4 chapters across the catalog
Executive producer Mike Richards steps down as the new host of Jeopardy! following the resurfacing of sexist remarks made on a 2014 podcast. The controversy also involves past lawsuits regarding the treatment of models on The Price is Right during his tenure as producer.
The hosts reflect on the final episodes of Jeopardy! featuring Alex Trebek, noting his visible decline in health. This leads to a discussion about performers who worked until the end, including British comedian Tommy Cooper, who famously collapsed and died during a live television broadcast.
IBM Watson, Jeopardy Performance and Rigging Allegations
The IBM supercomputer Watson competed on Jeopardy! against human champions, winning the match despite a notable error in Final Jeopardy. Watson incorrectly identified Toronto as a U.S. city, leading to claims that the competition was a staged marketing event. The segment suggests the "error" was included to make the machine seem less intimidating to the public while demonstrating its dominance.
A Final Jeopardy! question from November 19, 2010, regarding the UN's International Year of "Biodiversity" is analyzed. The hosts point out that the show's clue specified a 12-letter word, but "biodiversity" actually contains 13 letters if spelled with certain accents or counted traditionally. They mock the contestants' incorrect guesses and the technical inaccuracy of the question.
