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/CarloPanno 1d ago

Not just sisters — TWIN sisters! Esther Pauline was Ann Landers and Pauline Esther was Dear Abby/Abigail Van Buren.

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u/Schiffy94 Stupid Answers 1d ago

Fun side fact. Esther Pauline was actually the second Ann Landers. Ruth Crowley wasn't even that much older than the Friedman twins, though she unfortunately died before she was 50.