Oct 20, 2021 | Blog, Television
When James Holzhauer finally lost on “Jeopardy!” after winning 32 games in 2019, I heard from several people that it was “obvious” he had tanked the game on purpose. Those claims — like all wacky conspiracy theories — were based on...
Oct 11, 2021 | Television
That was the classy tweet from Matt Amodio after his 38-game streak of wins on “Jeopardy!” ended today. That leaves him second on the all-time list, only halfway to the still-unbelievable 75 victories Ken Jennings racked up. So, how did Amodio lose? The...
Sep 21, 2021 | Television
With 23 wins and prize money of $825,801, Matt Amodio is proving that having an extremely wide knowledge base is vital to success on “Jeopardy!” — but only if you can beat the other contestants when it comes to clicking your “signaling...
Sep 20, 2021 | Politics, Television
The other night, I happened upon some 18-year-old YouTube celebrity on Jimmy Fallon’s show. I have no idea who she is, or even what her name is, because I’m not in her target demographic. I have nothing against her, but I was surprised to hear Fallon say...
Sep 14, 2021 | Television
Jay Leno’s new version of “You Bet Your Life” is so bad it reminds me of another disaster he starred in 35 years ago — which his manager threw me out of. Here’s the story. The overriding problem is that Leno has never been able to banter...
