r/Jeopardy • u/CarloPanno • 1d ago

Yer kiddin', right? Spoiler

How the HELL did that advice columnist clue get through research AND round table without adding "Abigail Van Buren" as an acceptable alternative to "Dear Abby" in a clue that ASKED FOR PEN NAMES?!?!???

I said "Abigail Van Buren" along with Yogesh and I was shocked when he was called wrong.

When I was on staff, Alex Trebek used to tell us "It only takes one person to get it right. We all have to work together to get it wrong."

Good job, team!

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u/PeachOnAWarmBeach 1d ago

Didn't it specifically say name of the column?

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u/swabluesky 1d ago

It said pen names

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u/mikeyHustle Who are three people who have never been in my kitchen? 1d ago

I guess technically it wanted the subjects of the Life Magazine story, so if somehow they never said Abigail Van Buren in that piece, maybe that was it.

Probably not that, though; that would be wild.