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There’s not a whole lot of room for discretion here though.

by egdod 7y ago

kevin_thibedeau 7y ago
Alex frequently bends the rules.
- arcticfox 7y ago
  He does? I haven't watched enough to see how that would work
  - borski 7y ago
    Yes, he does.
    - oh_sigh 7y ago
      No, he doesn't. There are judges and lawyers at the airing that decide pretty much everything controversial to be in line with their legal and contractual requirements. Can you name a single instance of your claims?
      - doc_gunthrop 7y ago
        Sometimes it happens. I was watching a season premiere episode and the last question of Double Jeopardy had Keyser Soze as the answer. One of the contestants answered "Keyser SOSA", immediately followed by Alex confirming with "Keyser SOZE, yes". There was a clear distinction between how the contestant pronounced it and how Alex pronounced it, but the contestant was given credit for the answer anyway.
        oh_sigh 7y ago
        I am 100% sure the judges considered the pronunciation and found it acceptable. Perfect pronunciation isn't actually a rule of jeopardy, like it is in Wheel of Fortune.
        egdod 7y ago
        I’ve seen cases like this where the judges reverse the decision and adjust the scores later. The fact that that didn’t happen in this instance indicates that they agreed the pronunciation was acceptable. There’s really very little room for Alex to nudge things in a way that last more than a couple of minutes.
- dharmon 7y ago
  I am curious why you think this? Or how you think it's possible? Jeopardy! has judges who are sitting in front of the audience. If Trebek is unsure of an answer he consults them (you can tell when he does this cause he'll look off to stage-right for a tick, usually holding his pencil in their direction). If he gives credit for a question that he should have or shouldn't have, they correct him during the commercial break and adjust the score after the break (anybody who's watched the show has seen this).
- T-hawk 7y ago
  He does not, because the rules are defined to allow some discretion on the part of the host. It's not bending the rules, it's deliberate leeway in them functioning as designed. In particular, if a contestant gives an ambiguous or incomplete response such that it's not immediately right nor wrong, it's up to Alex how soon to rule them wrong or how long to wait for the contestant to supply more information. Besides that, the host does have some discretion on whether to accept a close mispronunciation, and if the judges disagree enough then it will be addressed and corrected at the next break.

There’s not a whole lot of room for discretion here though.

by egdod 7y ago

There’s not a whole lot of room for discretion here though.

kevin_thibedeau 7y ago

Alex frequently bends the rules.

arcticfox 7y ago
He does? I haven't watched enough to see how that would work
- borski 7y ago
  Yes, he does.
  - oh_sigh 7y ago
    No, he doesn't. There are judges and lawyers at the airing that decide pretty much everything controversial to be in line with their legal and contractual requirements. Can you name a single instance of your claims?
    - doc_gunthrop 7y ago
      Sometimes it happens. I was watching a season premiere episode and the last question of Double Jeopardy had Keyser Soze as the answer. One of the contestants answered "Keyser SOSA", immediately followed by Alex confirming with "Keyser SOZE, yes". There was a clear distinction between how the contestant pronounced it and how Alex pronounced it, but the contestant was given credit for the answer anyway.
      - oh_sigh 7y ago
        I am 100% sure the judges considered the pronunciation and found it acceptable. Perfect pronunciation isn't actually a rule of jeopardy, like it is in Wheel of Fortune.
      - egdod 7y ago
        I’ve seen cases like this where the judges reverse the decision and adjust the scores later. The fact that that didn’t happen in this instance indicates that they agreed the pronunciation was acceptable. There’s really very little room for Alex to nudge things in a way that last more than a couple of minutes.
dharmon 7y ago
I am curious why you think this? Or how you think it's possible? Jeopardy! has judges who are sitting in front of the audience. If Trebek is unsure of an answer he consults them (you can tell when he does this cause he'll look off to stage-right for a tick, usually holding his pencil in their direction). If he gives credit for a question that he should have or shouldn't have, they correct him during the commercial break and adjust the score after the break (anybody who's watched the show has seen this).
T-hawk 7y ago
He does not, because the rules are defined to allow some discretion on the part of the host. It's not bending the rules, it's deliberate leeway in them functioning as designed. In particular, if a contestant gives an ambiguous or incomplete response such that it's not immediately right nor wrong, it's up to Alex how soon to rule them wrong or how long to wait for the contestant to supply more information. Besides that, the host does have some discretion on whether to accept a close mispronunciation, and if the judges disagree enough then it will be addressed and corrected at the next break.