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Jay Temple:
[quote name=\'DrBear\' date=\'Oct 20 2003, 05:48 PM\'] 2. If you want to know how "country" can do check out a rerun of Jeff Foxworthy on Celeb Jeopardy! Wiped the floor with his foes...

EXIT, GRUMBLING ALL THE WAY..... [/quote]
 I saw that, and what stuck out is this:  Their FJ was a moot point, because there was no bonus for winning your game at the time, and none of the players even had enough to exceed the $10,000 guarantee if they bet everything and responded correctly.  If he wiped the floor with his foes, they must have set the games up so that the three weakest players would appear together and at least appear competitive.

Matt Ottinger:

--- Quote ---If he wiped the floor with his foes, they must have set the games up so that the three weakest players would appear together and at least appear competitive.
--- End quote ---
That is precisely what happened.  The three players were Foxworthy, known for his redneck humor, Yasmine Bleeth, known for "Baywatch", and Thomas Hayden Church, known for being the dopey mechanic on "Wings".  

I remember thinking beforehand how interesting it was that they had three celebrities whose public image was that of not necessarily being all that bright, and how they must be on Jeopardy to prove otherwise.  Instead, it was exactly as Jay guessed.  They were by far the worst three players of the week, gathered together by a sympathetic handler so that they wouldn't embarass themselves even more against capable celebrities.  Foxworthy was merely the best of a poor, poor group.

This is not meant to bash country, NASCAR, redneck humor or anything else the culturally elite want to disparage.  I can't imagine how being a NACSAR driver says anything at all about how well you may or may not play Pyramid, and the popularity of these drivers is unmistakable, so it's a perfectly logical theme for them to try.  However, using Foxworthy's Jeopardy win as an example of how smart "country" folk are is definitely a mistake.

DrBear:
[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Oct 21 2003, 12:23 PM\'] However, using Foxworthy's Jeopardy win as an example of how smart "country" folk are is definitely a mistake. [/quote]
 I'll grant you that one. But — even though I'm from Wisconsin — I'm still getting a bit tired of the "I'd never equate a nuclear physicist with a southern accent" mentality. And I had forgotten that Yasmine was one of the other contestants. That's the equivalent of a bye week.

J.R.:
[quote name=\'brianhenke\' date=\'Oct 18 2003, 04:34 PM\'] We want some more pro wrestling (STILL) and NASCAR questions! [/quote]
 Theese might not be NASCAR questions, but at least your getting some NASCAR celebs !

-Joe R.

clemon79:
[quote name=\'DrBear\' date=\'Oct 21 2003, 10:28 AM\'] I'll grant you that one. But — even though I'm from Wisconsin — I'm still getting a bit tired of the "I'd never equate a nuclear physicist with a southern accent" mentality. And I had forgotten that Yasmine was one of the other contestants. That's the equivalent of a bye week. [/quote]
 So you don't like people assuming someone with a Southern accent is stupid, but you don't mind making the same assumption of the incredibly attractive?

I'd have thought that this all would have been nipped in the bud the very first week they did Celebrity J!, when Cheech Marin, pre-"Nash Bridges", kicked more ass then your average donkey. :)

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