It's bad enough to come in last place on any game show, but when you're one of the top personalities of a cable news channel who gets absolutely demolished by a comedian and an actress, you might want to rethink your career.
On Thursday's Jeopardy Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational, CNN's Wolf Blitzer was matched up against comedian Andy Richter and Emmy-winning actress Dana Delaney.
Embarrassingly, Blitzer actually finished Double Jeopardy with a score of -$4,600 (video embedded below the fold):
Those interested can watch the entire massacre blow by blow:
Nice job, Wolf!
*****Update: Having now watched the entire match, I have to conclude that Blitzer was either really nervous, hung-over, or is an amazing dope. Here's a perfect example from Double Jeopardy, category is about decades in the U.S.:
A. The 1850s saw a bad one of this 5-letter word that refers to an economic crash and the fear-driven rush to sell.
Blitzer's question: What is a crash?
I kid you not!!!
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Need a song parody of a song parody
September 18, 2009 - 16:49 ET by kch50428Someone needs to parody "Weird Al" Yankovic's "I Lost on Jeopardy" with "Wolf Lost on Jeopardy" - interspersed with videos of his losing answers...
Wolfie's Theme Song
September 18, 2009 - 17:30 ET by bigtimerkch....
Hey, I was thinking along those lines as well....
Here you go
Enjoy!
'Go Green...Recycle Congress'
bt,
September 18, 2009 - 17:37 ET by R D HelmLOL-Damn, that brought back a few things.
Getting old, I am.
-Dave
I agree with Rush. It's time for Obama to resign.
Dave... You aren't
September 18, 2009 - 17:40 ET by bigtimerDave...
You aren't alone...lol.
'Go Green...Recycle Congress'
Actually he thought he was winning.
September 19, 2009 - 13:00 ET by wolfemanicWolf is doing what any liberal does, create debt.
§ Poor Wolfie!!
September 18, 2009 - 16:58 ET by TheSterJust proves the point...
...it doesn't take any BRAINS to read a TELEPROMPTER!!!
More examples: Obama, Olberdink, Crissy, Shyster, ALL MSNBC "news" anchors...
Ster.
"The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." Margaret Thatcher
Dr Savage
September 18, 2009 - 17:04 ET by Forbin001Dr Mike Savage has often called Blitzer a 'Department store dummy' and also should be 'selling carnations on a freeway off ramp'. Well after his dismal Jeopardy performance, its clear that the doctor was right. Blitzer is a dunce.
Wolfie vs Dr. Michael Savage...
September 18, 2009 - 17:27 ET by TheSterHmmmm.....
Savage: A Doctorate, 2 Masters, 22 books
VS.
Wolfie: He can even make Cafferty look "Smart"
Ummm....Errrr...Ahhhh....
Ster.
"The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." Margaret Thatcher
Ster,
September 18, 2009 - 17:30 ET by R D HelmLOL-That would be like a battle of a guy with a spear facing a guy with a Howitzer.
Poor Wolfie wouldn't stand a chance.
-Dave
I agree with Rush. It's time for Obama to resign.
Ster! That was funny as heck!!!!
September 18, 2009 - 19:34 ET by RukusNo !!!!. Awsome dude! You made me laugh big time!!! LOL! : )
Gary
If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace. -- Tom Paine
TELEPROMPTER!!!
September 18, 2009 - 17:24 ET by CarlosSYeah, they kept blanking the teleprompter just when it was time for him to blurt out his answer..., poor Wolfie never had a chance
OW that's gonna leave a mark
September 18, 2009 - 17:04 ET by katainkentSaw this earlier when it was posted in the OT. Poor Wolf. So are they journalists, news reporters or news readers? Maybe he and Charlie Gibson can do a consolation match with Katie Couric.
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The Emperor, he has no clothes
over confidence
September 18, 2009 - 20:18 ET by sawing battayou have to try...hard....to lose that much in jeopardy. saying nothing would have been more right than what Wolf put forth...
Thinking you know the answer more than others...so frequently...and blurting out rubbish, convinced you're correct...time after time....
hey wait, he must have learned that from his day job on cnn.
Wolfe aganst ......Wolfe?
September 18, 2009 - 22:08 ET by ThisnThat-$4,600 down would probably be just a pleasant memory if he had to go through all the questions with no competition. "I'll pass on that question, Alex. That one too. And that whole category, Alex, ....yeah, you heard me correctly, zero dollars on that double jeapordy question, Alex."
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"Tax the rich" is a basically unstable way of governing - The NYT
What I want to know is, did Wolfie have to cough up $4,600...
September 18, 2009 - 17:08 ET by R D Helm...before he was allowed to leave the premises?
-Dave
I agree with Rush. It's time for Obama to resign.
Wolf is more of a 'Blue's Clues' kinda guy
September 18, 2009 - 17:09 ET by SickofLibsIf he had been allowed to hold his shiny clipboard, he may have done a little better.
Tough Competition
September 18, 2009 - 17:15 ET by dboBlitzer's only chance of winning would have been if he played against Nancy Pelosi and Charlie Gibson.
Flashbacks
September 19, 2009 - 14:07 ET by Jerry MackThe questions would cause Nancy to have flashbacks. She would be crying during the entire show.
For common people Jeopardy
September 18, 2009 - 17:18 ET by NonArabOmarFor common people Jeopardy seems like it's a measuring stick for intelligence. It's just damn trivia gameshow.
It's all about who can memorize the most practically useless information. There are no analytical thinking tests, tests of reason, math, puzzles, etc.
That's the problem with common peoplen they associate speaking skills and memory with intelligence. Intelligence should be measurement of your brains ability to compute information, you ability to solve problems.
This is how we have presidents that can't solve a damn problem but can read a teleprompter considered "intelligent."
Wolfy should have known his mental limits
September 18, 2009 - 17:39 ET by Joe BlogsA good performance on Jeopardy is just another manifestation of g-factor. It may not separate the clever from the brilliant, but it certainly shows who's smart and who's not. Blitzer could have been saved this embarrassment if he had been screened first, like ordinary contestants. But no, the show producer assumed this guy must be smart because he's a celebrity news hack. Well, folks, let me tell you. You'd be surprised how many mentally average people are trying to pass as geniuses in public life.
Take Obama for instance. My dream Jeopardy game is George Bush, Barack Obama, and that woman wearing the "Boob Czar" t-shirt during the 912 rally.
Awwwwwww!
Rainman
September 19, 2009 - 14:29 ET by Jerry MackI would not use the term common people. I know from your postings that you are not an elitist but the term sounds elitist. I would say that you are correct. Too many people are mentally lazy, do not read books, newspapers or do anything to improve themselves. They use the wrong measuring tools too determine intelligence. I have always said to anyone that would listen: Listen to the words , not the voice or style.
Barack Obama during the campaign when asked about high energy cost: " We must all sacrafice until alternative fuels are available. "
I find that as clear a message as ever spoken. No oil well drilling.
I LOST ON JEOPARDY...
September 18, 2009 - 17:29 ET by danybhoyWhy was the 1st thing I thought of when I saw this story the old "Weird Al" parady of Greg Kihn's "Jeopardy". Then I thought about poor Wolf getting the Don Pardo treatment from the song. Wow, I mean, wow, that's both sad & funny.
"...How blind can you be, don't you see...
...that the gambler lost all he does not have..."
Nightwish
dany... I posted this
September 18, 2009 - 17:32 ET by bigtimerdany...
I posted this above as well. ;-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_JIg9NB47M
'Go Green...Recycle Congress'
SORRY...
September 18, 2009 - 17:37 ET by danybhoyNot that I missed that, but I had to tend to the dog after I clicked to reply. You beat me, I'm sorry.
But it's still funny, no matter who got there first. Good Job!
"...How blind can you be, don't you see...
...that the gambler lost all he does not have..."
Nightwish
Answer: Wolf
September 18, 2009 - 17:31 ET by mattmAnswer: Wolf Blitzer
Question: What is a lefty media moron?
What would be interesting
September 18, 2009 - 17:58 ET by DragonsbreathWould to see a show of 3 lib media people, then 3 Conservative, then 3 independent. Then have a play off of all 3.
Or have tingle boy against beck against whoppie..
"1/20/2013 The end of a Error"
Wolf Blitzer dummer than ??
September 18, 2009 - 18:07 ET by militarybumIt goes to show that the only job Wolf Blitzer can do is work for CNN.
COMING UP NEXT...
September 18, 2009 - 19:29 ET by danybhoyWill Blitzer's next stop be "Are You Smarter Then A 5th Grader"?
God I hope so.
"...How blind can you be, don't you see...
...that the gambler lost all he does not have..."
Nightwish
SNL skit in the making!
September 18, 2009 - 18:12 ET by Desperado67Good news for the SNL writers! Now the next time they do their Jeopardy parody the line-up will already be set - Burt Reynolds, Sean Connery and Wolf Blitzer. My guess is that Blitzer will still come in last place!!!
Rob Binsrick - Louisville Economic Policy Examiner
SNL's new season starts a week from Saturday
September 18, 2009 - 18:34 ET by RpeggioYou know SNL will do a skit on this....classic! Or at least I hope they do...the certainly lean left and are on NBC, but Wolf is a CNN guy and this is just too good to ignore.
Wolf deserves the Palin treatment in a couple weeks. It'll probably be the impressionist Darryl Hammond....can't wait!
HAW HAW HAW--this has been a great week for media idiots!
September 18, 2009 - 18:49 ET by carolina09Gibson, doesn't know anything about ACORN, and now Wolfie don't know nuttin', nohow.
"Panic," Blitz, "Panic"--what they used to call runs on a bank.
And Gibson?
September 18, 2009 - 19:29 ET by slickwillie2001Now do we believe that Charlie Gibson really didn't know about the ACORN scandals?
Why would we assume that a news reader knows the news? Do we assume that Tom Cruise knows how to fly an F-14, or Dustin Hoffman can count toothpicks if you dump the package on the floor, or that Martin Sheen would make a good President?
Doesn't surprise me
September 18, 2009 - 19:58 ET by nwahsIt's bad enough to come in last place on any game show, but when you're
one of the top personalities of a cable news channel who gets
absolutely demolished by a comedian and an actress, you might want to
rethink your career.
Comedians tend to be intelligent, tragic people and journalists tend to be overbearing boors ( like pop stars). Comedians speak with high authority on others ( observers), journalists and pop stars speak well about themselves (self-absorbed).
I don't find the result surprising at all.
Politics is showbiz for ugly people
I saw Wolfie lose his
September 18, 2009 - 20:05 ET by bigtimerI saw Wolfie lose his teleprompter once, (it was during some kind of an important on-going story type of thing) he didn't even know how to ad-lib...it was really sorrowful performance, but told you all you needed to know about the empty-suit pin-head.
'Go Green...Recycle Congress'
Jeopardy
September 18, 2009 - 20:21 ET by TeamcheeserALEX: And here are tonight's categories; "History", "Current Events", "Broadcast Ethics", "Great Presidents", "Anderson Cooper", and "Religion"
-4,600 is actually better than I would expect.
Another reason to not become a reporter
September 18, 2009 - 20:30 ET by Unsane...and my parents have repeatedly asked me for years "Why don't you become a reporter?"
Just when I thought I ran out of ammunition in regards to that rather annoying question, THIS comes along. Ammunition, hell. This is a friggin' WMD!!!
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
What about other newscasters?
September 18, 2009 - 20:32 ET by samhermanmdWhy didn't Katie Couric compete? Could it be that she could not even find the studio without her personal assistant?
Lol sam...now that would be
September 18, 2009 - 20:40 ET by bigtimerLol sam...now that would be a blast to watch!
Can't ya already see it?
'Go Green...Recycle Congress'
Couric, defender of oppressed minorities
September 18, 2009 - 20:57 ET by RayRayyoutube has a journalists' channel now. Couric has a video there on her interviewing style, in which she explains that she is always warm and welcoming - except she'd get all adversarial with David Duke.
her choice of that example really tells alot about what constantly goes in the mind of a reverse-racist and how important it is to see themselves as defenders of non-whites.
I wonder how she'd be with
September 19, 2009 - 10:16 ET by Kat Outta the BagI wonder how she'd be with Sen. Robert Byrd?
I used to like Richter
September 18, 2009 - 20:50 ET by RayRayuntil he had his own short lived sitcom. The first episode was all about how Jews are constant victims of discrimination from whites. It never ends.
The funny part here is that
September 18, 2009 - 20:54 ET by Kat Outta the BagThe funny part here is that they usually use easier questions for celebrity shows on Jeopardy...and he still flunked out.
Future Jeopardy Answer:
September 18, 2009 - 21:09 ET by BarkerThis Celebrity Jeopardy contestant bombed, and left America howling with laughter.
And he says, "Dang!'
September 18, 2009 - 22:51 ET by m4ster chief"...I was going to donate all my winnings to ACORN."
"Allies to Land at Normandy Tomorrow!" New York Times headline; June 5, 1944 (h/t M. Malkin)
Best Jeopardy Answer Ever!
September 18, 2009 - 22:58 ET by Teamcheeser"Who are three people who have never been in my kitchen?" - Cliff Claven ('Cheers')
Or something close to that. Hysterical!
In fact, one of the weenies on the new "Survivor" quoted Norm from 'Cheers' last night (without crediting the show, of course) when he pulled out the old, "It's a dog eat dog world, and I'm wearing Milkbone underwear" classic.
Didn't they have a chimp on once that scored higher?
September 18, 2009 - 23:56 ET by MightyMouthI think even Turd Ferugson had a better score!
"The bureaucracy is growing to meet the needs of the growing bureaucracy"
More then once
September 19, 2009 - 00:01 ET by general companyI think? Well,,,,,,,not including Wolfe that is.
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
That is the first Jeopardy I viewed in 5 years...
September 19, 2009 - 00:04 ET by upcountrywaterAll the names!!! I never saw a Jeopardy that has so many names.
Wolfy, got screwed kuz he dropped an "s"... On some name, oh well..
Wolf did OK, he ain't into names.. so what.
RULE CHANGER : Never seen a Thousand bucks tossed at a loser before.
negative folk never got to do Final Jeopardy, oh well get to have the rules change when you are a liberal suck up..
Peasant rules..
At the end of Double Jeopardy! is Final Jeopardy!.
In order to participate, you must have a positive score. If you are "in
the hole" as far as winnings is concerned, you're history.
Royality Rules:
The only
exception to this is in celebrity shows, where if the celebrity contestant has $0 or is
"in the hole", they give them $1,000 to play final Jeopardy! with.
In Final Jeopardy!, the category is given at the end of Double
Jeopardy!, before going to commercial.
Hand outs; are popping up everywhere, AHH THE AGE OF THE GIVE AWAY..
I got the final Jeopardy Question correct...as did Wolf (as did the rest of the gang).
And Wolf ends up with + $2.000.00 bucks ..
Umm it's just a game...
How about the upcoming CNN jeopardy recap... Wolf wins!!! Bumps his earnings by 100% (really only 50 % ) in the grueling Final Jeopardy match !!!( No views of the other folks winnings)
I'd pay $49.95 on PPV to see
September 19, 2009 - 01:40 ET by CooltomI'd pay $49.95 on PPV to see a Jeopardy panel of Couric and Charlie Gibson against Sarah Palin.
The Rule Change applies to only Celebrity Tournaments
September 19, 2009 - 10:48 ET by mom_roxUpcountry, not sure if you watched the entire episode, but Alex Trebek explained that because these celebrity participants play for charity, they are given a minimum of $1000 so they can participate in final jeopardy. (Jeopardy donates a minimum of $25,000 to the 2nd place and 3rd place contestants' charities anyway.)
I know this is only a trivia game, but Andy Richter was very impressive. Wolf, not so much.
~~save your tea, dump congress~~
I saw the end of this show
September 19, 2009 - 03:33 ET by DoktorFrankenLa-hoo, za-her!! That's how you pronounce W-o-l-f B-l-i-t-z-e-r
Wolfie would have gotten this Jeopardy quiz wrong as well:
September 19, 2009 - 04:51 ET by Rush FanA. What well-known organization has been in the news lately for lying, alleged malfeasance, offering advice on how to set up an underage prostitution ring, and attempting to skirt the law?
Blitzer's Question: What is FoxNews?
Wolf Blizer meet Charles Gibson.
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“They have plunged to such depths of incompetence and unprofessionalism and ignorance, it's actually hard for me to come up with accurate words to describe what has happened to them,…” ~ Rush Limbaugh on the media
"I'll take Baghdad rooftops
September 19, 2009 - 07:06 ET by RR GOP"I'll take Baghdad rooftops for $500, Alex."
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 86% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.
Wolf Blitzer Song Parody? C'mon in:
September 19, 2009 - 11:31 ET by metaphorsbwithuYeah, I was right there with you parodists.
I started on the parody as soon as I heard about the "Wolf Blitzed" story. Here's the first draft of the parody song lyrics based on Weird Al's "I Lost on Jeopardy." It'll appear on the parody site I write for Monday, and you can check easily to find my other parody lyrics there by going to my profile - if you need a laugh or two. Of course, all "intellectual" rights belong to me. Here it is for my friends at Newsbusters:
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WOLF LOST ON JEOPARDY
Uhhhhhhh ... Wolf was there to represent all the news guys on Jeopardy
Against an actress and comedian named Dana and Andy
He was dense, he was vapid
Such a teachable moment
Always mocked Palin and Bush
We finally saw liberals under the light-ight-ight
Thanks Dana and Andy!
Wolf lost on Jeopardy
Badly! (Oooh)
Cried Wolf on Jeopardy
Sadly
(Nooo!)
Well, we knew he was in trouble soon
He got Julia’s name wrong
Didn’t know just where Jesus was born
Shoulda used that big gong!
Good thing Wolf’d eaten at the White House
For that avoided total grief
Alex gave some cheese to the mouse
With an answer to “What’s Kobi beef?”
Elitist!
Wolf lost on Jeopardy
Badly
(Oooh)
Cried Wolf on Jeopardy!
Sadly!
(Oooh!)
"That's right Wolf -- you lost! Now let John tell what you didn't win: 'A special deluxe set of the best liberal movies ever on DVD, a case of Kobi beef, “Know Your Power” by Nancy Pelosi, the San Francisco shrew. But that's not all! You made Palin and Dubya look brilliant in front of millions of people! And you brought shame and disgrace on Katie and Charles for generations to come! Now go back to your teleprompter! Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann are dyin’ to have you on to explain why they’re all not losers!!'"
Don’t know what you were thinking of
Just take your lumps; you lost the fight
But here’s some thoughts for your head
Say, “Wolf’s been blitzed, to all Good Night-ight-ight!"
Wolf lost on Jeopardy
Badly
(Oooh)
Cried Wolf on Jeopardy
Sadly
(Oooh)
(Nooo!) Wolf lost on Jeopardy
Badly
Cried Wolf on Jeopardy
Sadly
(Oooh)
(Nooo!)
(Repeat and fade)
I hope you enjoyed that and I don't have too many things to edit. But you get the idea.
Hey, ya gotta laugh at these guys, right-ight-ight? metaphorsbwithu