Jeopardy.

(it pisses me off whenever there is some special event ABC pre-empts Jeopardy but ALWAYS shows Wheel.)

4/16/2013 10:27:15 AM

how is this even a question

4/16/2013 10:30:48 AM

^

4/16/2013 10:31:01 AM

Jeopardy all day

WoF not even in the same league IMO

4/16/2013 10:31:27 AM

WoF is Jeopardy for simple people

4/16/2013 10:33:41 AM

WoF is for old people.

4/16/2013 10:34:09 AM

Wheel consistently gets the highest ratings of all game shows.

4/16/2013 10:34:29 AM

Random.

I was at a sports bar a few years back around lunch watching the last World Cup. A middle-aged couple in the booth next to us had the server switch one of the big screens to The Price is Right.

4/16/2013 10:42:35 AM

The price is right > soccer

4/16/2013 10:58:11 AM

I enjoy watching Jeopardy more, but if I could choose to be on a show it would be Price is Right > Wheel of Fortune > Jeopardy.

Extremely knowledgeable people rarely go home with more than $20k on Jeopardy and there's a decent enough chance you'll end up with $0 and get the consolation prize ($1k for third, $2k for second?). Your competition on a show like that is probably just as smart, if not smarter, than yourself. I don't like those odds.

On Wheel you just have to not be a dumbass and there's a decent chance you'll score $15k + a vacation or two in the initial rounds. The final winner has that chance at $30k, a nice car, or some other extremely desirable prize to add to their winnings. I can deal with that.

The Price is Right seems to leave more to chance, but the huge potential winnings make it worthwhile. If you do make it to the Showcase Showdown there's a decent enough chance you're playing against someone who thinks a V6 Mustang is worth $40k, lol.

4/16/2013 12:23:28 PM

Haven't watched Price is Right since the days of staying home sick in middle school. Is the second showcase still always the best of the 2?

4/16/2013 12:28:54 PM

yeah the payout for wheel of fortune is a lot better for the "losers"

of course on jeopardy the champion is able to come back and earn more the next day.

4/16/2013 12:29:24 PM

if I had to play, I'd take Wheel cause it's easy and even if you "lose" you get to keep all your winnings. Jeopardy screws over 2nd and 3rd place.

but watching tv, give me Trebek all day long

4/16/2013 12:48:57 PM

Jeopardy by a mile


Good thing about living in Raleigh is that Jeopardy comes on first. Back in Greenville, its the other way around.

4/16/2013 12:51:22 PM

2nd and 3rd get $2k and $1k respectively on Jeopardy (i think)

Card Sharks > soccer

4/16/2013 12:51:30 PM

Jeopardy >>> WoF

4/16/2013 1:28:14 PM

What they need to do with Jeopardy is replace Alex Trebek with Jeff Foxworthy so that whenever somebody answers a question, instead of giving him/her a quick "correct" or "sorry" response, he can spend a minute dramatizing it up, cut to a commercial, then finally respond with "i'm sorry, I don't know how to tell you this, but your answer WAS CORRECT!"

4/16/2013 2:02:17 PM

Press Your Luck > *

4/16/2013 2:04:40 PM

Quote :

"(it pisses me off whenever there is some special event ABC pre-empts Jeopardy but ALWAYS shows Wheel.)"

What makes me mad is in the summer when they cut in to warn people that there's a thunderstorm, usually during Final Jeopardy. Guys, there's a thunderstorm EVERY NIGHT in the summer. Gotta compete with WRAL to make sure your "breaking news" goes on for longer, otherwise people might think WRAL news is better.

4/16/2013 2:09:58 PM

for real. a fucking scrolling message would suffice.

4/16/2013 2:56:07 PM

4/16/2013 4:09:00 PM

OH MAN HOW DID I MISS THAT

4/16/2013 4:17:21 PM

4/16/2013 4:22:34 PM

^The four faces used when describing to deaf people the sounds scooby do makes when he detects spooky things

4/16/2013 4:26:30 PM

fucking shit.

god damned jeopardy was not on tonight for some fucking news special. bullshit.

4/16/2013 8:00:49 PM

BUT WHEEL OF FORTUNE CAME ON

4/16/2013 8:01:41 PM

television is important.

4/16/2013 8:02:18 PM

I NEED to test my potent potables knowledge

4/16/2013 8:03:25 PM

When I'm on AARP ill tell you which one I like

4/16/2013 9:43:11 PM

Quote :

"it pisses me off whenever there is some special event ABC pre-empts Jeopardy but ALWAYS shows Wheel."

!

4/19/2013 6:16:27 PM

4/19/2013 7:07:11 PM

I've lived in Raleigh over 10 years now and it still throws me off that Wheel is on after Jeopardy here.

4/19/2013 8:18:31 PM

Jeopardy; WoF is the lame.

4/19/2013 8:38:00 PM

Wipeout!

4/19/2013 8:41:36 PM

Jep

4/19/2013 9:56:18 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEdk_T-mSxw

5/9/2013 4:18:51 PM

LOL at "super-stereo cassette player"

I haven't watched Jeopardy except for Monday night this week

Got them stored up on my DVR.

[Edited on May 9, 2013 at 4:33 PM. Reason : d]

5/9/2013 4:32:54 PM

Merv Griffin was a genius. He created a one hour block of television that can sell boner pills and laundry detergent to smart people AND those who are barely literate.

5/9/2013 7:59:01 PM

Who has time for this? Gotta keep up with two and a half men.

5/9/2013 8:13:45 PM

Look how shitty that furniture and car looks, lol.

5/9/2013 11:52:51 PM

and what a shitty way to spend the money you just won... random shitty and overpriced products.

5/10/2013 9:34:29 AM

Quote :

"Wheel consistently gets the highest ratings of all game shows."

That's because you actually have to be somewhat intelligent to enjoy Jeopardy, and pretty much anyone over the age of 12 can enjoy Wheel.

5/10/2013 9:37:37 AM

ha they showed a clip from the episode i posted above on tonight's wheel of fortune... the part where he made the joke about people adjusting the "vertical hold" on their tv.

5/15/2013 10:09:41 PM

million dollar winner tonight!

5/30/2013 9:40:35 PM

5/30/2013 9:51:57 PM

what are you going for there?

5/31/2013 1:51:29 PM

MOTHER FUCKING ABC

YES I FUCKING KNOW IT IS RAINING

IF I WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT IT I'LL TURN ON THE WEATHER CHANNEL

I WANT TO WATCH FUCKING JEOPARDY AND NOT THE SAME GOT DAMNED "OH IT'S STILL RAINING THEREFORE WE MUST PREEMPT YOUR EPISODE SHIT"

6/18/2013 7:28:19 PM

6/18/2013 7:49:46 PM

YES

6/18/2013 7:52:54 PM

^^^Someone who worked in the television industry once told me that they do that because people watch and it gets better ratings than the normal show.

6/18/2013 11:51:54 PM