No College and/or Teen play this season?
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No College and/or Teen play this season?
I had thought that one of those tournaments would be held starting this week (leading up to the already-announced Celebrity games). When I went to the J! site they're showing regular-game Howdies though. Unless they plan on airing both of them sometime between the latter part of May and the end of season, does that mean that for the first time since each of the respective tourneys began a season will go by without a Teen Tournament or College Championship?
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Re: No College and/or Teen play this season?
This topic has been discussed in a couple of other threads here, and many other posters shared your surprise that the College Tournament did not seem to be taking place before the Celebrity Week. Last year's Teen Tournament was held in July/August, in the last 2 weeks of the season before the summer hiatus, so some assumed the teens would again go in that spot with the college taking place in May. There are still many weeks in May/June/July that these tournaments could be shown, but if they are, it is a definite departure from past practices for them not to have aired during sweeps months. I think we're pretty much all in the dark at this point as to when or if either tournament will occur this season. It's been a very long time since they've held an online test for teens or college as well, so it could be that they're going to shift one or both of them from being held annually, and instead hold them sporadically like the TOC, possibly making more room for other specialty weeks, such as Celebrities, Power Players, or even expanding Kids Week to a full tournament. This is just my speculation, don't read anything into it.
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Re: No College and/or Teen play this season?
There will likely be a tournament to cap the season in July. Taping for the season has ended by now so somebody out there knows what will appear.
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Re: No College and/or Teen play this season?
Last I checked, my TiVo listings showed the college championship starting next week, which I noted as weird because it would be split by celeb week.
At any rate, I would expect at least one more tournament so they have enough reruns to fill the summer hiatus.
At any rate, I would expect at least one more tournament so they have enough reruns to fill the summer hiatus.
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Re: No College and/or Teen play this season?
My DVR which gets its listings from zap2it shows College Championship Week 1 for next week.
Also, a press release from Sony back in September said about Season 31: "Other season highlights include the Teachers Tournament, College Championship, Teen Tournament, and Kids Week."
Also, a press release from Sony back in September said about Season 31: "Other season highlights include the Teachers Tournament, College Championship, Teen Tournament, and Kids Week."
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Re: No College and/or Teen play this season?
I can confirm that there will not be a tournament either the week of 7/13 or 7/20.Robert K S wrote:There will likely be a tournament to cap the season in July. Taping for the season has ended by now so somebody out there knows what will appear.
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Re: No College and/or Teen play this season?
Seems to be a tradition of sorts lately to end the season with s tournament, usually Kids or Teensalamble wrote:I can confirm that there will not be a tournament either the week of 7/13 or 7/20.Robert K S wrote:There will likely be a tournament to cap the season in July. Taping for the season has ended by now so somebody out there knows what will appear.
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Re: No College and/or Teen play this season?
Curioser and curioser, this seems to get.alamble wrote:I can confirm that there will not be a tournament either the week of 7/13 or 7/20.Robert K S wrote:There will likely be a tournament to cap the season in July. Taping for the season has ended by now so somebody out there knows what will appear.
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Re: No College and/or Teen play this season?
If they reran Teacher's, TOC, Kids and Celebs, that would fill it up.Plactus wrote:Last I checked, my TiVo listings showed the college championship starting next week, which I noted as weird because it would be split by celeb week.
At any rate, I would expect at least one more tournament so they have enough reruns to fill the summer hiatus.
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Re: No College and/or Teen play this season?
I must admit I'm a bit relieved at this, because I'll be out of town. I do hope they have those tournaments, but it's been so long since the test that maybe everyone's eligibility has expired.alamble wrote:I can confirm that there will not be a tournament either the week of 7/13 or 7/20.Robert K S wrote:There will likely be a tournament to cap the season in July. Taping for the season has ended by now so somebody out there knows what will appear.
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Somebody asked about a College Championship on Jeopardy!'s Facebook page 3 or 4 weeks ago. An answer that purported to come from J! staff said there would "probably" not be a College Championship until Season 32.
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Re: No College and/or Teen play this season?
Usually my twitter search skills are on fleek, but I haven't seen a single mention of anybody taping a Teen or College tournament. Someone would have spilled the beans if it had happened already, I think.
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Re: No College and/or Teen play this season?
I agree.
And although it appears that celebs have just recently taped their games for the week of May 11, my sources tell me that regular-season games to be aired the last week of May taped during the first week of March, so a lot of Season 31 is probably already in the can.
And although it appears that celebs have just recently taped their games for the week of May 11, my sources tell me that regular-season games to be aired the last week of May taped during the first week of March, so a lot of Season 31 is probably already in the can.
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Usually the last games of the season(last show of the season now airs in late July or early August) are taped around late March or early April with a occasional May sweeps tourney taping a bit after that, no?Winchell Factor wrote:I agree.
And although it appears that celebs have just recently taped their games for the week of May 11, my sources tell me that regular-season games to be aired the last week of May taped during the first week of March, so a lot of Season 31 is probably already in the can.
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Re: No College and/or Teen play this season?
Seems strange the info for the next two weeks on zap2it both show that there is a College Tournament then. I don't know if it's right or wrong.
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Wasn't there a similar discussion in the past year or so regarding a scheduled-but-never-actually-happened Armed Forces Week? I thought that some online sources said it was going to air, but it never did.kingskip wrote:Seems strange the info for the next two weeks on zap2it both show that there is a College Tournament then. I don't know if it's right or wrong.
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Re: No College and/or Teen play this season?
The next 2 weeks are a Tournament with the regular games coming back May 18.
Also when I was out there taping, Greg said there had been 3 weeks since he was last out in California, so it looks like 2 tournaments taped in between his first appearances on Thursday and Friday and his return on Monday.
Also when I was out there taping, Greg said there had been 3 weeks since he was last out in California, so it looks like 2 tournaments taped in between his first appearances on Thursday and Friday and his return on Monday.
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Re: No College and/or Teen play this season?
What are you basing it on when you say the next two weeks are a Tournament? The Celebrity Games are only one week, May 11-15.mrsal67 wrote:The next 2 weeks are a Tournament with the regular games coming back May 18.
Also when I was out there taping, Greg said there had been 3 weeks since he was last out in California, so it looks like 2 tournaments taped in between his first appearances on Thursday and Friday and his return on Monday.
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Re: No College and/or Teen play this season?
Ummm ... what does that even mean?Rafferty Barnes wrote:Usually my twitter search skills are on fleek
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Skills on fleek is something you either know or you don't.