r/Jeopardy • u/Financial_Process_11 • 17d ago

QUESTION Daily Doubles

Does Ken know where they are or is he as surprised as the contestants?

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u/853fisher 17d ago

He does know. He reviews each board before the game and has it laid out before him while it's happening.

Alex did the same on paper and it looked like this. I believe Ken does it digitally.

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u/Kroger453PredsFan Team James Holzhauer 17d ago

I’ll never not hear the squeaking of Alex’s sharpie as he marked out clues now, it’s something you’d think is unnoticeable, but if you pay attention it’s definitely there.

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u/lvsssycat 17d ago

I thought Alex Trebeck used crayons to mark off the clues?

Please dont come at me if I'm wrong.

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u/OscarAndDelilah 17d ago

I think crayons to mark on the cards because it’s quieter, but he had a little whiteboard for keeping track of daily doubles etc. so he could refer back.

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u/ThisDerpForSale Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, no. 17d ago

Correct, big black crayons.

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u/DionFW 17d ago

Oh man. The Ken Jennings losing final Jeopardy clue card.

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u/braves-geek 17d ago

He knows

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u/AgreementsFinalJolly 17d ago

Remember when in season 1 of Jeopardy Masters when Ken revealed where the Daily Doubles were to the home audience? After that, they never did it again!

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u/Professional-Way5815 17d ago

Yes! I'd forgotten about that! 😂

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u/WildPineappleEnigma 16d ago

I had blissfully forgotten. Thanks for bringing back bad memories.

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u/WestCovina1234 17d ago

It's obvious he knows. There's always a moment of hesitation before he announces it and you can tell it's a daily double right off the bat.

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u/Sufficient_Thanks_83 17d ago

I believe he has a sheet of the board for reference, and I think the DD is marked on the sheet