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Title: Celebrity Jeopardy! (not SNL) to return
Post by: brianhenke on April 01, 2015, 03:05:36 PM: The real Celebrity Jeopardy! is coming back in May.

The contestants on the May 12 show are Aaron Rodgers, retired astronaut Mark Kelly and Kevin O'Leary.

This story calls the host "Alex Trebec" and refers to the contestants as "contests":

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/12599574/aaron-rodgers-green-bay-packers-appear-celebirty-jeopardy (http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/12599574/aaron-rodgers-green-bay-packers-appear-celebirty-jeopardy)

Brian
Title: Re: Celebrity Jeopardy! (not SNL) to return
Post by: BrandonFG on April 01, 2015, 03:39:16 PM: You don't really have to point out every typo an author makes in an article...sure a little spell check goes a long way, but I think you know what they meant.
Title: Re: Celebrity Jeopardy! (not SNL) to return
Post by: Dbacksfan12 on April 13, 2015, 11:42:13 AM: When someone is getting paid bucks to write stories on a professional website, I think a little proofreading is a reasonable expectation. The fact that ESPN is the site in question doesn't surprise me a bit. They've steadily been going down the hill for years now.
Title: Re: Celebrity Jeopardy! (not SNL) to return
Post by: calliaume on April 23, 2015, 05:33:43 PM: Poor Ginger Zee (who will also be one of the celebrity contestants) may have the worst Wikipedia photo ever:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginger_Zee

For those who don't know, she's now ABC's chief meteorologist, having replaced Sam Champion (who moved to The Weather Channel last year). Before that, she was weekends only at WMAQ here in Chicago (where management may now regret not promoting her).
Title: Re: Celebrity Jeopardy! (not SNL) to return
Post by: aaron sica on April 23, 2015, 05:44:17 PM: Ginger looks kinda possessed in that picture.

/In Canada, do they call her Ginger Zed?
Title: Re: Celebrity Jeopardy! (not SNL) to return
Post by: Matt Ottinger on April 23, 2015, 09:30:28 PM: It amuses me greatly that she is, in fact, named for the Gilligan's Island character.
Title: Re: Celebrity Jeopardy! (not SNL) to return
Post by: dale_grass on April 23, 2015, 10:23:13 PM: Quote from: calliaume on April 23, 2015, 05:33:43 PM
Poor Ginger Zee (who will also be one of the celebrity contestants) may have the worst Wikipedia photo ever

No, pretty sure the woman with thrush holds that title.
Title: Re: Celebrity Jeopardy! (not SNL) to return
Post by: calliaume on April 23, 2015, 10:30:03 PM: Quote from: Matt Ottinger on April 23, 2015, 09:30:28 PM
It amuses me greatly that she is, in fact, named for the Gilligan's Island character.
Her actual last name is Zuidgeest.

The local media columnist said several times she was highly regarded for her work at WMAQ; she didn't advance on looks alone. I guess we'll be able to judge next month how sharp she is.
Title: Re: Celebrity Jeopardy! (not SNL) to return
Post by: brianhenke on April 27, 2015, 09:55:26 AM: The full list of celebrities has been announced on the J! website:

John Berman (never heard of him)
Neil Flynn
Josh Gad
Vince Gilligan
Penn Jillette
Captain Mark Kelly
Wendi McLendon-Covey
Debra Messing
Kevin O'Leary
Zachary Quinto
Mo Rocca
Aaron Rodgers
Cynthia Rowley
Bellamy Young (never heard of her)
Ginger Zee

No matchups were announced, though...

Brian
Title: Re: Celebrity Jeopardy! (not SNL) to return
Post by: pacdude on April 27, 2015, 10:16:22 AM: Bellamy Young's on Scandal and John Berman's a CNN correspondent.

But I'm sure you have Google, too.
Title: Re: Celebrity Jeopardy! (not SNL) to return
Post by: clemon79 on April 27, 2015, 05:00:33 PM: Quote from: pacdude on April 27, 2015, 10:16:22 AM
But I'm sure you have Google, too.

Based on history, you'd never know it.
Title: Re: Celebrity Jeopardy! (not SNL) to return
Post by: Jimmy Owen on May 02, 2015, 08:55:07 AM: If one had never heard of Bellamy Young, how would one know the sex?