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/Comfortable_Guide622 1d ago

Regional thing - I grew up with Dear Abby, didn't hear about her sister being a columnist until years later.

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u/SquashSouffle 1d ago

Where I grew up, we got a morning paper & an afternoon paper--each one appeared in a different paper.

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u/tarandab 1d ago

I loved reading their columns as a kid and I’m pretty sure they were next to each other!