Maybe that has something to do with it.

Still in commercial.

formulations. Lots to explain to the viewers. Hubby and I were fed up after they had only ONE Jeopardy round! ///Bet they get a LOT of negative fan mail for THAT...

I was expecting Final Jeopardy and they weren't finished. Don't like it.

...is it different from the normal trivia format? How is it sexist and racist?

I think the show is designed for male strengths. Surely there is a way that even an old chestnut like Jeopardy can be brought into this century's decade.

Watch this

I just think that if Harvard and Yale have figured out how to have a relatively gender equal admissions process, Jeopardy could come up with one also...

So because the study shows woman bet less than men during Final Jeopardy the show needs to change?

Here is a list of Final Jeopardy categories - https://fikklefame.com/final-jeopardy-categories-june-2018/ for a little bit

That study is correct. Women take less risks. In reality there are way more women on the show these days. I see no reason for jeopardy to change the format. Julia Collins is second in terms of number of games won and she is the team leader in this all-star team tournament.

The women who win multiple times, consistent with the less risk thing, guess at answers less than male contestants.
Guessing is death on jeopardy, excepting a Daily Double where you're already on the hook.
Not sure of an answer: don't push the button.
Highly successful women on the show are much better at avoiding guesses.

I'd need to see the data, but generally I think women take less risks than men

Going backwards on a wish is a good way to lose in Jeopardy!

I did that twice in the past. Getting in fast and then clearly guessing is a sucker bet.
I get your point, but hurry and go backwards isn't a very sound tactic.

She told him that they all were buzzing in as fast as possible even if they did not hear the whole question or have time to think about it because control of the board was so important.

because we always pay more, Jeopardy show or not.

lots written about this question I now see from these responses. The equation I made between admission to Ivy League schools and Jeopardy was unwarranted.

My bad.

the demographics of Jeoparfy! contestants by gender and race. Might be interesting to take a pencil and paper and see of the 32, minimum usually, monthly new contestants what their racial and gender break down is.

Last night was fun

I've long had the sense that women are less aggressive about buzzing in, so that may play a part too.

...of course there will be arguments, but the differences are subtle - like gender bias in the SAT test. I'll throw out a challenge as an example: How many times has there been a sports category, compared to a fashion/decorating category? You get the idea.

We also don't know if there is self-selection bias in contestants who choose to try out for the show.

On the college tournament, women seem to do well.

Jeopardy goes way back, pre alex Trebek. It's a wonder that it hasn't gotten more diverse in terms of its categories.

As far as the contestants are concerned, I find the males often tend to be show offs to the point of obnoxious, while the women are not so "flamboyant." Perhaps this leads me to view the program as sexist. Trebek ought to be a better influence on that.

Seriously?

I am a woman and not the least interested in either of those topics.

I think....

When I auditioned for the show, more than 25 years ago, I remember that as the majority-male crowd of would-be contestants filed into the room, the producer called out loudly in disappointment, "C'mon women. Where are the women?!".