If it's in question form, it would be accepted. Ken Jennings had a lot of fun with that "question form" loophole, e.g. "What are the munchies, man?", "What be ebonics?", etc. There are also some instances where the correct response is already a question, such as Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and British rock band "[The] Who?".NoWhammies10 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 19, 2017 8:08 pm Coryat: 18,400
28 R, 4 W
FJ!: (I had American based on the Dallas part of the clue, their hub is DFW)
I'm surprised they didn't take "golden lab" for "yellow lab". While the breed is "yellow", I've heard "golden" enough times to where it ought to count, especially in a pictorial category like that.
Shame about the phrasing neg on the DD. If he had said "Would that be..." instead of "That would be...", TPTB would take it, no?
All in all, this was a WEIRD game.
I've been banned wrongfully by Facebook staff, but I can tell you that there are gonna be some angry comments on JEOPARDY!'s Facebook page, like "ARGH YOU SHOULD HAVE GIVEN HIM CREDIT FOR THAT RESPONSE BECAUSE YOU LET OTHERS SLIDE WITHOUT PUTTING IT IN THE FORM OF A QEUSTION [sic]".
My standard response to such complaints is this:
"Short version: PULL YOUR HEAD OUT -- YOU'LL HEAR BETTER.
"Medium version: Turn up your volume -- sometimes, you can hear contestants faintly starting their phrasing before the audio mixers turn the microphone on.
"Long version: In the Jeopardy! Round, if you forget to phrase your response in the form of a question, we will gently prod you with no penalty; just remember to phrase it in the form of a question next time, though.
"Extra-long version: In the Double Jeopardy! Round, we cannot provide you any assistance in phrasing your response in the form of a question. You have to be careful, or else it will cost you. Don't blurt out responses; think about them."
[huh huh huh he said "extra-long"]