He was on tonight. Over $30,000, couldn't be beat in final Jeopardy. He qualified for the next level.

He seemed to play a conservative game, by his standards. He had enough to ensure his win before final jeopardy, but didn't go for a really big jackpot.

He was amazing as usual!

Graywings, I wondered about that myself. Then I decided it didn't matter. I don't think they win any cash until the end.

The game on Tuesday night was sad and nice. One of the contestants was having a really tough night. He kept getting answers wrong and stayed negative a lot of the game. He finally got his "bank" up enough, landed a daily double, bet and lost it all, but immediately got a daily double on the next question. Of course, he bet $2000 on it and lost it all (what else would you do when you're at $0 and it's the second half. I would've bet it all too). It just wasn't his night.

What was cool was, I'm pretty sure the other two contestants basically let him have the final three questions and he ended up positive, so he could play the final round. I liked that.

P. S. I liked the way James did his name so much I took a picture of it

I'm enjoying it - so much better than last year's. Last year was so confusing to me and full of superfluous junk (imvho). This is nice and straightforward and its good to see the high rollers again! I want James to win :)

^^^ I think that was the team tournament. I didn't like it either.

Where is Alisande? She usually participates in Jeopardy conversations.

I wish I had known on Monday that it was on. We love the Tournament of Champions and James is our favorite. Love the way he signed his name. Is there any way to see missed episodes?

Yes, there is no point in James pumping up his score since all he has to do is win to move on to the next round. . I enjoy the play of the champions.

Caflower, you should be able to watch it “on demand” if you have cable.

If not, maybe YouTube.

Hi, Socks (and everyone else)! I'm here. I missed part of last night's show and tonight's as well, but I watched Final Jeopardy and was happy to get the answer right. It was a pure guess, but it was the right guess. :-)

The reason I missed part of tonight's show was I was at the library playing trivia with my brilliant team!

I know Jeopardy is taped in advance (three months? four?), but I'm always happy to see Alex looking good.

Possible spoiler alert :

Loved seeing the woman (can’t remember her name) tonight. Er, hope,that wasn’t a spoiler. The champions are fun. They are just so darn smart and quick.

Did anyone see final Jeopardy last night? Alex was choked up. Me too!

"We love you Alex.".....Aaaaaawwwwww........saw it!

Was that the young man who donated a cheque? I saw that on FB yesterday.

I was referencing what Nicole said. What did he donate for? I assume pancreatic cancer research

They are all wearing purple ribbons, a symbol for pancreatic cancer research.

The woman who was on last night was Emma - she's the one who beat James in the regular games. She did very well last night also

Looking forward to seeing Emma and James in the final. I missed seeing when she beat him.

Alisande, I've been thinking that Alex is looking quite ill. I also detect some word slurring occasionally. I've predicted to my husband that he might be retiring very soon.

He loves the champions so much, year in and year out. I'm sure that this tournament has been bittersweet for him.

Alex gets emotional

https://etcanada.com/news/539132/alex-trebek-gets-emotional-after-contestant-answers-what-is-we-love-you-alex/

Rhizo, Alex is concerned about his slurring. He mentioned it on W-5 when he was on recently. He mentioned it to his producers and they said that it wasn't noticeable. He said that when it becomes noticeable where he can't do his job to the fullest, he'll leave.

He astonishes me as to how he keeps going in spite of what I know is considerable discomfort. What an amazing man.

"We love you Alex.".....Aaaaaawwwwww........saw it!

I choked up.

I love Alex and am so sorry what he's going thru. Bad things seem to sometimes happen to the most wonderful people. I hope for a miracle.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/18/entertainment/jeopardy-greatest-all-time/index.html

Anyone else see this? Ken Jennings, Brad Rutter, and Jeopardy James. Interesting.

I remember Brad Rutter. I liked him!!!

I wonder when it will be taped? This could be exciting, but there’s a time-decay element involved. It‘s been longer since Ken and Brad played regularly, and Ken is 10 years older than James. What do you think, could it make a difference!

I know this is not a popular opinion, but I do not like James Holzhauer. And he has a really weird smile. But aside from that, he won $2.5million, yet his donation to pancreatic cancer research, although dubbed by the media as "generous," was a paltry $1,109.14. He would make bets based on birth and anniversary dates, and this donation represents the birth date of his daughter. Couldn't he have combined the birth dates of his entire family, and added in his anniversary date, and then donated that amount?

The teenager who won the teen championship this summer won $100,000 and he donated $10,000 to pancreatic cancer research in honor of Alex Trebek.

bpath, Ken and Brad played in that obscure champion of champions tournament this year (was it late last year?), and they still got it!

(whew. This year. The All Stars Tournament)

Lindsey, a friend who lives in Las Vegas told me James donated $25,000 to a local high school to repair the football field, and he made donations to other schools as well. I agree about his unusual smile--and I didn't take to his personality right away. But he grew on me, and at some point I realized he had a good heart.

Lindsey, just to give you a different point of view - I have a relative who is a PICU Transport Team nurse. She transports preemies and other infants in distress to a hospital in a major city. She has ridden on many private planes donated by anonymous celebrities (although the transport team generally knows who the benefactor is) and after hearing her stories, I understand that some people of means prefer to remain anonymous about their generosity.

And..........James can't help what he looks like.

Just a different view on it is all.

I can't wait for that prime time showdown in February. I like James and will be rooting for him.

Does anyone else think that Ken Jennings is being set up to replace Alex when the time comes?

Wouldn’t he be something? I also heard of Neil DeGrasse Tyson as a possible, but he might be too old.

This was written in February--before his illness was announced?--but these were his suggestions then. I never heard of any of these people (except Betty White lol).

Alex's picks to replace him

I've also heard he suggested Drew Carey.

I'd like to see an unknown, average intelligence, good looking male, taking Alex's place when he retires. I want an expert in astronomy to explain astronomy to me. Not play along on a game show with me. JMO (I LOVE Neil DeGrasse Tyson BTW, just NOT on a game show)

I don’t see Drew Carey as a nice match

My biggest worry is that his replacement will be selected with a younger, sillier, and less well-read demographic in mind. If that happens, Jeopardy will die a very rapid death, don't you think?

Another person worthy of consideration as a replacement is Brad Rutter, a huge Jeopardy champion. I like his personality and the way he interacts with fellow players.

I just hope it's not Buzzy Cohen. His personality irks me. I'm sure loads of people like him, just not me. Sorry! Not everyone can like everyone.

:/

Or Colby. Not my cup of tea.