Anyways, a streamlined episode of Jeopardy without the commercials just feels right. Just when the game is getting into a flow, there is that first commercial break followed by the very awkward interactions between Alex and the contestants. With a DVR you can skip the commercials and only have a minor break with the awkward interactions. I warn you though, do not be tempted to skip the awkward interactions. The awkward interactions are awesome and should never be skipped. Where else can you see smart and nerdy people try to be interesting with really weird stories? Off the top of my head, there was the lady who collected WNBA merchandise and had her whole apartment decorated with it. It's also awesome, when the contestant talks about what kind of science they are doing and Alex asks a follow-up question. I'm pretty sure the entire time Alex is thinking, "Shut up nerd! I have no idea what any of this jibber jabber means." Another benefit when using a DVR with Jeopardy is that you can pause and rewind to catch the reactions to contestants. It's always funny seeing one contestant be a bit too bitter when another contestant gets a Double Jeopardy.
Speaking of contestants, having a DVR means I never get to miss an episode when a contestant is on a run or one of the semi-finals in a Tournament. This means I got to see every performance of the following three contestants who were awesome in their own ways:
1. Leonard: High School Champ. He was down huge after day one of the finals and came roaring back. The most ridiculous part was that he wrote,
2. Colby: Teacher's Champion and Tournament of Champions Champ. Colby has some of the most ridiculous facial expressions ever. He had an epic run and just crushed his competition. Bonus, if you Google "Colby Jeopardy" some of the top results are the cockiest Jeopardy player ever and Colby's Degeneration X "Suck it" Victory move.
3. Drew: 8 day champion who earned only $138,000 with major luck and grinding. He started off as annoying but ended up awesome. Maybe it was his constant guessing at questions that he had no idea the correct answer was but still somehow got it right or the fact that I'm pretty sure he missed the final Jeopardy question three days in a row but still won. Yep, Drew was awesome.
Finally, now since I've watched a ton of Jeopardy for months straight, I now have an extra amount of random knowledge to throw out there. Learning really can be fun. Finally, since I have seen enough of Final Jeopardy, I now know the right amount each contestant should have wagered, which means I can go on a mini-rant whenever a contestant messes up. Take last night's episode, first place had about 21K, second place had 20K and third place had nearly nothing. In this case, the only way second place wins is if first place misses the question. There is no reason for second place to bet anything. However, what does second place do? Risk all of his money, gets it wrong and because first place also go it wrong, third place wins with a measly 6K. Come on now contestants, math isn't that hard.
See what all you have missed out on by not DVR'ing Jeopardy? A Big Time amount of entertainment, on entertainment, on entertainment. So when you get home, be sure to add a season pass for Jeopardy to your DVR, you won't regret it.
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