Wiki: The Seniors Tournament was discontinued in December 1996; since then, contestants over the age of 50 have regularly appeared on *Jeopardy!* in non-tournament games.
On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 9:58 AM, Doug Fields <d...@flids.net> wrote: > They ended the Seniors Tournament years ago. I’m not positive, but I want > to say it was as long ago as pre-2000. > > > > Doug Fields > > Tampa, FL > > > > > > *From:* tvornottv@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *Melissa P > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 19, 2016 9:54 AM > > *To:* tvornottv@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* RE: [TV orNotTV] Possibly The Single Worst Wager In Jeopardy > History... > > > > Speaking of Jeopardy, one of my Facebook friends, someone I’ve known for > years, recently announced that she will be on Jeopardy. > > > > Only one thing surprises me about her announcement – her age. She’s even > a few years older than I am. Is Jeopardy still doing a seniors’ tournament? > > > > BTW she is absolutely one of the smartest, sharpest people I’ve ever met. > Plus, she’s extremely personable. She should do well on the show. > > > > I’ll let you know when she’s on. > > > > *From:* tvornottv@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com > <tvornottv@googlegroups.com>] *On Behalf Of *Doug Fields > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 19, 2016 9:39 AM > *To:* tvornottv@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* RE: [TV orNotTV] Possibly The Single Worst Wager In Jeopardy > History... > > > > Yeah, I was scratching my head as that ending unfolded. She was in third, > with less than half the money of the other two players, who wound up tied > with each other. So she had no chance of catching them unless they both > answered incorrectly. And they were both forced to bet it all, to keep up > with the other, in case both answered correctly. #3’s only chance was to > hope both of them answered incorrectly and lost all of their money, in > which case her best option was to bet nothing…or at least don’t bet * > *everything**. > > > > And sure enough, everybody played the odds and stuck with that > scenario…except #3, so she was sent home along with the other two. > > > > Doug Fields > > Tampa, FL > > > > > > *From:* tvornottv@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com > <tvornottv@googlegroups.com>] *On Behalf Of *Joe Hass > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 19, 2016 7:44 AM > *To:* TV Or Not TV <tvornottv@googlegroups.com> > *Subject:* [TV orNotTV] Possibly The Single Worst Wager In Jeopardy > History... > > > > ...was made by the third-place player last night. > > > > https://youtu.be/ShV5nNqQKyc > > > > > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... 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