History Funny / Jeopardy

** Oh, Craps! for $500 (the correct response being a dice combination):

--->'''Alex:''' What are you going to wager?\\

* Season 8 (1991-92): A contestant who is stumped by a clue asks, "Can I get back to you on that?"

-->'''Alex:''' Bob doesn't want to try it.\\

-->'''Alex:''' Its lyrics include the line "Roderigh vich alpine dhu, Ho! Ieroe!"\\

* "[[ThatCameOutWrong Let’s do Drugs]] for $1000."

* Any time the wording of the category means that calling it forms a funny sentence, such as "Let's go to Hell for $400, Alex".

* On November 21, 1985, a Daily Double made reference to the St. Louis ''Globe-Democrat'' no longer being printed. In between the episode's taping and air date, the newspaper had resumed publication. An angry editorial forced the show to compensate by having a clue cite its return in an "Oops!" category. By the time ''that'' episode aired on September 9, 1987, the ''Globe-Democrat'' went belly-up again!

* Mid-1980s: This "Mythology" clue.
-->'''Alex:''' He gave his name to a class of snakes.\\
'''Contestant:''' Who was Herpes?[[note]](The correct response is "Python." The contestant was thinking of "herpetology.")[[/note]]

* From Season 8 (1991-92), another one of Trebek's favorite answers.
-->'''Alex:''' George Bernard Shaw called this condition "the greatest of evils and the worst of crimes."\\
'''Contestant:''' What is marriage?[[note]](The correct response is "poverty.")[[/note]]
* Jonathan Loeb, a contestant from Season 8 (1991-92), playing the William Tell Overture by tapping his teeth during his interview segment.

* On November 21, 1985, a Daily Double made reference to the St. Louis ''Globe-Democrat'' no longer being printed. The problem is in between the episode's taping and air date, the defunct newspaper had been revived. An angry editorial forced the show to compensate by having a clue cite its return in an "Oops!" category. By the time ''that'' episode aired on September 9, 1987, the ''Globe-Democrat'' went belly-up again!

* February 10th, 2014: The College Tournament bears witness to bare feet. Sarah Stevens, [[http://www.phillymag.com/news/2014/02/11/shoeless-delaware-student-competes-jeopardy/a University of Delaware student,]] [plays the entire game without any shoes on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhmpQRKO3Iw because she's superstitious about footwear]] when she decided to remove a pair of heels to make it easier to sing and won a contest. [[spoiler:She ended the game with $1,400 and placed second- better rethink that strategy!!]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faCvYS1nsHg November 10, 2004]]: In the College Tournament, computer science major Kermin Fleming wagers $1,337 in Final Jeopardy! and wins. He then goes on to explain his wager later. (He eventually won the tournament.)

* October 25, 2022: During the inaugural Second Chance competition, for the category "Plurals That Don't End In S", the clue was "moose". [[https://www.tiktok.com/@jeopardy/video/7159333864933035307?lang=en Jack Weller said "meese".]] This became the first official ''Jeopardy!'' Website/TikTok short.

* February 7, 2023: Contestant Greg Snyder brings up that he had previously won a car on ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'', but thought that ''Jeopardy!'' was more fun because getting on-stage actually required effort. Ken chimed in, noting that he didn't need to be [[AudienceParticipation pulled out of the audience]] or "come in with a uniform or a funny sign."

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJX7nnulEcw October 25, 2007]]: The Final Jeopardy! clue read "Paul III roared at him, 'I have waited 30 years for your services. Now I'm Pope, can't I satisfy my desire?'" One contestant responded "Lady Godiva". Alex cracked up and remarked that he'd give it to him just for the humor! (Correct response: Who is [[spoiler:Michelangelo]]?)

'''Fran:''' ''Why'' are babies born? ''How'' are babies born? (''audience laughs'') ''Where'' are babies born? High & Dry for $600.\\

* November 11, 1992: During Double Jeopardy in the Tournament of Champions quarterfinals, Teen Tournament winner April [=McManus=] discovers one of the Daily Doubles, but not feeling comfortable about the category (Historic Homes), wagers only $100, but gets it right to her surprise. So, she picks the next clue in Shakespeare, which is the ''other'' Daily Double, and feeling confident, wagers $1,000, only to get it wrong.

** The $200 clue in Chemistry 101 reads "You don't need any super powers to know that Kr is the chemical symbol for this noble gas." The first contestant says, "What is [[Franchise/{{Superman}} kryptonite]]?" The second contestant gives the correct response of "krypton".
** Famous Names for $800: "'Father of the Supercomputer' who once said, 'I was one of those nerds before the name was popular.'" The same contestant who gave the kryptonite answer responds with "Who is Bill Gates?"[[note]](Correct response: Seymour Cray)[[/note]]

* February 27, 2019: From the 2019 All-Star Games, Roger Craig gives a Final Jeopardy! response of "Who is Alex Trebek" with [[Series/WheelOfFortune "RSTLNE" and "XBKA"]] below it. (It didn't matter what he wrote, as he wagered $0 anyway.)

* November 6, 2019: James Holzhauer, well-known for his high Daily Double wagering, tells Alex after finding a Daily Double during the Tournament of Champions, "Let's make it a Tru[[LastSecondWordSwap ...ly disappointing]] $1,109." Alex laughs and replies, "You toy with me, sir!"

---> '''Amy:''' I'll do Number Please for $200!\\

* May 11, 2012: Finals of the Teen Tournament: One of the contestants answers [[Literature/{{Twilight}} "Who is Bella"]] with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoP5j0L4pYk&t=46s NOTICABLE disdain]] in her voice.

* November 11, 1992: During Double Jeopardy in the Tournament of Champions quarterfinals, Teen Tournament winner April [=McManus=] discovers one of the Daily Doubles, but not feeling comfortable about the category (Historic Homes), wagers only 100, but gets it right to her surprise. So, she picks the next clue in Shakespeare, which is the ''other'' Daily Double, and feeling confident, wagers 1,000, only to get it wrong.

** The 200 clue in Chemistry 101 reads "You don't need any super powers to know that Kr is the chemical symbol for this noble gas." The first contestant says, "What is [[Franchise/{{Superman}} kryptonite]]?" The second contestant gives the correct response of "krypton".
** Famous Names for 800: "'Father of the Supercomputer' who once said, 'I was one of those nerds before the name was popular.'" The same contestant who gave the kryptonite answer responds with "Who is Bill Gates?"[[note]](Correct response: Seymour Cray)[[/note]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faCvYS1nsHg November 10, 2004]]: In the College Tournament, computer science major Kermin Fleming wagers 1,337 in Final Jeopardy! and wins. He then goes on to explain his wager later. (He eventually won the tournament.)

* February 10th, 2014: The College Tournament bears witness to bare feet. Sarah Stevens, [[http://www.phillymag.com/news/2014/02/11/shoeless-delaware-student-competes-jeopardy/a University of Delaware student,]] [plays the entire game without any shoes on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhmpQRKO3Iw because she's superstitious about footwear]] when she decided to remove a pair of heels to make it easier to sing and won a contest. [[spoiler:She ended the game with 1,400 and placed second- better rethink that strategy!!]]

* November 6, 2019: James Holzhauer, well-known for his high Daily Double wagering, tells Alex after finding a Daily Double during the Tournament of Champions, "Let's make it a Tru[[LastSecondWordSwap ...ly disappointing]] 1,109." Alex laughs and replies, "You toy with me, sir!"

* Computer players on the NES port will occasionally buzz in and [[SymbolSwearing very rapidly type a bunch of punctuation marks on the screen.]] [[note]]However, the gibberish will frequently take the form of the correct question with two or three of the actual letters in place - this could actually help the human player(s) come up with the right response.[[/note]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTQKC8JVsAk June 15, 2007]]: A losing contestant used "Who is [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Kebert Xela]]?" as his Final Jeopardy! response. Also, said contestant had the ''bare minimum'' $1 to participate in Final Jeopardy.

* November 11, 1992: During Double Jeopardy in the Tournament of Champions quarterfinals, Teen Tournament winner April [=McManus=] discovers one of the Daily Doubles, but not feeling comfortable about the category (Historic Homes), wagers only $100, but gets it right to her surprise. So, she picks the next clue in Shakespeare, which is the ''other'' Daily Double, and feeling confident, wagers $1,000, only to get it wrong.

** The $200 clue in Chemistry 101 reads "You don't need any super powers to know that Kr is the chemical symbol for this noble gas." The first contestant says, "What is [[Franchise/{{Superman}} kryptonite]]?" The second contestant gives the correct response of "krypton".
** Famous Names for $800: "'Father of the Supercomputer' who once said, 'I was one of those nerds before the name was popular.'" The same contestant who gave the kryptonite answer responds with "Who is Bill Gates?"[[note]](Correct response: Seymour Cray)[[/note]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faCvYS1nsHg November 10, 2004]]: In the College Tournament, computer science major Kermin Fleming wagers $1,337 in Final Jeopardy! and wins. He then goes on to explain his wager later. (He eventually won the tournament.)

* February 10th, 2014: The College Tournament bears witness to bare feet. Sarah Stevens, [[http://www.phillymag.com/news/2014/02/11/shoeless-delaware-student-competes-jeopardy/a University of Delaware student,]] [plays the entire game without any shoes on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhmpQRKO3Iw because she's superstitious about footwear]] when she decided to remove a pair of heels to make it easier to sing and won a contest. [[spoiler:She ended the game with $1,400 and placed second- better rethink that strategy!!]]

* November 6, 2019: James Holzhauer, well-known for his high Daily Double wagering, tells Alex after finding a Daily Double during the Tournament of Champions, "Let's make it a Tru[[LastSecondWordSwap ...ly disappointing]] $1,109." Alex laughs and replies, "You toy with me, sir!"

*** Matt Amodio finds the former in Alliterative History for $1,600.

*** James Holzhauer finds the latter in Comin' to Your City for $1,000.

** In the second game, Same First & Last Letter for $1,600.

*** Before Final, the judges ruled that James' response is acceptable, and he is credited with $3,200. Sam is given $1,600 back for ringing in after James' initial response.[[note]]The response they were looking for was "eviscerate".[[/note]]

* November 8, 2022: The exhibition match between Amy, Matt and Mattea held during the Tournament of Champions.

** Ken reveals the meanings behind the correct responses to a category prematurely, not realizing there is one clue left in the category until an off-camera staffer interrupts him. Ken reacts with a PrecisionFStrike that is [[SoundEffectBleep bleeped out]], much to everyone's amusement.

'''Matt:''' I just wanted to say hi.\\

'''Alex:''' Yes.\\\

'''Adelaide:''' The dividend.\\\

'''Alex:''' So, you'd have been wrong twice. Aren't you glad you can only ring in once?[[note]](The correct response is "quotient.")[[/note]]\\\\

'''Adelaide:''' The dividend.
'''Alex:''' So, you'd have been wrong twice. Aren't you glad you can only ring in once?[[note]](The correct response is "quotient.")[[/note]]\\\

'''Adelaide:''' The dividend.\\\
'''Alex:''' So, you'd have been wrong twice. Aren't you glad you can only ring in once?[[note]](The correct response is "quotient.")[[/note]]

* February 21, 2020: The categories for the Jeopardy! round are "Familiar Phrases", [[Creator/AlexTrebek "Ooo, Sorry", "You're Out Of The Hole", "Make A Selection", "& Finally..."]] and "[[SelfDeprecation The Writers Are Trying To Be Clever]]"

** The second Final Jeopardy! in that night's ''Greatest of All Time'' episode. Ken already had a lock, so James writes "Who is the GHOST? (Greatest Host of Syndicated TV)" and Alex Trebek's name. Then, Alex notices that he [[BaitAndSwitch started to write]] ''[[Series/WheelofFortune Pat Sajak]]'' before crossing that out.