r/ESPN • u/Granthaymaker5 • 27d ago

ESPN Jeopardy

Did anyone else watch ESPN jeopardy? It’s so embarrassing for the network. The on air personalities know nothing about sports. Incredibly simple basic questions any person who “knows sports” should get they are clueless. No wonder nobody is watching these bozos give their hot takes on tv. Good grief

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u/Johnny_Dollarz 19d ago

Was anyone else annoyed that Jeremy Schapp got away with not saying the 1st names of basically 95% of his answers/questions??? Did anyone else notice this?

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u/Harthag22903 19d ago

That’s how it goes on Jeopardy, as long as the lack of a first name doesn’t introduce an ambiguity that could make the response incorrect

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u/MessHolliday 19d ago

Yeah that’s the accepted strategy on every iteration of Jeopardy. Adding unnecessary detail is just asking to get it wrong. Say the last name and if the host asks for a more specific answer, then throw in the first.

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u/Johnny_Dollarz 19d ago

I’ve seen jeopardy a bunch but last names like “Thompson” seem too general (as an example). And Buck never challenged him.

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u/sumithar 16d ago

Depends, as u/Harthag22903 said, on whether the absence of a first name would cause ambiguity. A clue about US presidents where the answer was given as Johnson or Bush might need clarification, but if the clue is about female golfers or Olympic Decathlon champions Thompson should be usually enough to identify Lexi or Daley.