For this one, I don't believe Alex gave rules for the category. I recall once before that someone gave a response that met the clue criteria but didn't meet the theme of the category and was ruled wrong, but they were later credited as no explicit rules were given that the response had to meet the theme.This Is Kirk! wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2018 12:34 am I agree that just "Saint Patrick" should have been accepted as a short form of "Cathedral of St. Patrick" EXCEPT when the category is "Getting Possessive."
So I think they treat a category theme as a TOM rather than a rule unless it's explicitly defined (either obviously, e.g., "quotes", or by an Alex explanation.) SImilar to TOMs within clues: if the response doesn't match the TOM but is otherwise correct, it's correct.
Dunno about Tim Hortons tho. And with Trebek right there, too...