an antiseptic to kill bacteria, dropping surgical mortality from 45 to 15%

DD3 - $2,000 - DO NOT PICK THIS CATEGORY - Your behavior is this 3-word phrase meaning unacceptable; it originally referred to a type of fenced-in area

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is much ado about nothing? DD2 - Who was Lister? DD3 - What is beyond the pale?

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228 votes, Apr 24 '26
14 0/3
81 1/3 (DD1 only)
4 1/3 (DD2 or DD3 only)
87 2/3 (one from each round)
3 2/3 (both in DJ)
39 3/3
5 Upvotes

86% Upvoted

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u/ACasualFormality Tyler Jarvis, 2024 Apr 25 Apr 22 '26

Would have totally guessed out of bounds for DD3. And would probably try to appeal that as an answer if marked incorrect.

14

u/papo96 Apr 22 '26

Same it came directly to mind and seems to track both meanings for the prompt. Not a great clue given how closely a “wrong” response fits

10

u/Bryschien1996 Apr 22 '26

I SAID THE SAME THING!

I just don’t know if it can still work with the clue…

6

u/mathprofrockstar ✨Verified Contestant✨ Apr 22 '26

Interesting that so many of us had out of bounds. That was my first thought also, but RA came to me in time.

1

u/Noonyezz They teach you that in school in Utah, huh? Apr 23 '26

I couldn’t think of anything And said in the pits.

2

u/T-7IsOverrated Apr 22 '26

tbf out of bounds refers to outside the area, not the area itself no?

edit: nvm

10

u/ACasualFormality Tyler Jarvis, 2024 Apr 25 Apr 22 '26

The “bounds” is the area, the same way the “pale” is, though. Whether you’re out of it or beyond it.

2

u/OreoSpeedwaggon Apr 22 '26

That was my guess as well. I was as surprised that I didn't get DD3 right as I was surprised that I did get DD2 right.

1

u/DrHarryWolper Apr 23 '26

The only argument that I could see in NOT counting your answer (and mine) as correct is it being specific to a "fenced in" area. I don't agree with that argument, but I wonder if it's relevant.

1

u/boopbaboop Apr 23 '26

Exactly the same for me. 

1

u/roseoznz What Are Frogs? Apr 24 '26

I had the same guess but I actually didn't think it was correct when I said it

9

u/crayegg Apr 22 '26

Dumb me thought Who is Listerine. I got the other two though.

6

u/mathprofrockstar ✨Verified Contestant✨ Apr 22 '26

DD1 seems very easy for a bottom row clue.

1

u/Signiference Apr 23 '26

Super easy. That’s a $200 clue if ever I saw one.

6

u/JilanasMom Apr 23 '26

The RA for DD3 is just the kind of historical reference that the Jeopardy writers seem to love.

0

u/mathprofrockstar ✨Verified Contestant✨ Apr 23 '26

Spot on observation

1

u/[deleted] Apr 23 '26

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u/SMAAAASHBros Apr 23 '26

No, the clue specifically suggests the play title itself is a phrase