I thought the exact same thing when I watched this evening! I'm a day behind since I tape and watch the next day. They had a crafts category and they showed videos of people doing different crafts. One was using a loom and you had to say what device he was using. Another was carving and the answer was whittling. So easy, especially when they show a video of it!

I often get final jeopardy when none of the contestants know the answer. I'm tempted to try out for the show.

Wait til you see it tomorrow, Casey! See if you can complete the nursery rhymes.

They absolutely are. This has been going on for at least a year or two, in my memory. At the same time I noticed the questions were getting easier, I felt the Final Jeopardy was getting harder. It used to be that I could figure out the answer from the clue most of the time, but now it's different.

I don't know why they're dumbing down Jeopardy, but it's a shame. If I had to guess, I'd say it probably has something to do with ratings.

Pandering to the younger generation?

Could very well be.

(Rhizo, did you ever try emailing me again after you got the bounce backs? I didn't receive anything.)

Yes, it's been "dumbed down" for a long time. For the shows in the past few years, for maybe 1/3 to 1/2 of the "answers" you can guess it from the clue, with NO knowledge of whatever category is..Yeah, I think I'm sooo smart getting the answer, but it's often waaay too simple to figure it out.

Did anyone else notice that Alex Trebek commented on how much harder the answers are this year? He further said that that's why all the dollar totals have been so low

When i can answer many of the questions... I think they're easier. ;)

I have a different times thought of auditioning for the show. Some people have said I would do well. But if sports questions come up, I am at a loss.

If you get on the show Scott, a good default answer is "Gene Autry". I used that often in Trivial Pursuit when I didn't have a clue. Surprising how many times it was correct. Got to be a great family joke. It didn't happen so much in the Sports category however.

I was just thinking of making t shirts that said, "When in doubt guess Albert Camus" . I swear that's an answer at least once a week.

My late father would "cream" everyone in Trivial Pursuit and when we played the board game Jeopardy. He knew everything (including the sports questions). I will keep Gene Autry in mind, Skibby! Love it!

I think Autry did own a sports team.

If you'll remember in the past 99% of the winners were white males... they dumbed down the questions and changed the contestant qualifying test so that females could win. They did this due to the negative backlash they received having only white male contestants and winners. In the past when there was a female contestant she was always blown out by the males.