Has anybody noticed on Jeopardy...?

[adamkendall]

...that they are no longer using the "48-day champion" graphic to let viewers know how many days a champion has won?  

Does this signify something?  This past year, they used the number of days won to determine which players would enter the tournament of champions...are they now using the total dollar amount won?

Does anybody know whey they instituted this subtle change?

Adam Kendall
Minneapolis, Minnesota

[zachhoran]

[quote name=\'adamkendall\' date=\'Oct 5 2004, 09:23 PM\']
...that they are no longer using the "48-day champion" graphic to let viewers know how many days a champion has won?  

Does this signify something?  This past year, they used the number of days won to determine which players would enter the tournament of champions...are they now using the total dollar amount won?

Does anybody know whey they instituted this subtle change?


Yesterday was the first day they didn't say how many games the champion has won(though Alex mentioned both today and yesterday that Ken has had roughly 100 opponents). No word on if the criteria for choosing next year's TofC players will change from number of appearances or monies won.

[bandit_bobby]

I'm guessing they're tired of doing that with Ken.

[FeudDude]

I'm sure they'll start displaying the number of days a person has been champion again once Ken is defeated.

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'adamkendall\' date=\'Oct 5 2004, 07:23 PM\']Does anybody know whey they instituted this subtle change?

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'Cuz it keeps Ken from having to do that pseudo-embarrassed shake of the head as Johnny announces him as the 47-kajillion day champion?

[Steve McClellan]

Having attended more recent tapings, I know for certain that the number of wins does come back. Is this before or after Ken loses?







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Yes. :-Þ

[aaron sica]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Oct 5 2004, 11:23 PM\']'Cuz it keeps Ken from having to do that pseudo-embarrassed shake of the head as Johnny announces him as the 47-kajillion day champion?
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This makes perfect sense, and you're probably right.

[Ian Wallis]

Still...it would be nice if they'd at least mention it at the end.  Some semi-regular viewers who aren't as into this as we are might be wondering "...just how many games has he won, anyway?"

[MSTieScott]

Having now seen Monday's episode on the west coast's one-day delay...

My theory: We all know that there have been rumors about Ken doing something once he reaches a certain number of wins. How do you keep viewers from waiting until Ken reaches that number before they start tuning in again? Re-dub the openings so that there's no mention of how many victories Ken has had. It shouldn't be too hard to get Johnny to re-record the introductions for the episodes, omitting the line mentioning the number of wins, and create a new graphic that doesn't display that information. Voila, now only the truly obsessive will have any clue how many wins Ken has had and will have to watch the show regularly if they want to see if any rumors are true.

I noticed that in Monday's episode, they seemed to hold on the shot of Ken a bit longer than they should have. Pretty much the length of time it takes to say "xx-day." Ken's standard reaction to hearing his total may now be out of sync, too, I'm not sure.

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[adamjk]

I emailed Ken about this, and the response I got was, that they simply lost count. So there goes any theories you guys might have had.

[Dbacksfan12]

[quote name=\'adamjk\' date=\'Oct 6 2004, 04:02 PM\']I emailed Ken about this, and the response I got was, that they simply lost count. So there goes any theories you guys might have had.

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I don't think the producers of Jeopardy! would have trouble adding 1+y=x.

[mystery7]

And thanks to the magic of videotape (or whatever digital thing Sony uses for their archives) going back through the shows would make it all too easy to get back on track.

[Don Howard]

[quote name=\'adamjk\' date=\'Oct 6 2004, 04:02 PM\']I emailed Ken about this, and the response I got was, that they simply lost count. So there goes any theories you guys might have had.

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They lost count!!!!!! Of course! That MUST be it. On his last win, he copped his 48th win. But it's been a whole two weeks since that was shown--so what was that total again?
Adam, just like at the bowling alley and other places, you've been duped. I think Ken was pulling your leg.
Lying in wait for your next piece of breaking news...........

MEANWHILE: Congratulations to Jeopardy! on the renewal through 2010. That info is legit.

[adamjk]

[quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Oct 6 2004, 05:47 PM\'][quote name=\'adamjk\' date=\'Oct 6 2004, 04:02 PM\']I emailed Ken about this, and the response I got was, that they simply lost count. So there goes any theories you guys might have had.

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They lost count!!!!!! Of course! That MUST be it. On his last win, he copped his 48th win. But it's been a whole two weeks since that was shown--so what was that total again?
Adam, just like at the bowling alley and other places, you've been duped. I think Ken was pulling your leg.
Lying in wait for your next piece of breaking news...........

MEANWHILE: Congratulations to Jeopardy! on the renewal through 2010. That info is legit.

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Don't forget though, that there was a long time in reality between Ken's last episode before the TOC, and the first episode after the TOC.

And thanks to the magic of videotape (or whatever digital thing Sony uses for their archives) going back through the shows would make it all too easy to get back on track.

But you must remember, these shows are taped months in advance.

[dzinkin]

[quote name=\'adamjk\' date=\'Oct 6 2004, 07:12 PM\']Don't forget though, that there was a long time in reality between Ken's last episode before the TOC, and the first episode after the TOC.

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But you must remember, these shows are taped months in advance.

Adam, do you honestly believe that the Jeopardy! staff is SO incompetent that they can't keep track of what happened on their own show just a few months before?

How many times do you need to be told "don't believe everything you see and hear" before it sinks in?