Table of Contents
Foreword xiii
Introduction xv
Chapter 1 Welcome to Jeopardy! 1
Jeopardy!'s Biggest Loser
The World According to Frank Spangenberg
Breaking the Jeopardy! News
Chapter 2 Do You Know the Stuff or Not? 41
Ken Jennings Takes the Stage
Contestant Skulduggery
Tournaments on Jeopardy!
Chapter 3 And Now, Here Is the Host of Jeopardy!, Alex Trebek 77
The Clue Crew
How Much Money Did It Take to Impress Alex Trebek?
Chapter 4 Time to Train 105
James Holzhauer, Buzzer Wunderkind
A Brief History of Jeopardy! Contestants Knowing Nothing About Sports
What Was the Best Game of Jeopardy! Ever?
What Was the Worst Game of Jeopardy! Ever?
Chapter 5 Weird Al, Turd Ferguson, and Cliff Clavin: Jeopardy! in Pop Culture 143
Who Is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?
Andy Richter, the King of Celebrity Jeopardy!
The Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Feud
Jeopardy! Music
Chapter 6 The Forrest Bounce, Game Theory, and True Daily Doubles, Oh My!: Strategy on Jeopardy! 173
Man Versus Machine: IBM Watson Takes on Jeopardy!
What's in a Prize?
Lock Games and the Plight of Cliff Clavin
Chapter 7 The Alumni Network 209
How Do You Spend Your Winnings?
Jeopardy! Romance
Chapter 8 What's Next? 233
Afterword to the Trade Edition 249
Acknowledgments 271