That the paper is already available shows Jeopardy expects the occasional electronic pen failure.

@epicwolves125

3 жыл бұрын

No it means they expect anxiety attacks

@gameshowguy2000

3 жыл бұрын

@@epicwolves125 Uh huh.

@marcpower4167

3 жыл бұрын

They explained on the DVD its there for just that reason. Its happened a few times but its pretty rare.

@mckinleymac3452

2 жыл бұрын

The Jeopardy producers are well aware there'll be an occasional dullard that will make it on the show.

@mikekesselring153

2 жыл бұрын

@@mckinleymac3452 They told you that, did they?

He is shaking because he is very nervous and his pen didn't write and he almost lost! That is tons of pressure on that poor man.

@greeneking77

9 жыл бұрын

the device did work. his nerves got to him and he froze up not the pen. the pressure goes with competitive play. I feel for him but he should of lost for no answer

@starplayer55

9 жыл бұрын

greeneking77 nobody will have any idea if it was his nerves or the pen...

@greeneking77

9 жыл бұрын

starplayer55 c'mon the "who is" is clearly legible and then scribble. scribble means the pen was in fact working but his nerves caused the scribble because he was hesitant on his answer. Also the wager was clear. Please stop defending him, I feel for him, but some people are great at jeopardy sitting on the couch but can't handle competitive play.

@starplayer55

9 жыл бұрын

greeneking77 or scribble means the pen started cutting in and out

@greeneking77

9 жыл бұрын

ahhh or scribble means scmibble ! ok

poor guy knew the answer, but the machine didn't work. I would be scared/shaking too from nerves.

@garyv2196

Жыл бұрын

YAWN

I understand what he's going through. That's anxiety for all you perfect people.

@gameshowguy2000

5 жыл бұрын

*HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO TELL YOU, THE GUY DID NOT CHEAT?! HE DID NOT GLANCE AT THE WOMAN'S RESPONSE. THE DIVIDERS THERE SHOW HE DID NOT CHEAT. AND HE WASN'T EVEN LOOKING AT HER. HE WAS LOOKING AT THE JUDGES! He was holding up the pen and looking at the judges. Alex said to him if it didn't write, and he said it didn't write, and so Alex told him to write the response on the card using the marker, and he did. ALSO, MUST I REMIND YOU OF THE QUIZ SHOW SCANDALS OF THE 50'S AND 60'S LED TO SOMETHING CALLED STANDARDS AND PRACTICES, WHICH IS THERE TO ENSURE FAIR COMPETITIONS?! Plus, if he DID cheat, ALEX AND THE STAFF WOULD ALL BE OUT OF A JOB, AND THE SHOW WOULD'VE BEEN CANCELLED ALREADY! BUT IT'S NOT, IS IT?!*

@buddabudda

3 жыл бұрын

@@gameshowguy2000 Who was this even directed towards?

@RobQuincyAdams

3 жыл бұрын

@@buddabudda That was most likely directed at someone who made a comment that KZread deleted. Usually due to threatening language or some other violation.

@sportsjefe

3 жыл бұрын

@@buddabudda Comments disappear if a user changes their name or is banned, but the replies stay.

@gameshowguy2000

3 жыл бұрын

@Hunter *HE WAS NOT CHEATING. They can't do that. Do you even NOTICE the barriers in between?*

For the record: both Tom and Paul showed up at the official Jeopardy! message boards and explained what happened. Paul had placed his hand on the light pen screen, and as a result, the light pen failed to write (something the producers had warned). But Alex gave him extra time, when the rules say if the light pen fails, go straight for the notecard. After TPTB discussed what happened, they decided to make both cochampions. Tom won that came and the game after that.

@coachrobwille4176

Жыл бұрын

Cool

Poor guy, you could see that he had LAF written before the pen malfunctioned. I'm glad they still let him write it down!

@gameshowguy2000

5 жыл бұрын

Well, again, they have to be ready for the occasional problems, hence the index card and marker that each player has should they have a problem with the pen or screen.

@bowlchamps37

3 жыл бұрын

Of course they should always let him write it down if sth malfuntions. That´s not his fault.

He was shaking because he won by two points.

@longjohnsilverthorne7766

9 жыл бұрын

Kelinguin Joe he did the math so he would win by 1.

@raymondgaule6472

9 жыл бұрын

Kelinguin Joe He's shaking because he cheated

@benitodee3274

8 жыл бұрын

Raymond Gaule Amen! I'd have punished that guy the same way that British couple cheated on Britain's Who Wants To Be A Millionaire; not paid out his winnings, arrested him, and sentenced him to a long prison term.

@jumustube

8 жыл бұрын

+Ben Dethloff Punish for what ?

@benitodee3274

8 жыл бұрын

+jumustube He was clearly cheating off the woman's answer. Also, to 'calculate' such a close win is bullshit. This man cheated, did not deserve to win. END OF STORY.

Wow that lady's penmanship on the word "Lafayette" is impeccable!

@LSweet2007

9 жыл бұрын

So what.

@chownful

9 жыл бұрын

You need an attitude adjustment.

@MrRayKoma

8 жыл бұрын

chownful can we call john cena?

@chorne2k

8 жыл бұрын

+LSweet2007 So let's dance!

@Urstupidumbass

8 жыл бұрын

+chownful Far from it. Learn to write.

He didnt cheat because he couldnt have cheated off anybody. There are wooden boards between the players AND his score he wrote before the commercial break when he got the jeopardy final topic.

Its ironic that he couldn't use the pen, because he looks like Penn Jillette!

How was that really that strange? Unusual, but it was just a malfunction or something. Happens. Nota big deal.

@CrImSoN1708

9 жыл бұрын

Lol unusual, but not strange? 'Cause those aren't synonyms or anything. Remember this is JEOPARDY... aside from one of them dropping dead of a heart attack, this is as strange as it gets.

@greeneking77

9 жыл бұрын

CrImSoN1708 perhaps a bit peculiar or odd but definitely not strange. strange is like ghosts n shit

@CrImSoN1708

9 жыл бұрын

greeneking77 Lol strange, odd, peculiar, unusual, they are all synonymous with each other. Ghosts are like paranormal n shit

@alizafar5072

9 жыл бұрын

It might also be because of his excited shaking due to his adrenaline spiking, and the fact he won by $2

@greeneking77

9 жыл бұрын

ali z merci I love your songs and how you dance but didn't like it when you got all those nasty tatoos

The winner didn't cheat, he clearly was looking down at his own card and not the woman's card.

@chukwudiilozue9171

3 жыл бұрын

And he already wrote LAF with the pen.

@gameshowguy2000

3 жыл бұрын

And the woman's screen worked, too. Plus, there are dividers between the players. They can't cheat. The show is not risking a repeat of the 1950s quiz show scandals that inspired Merv Griffin to create said show.

How is this the "strangest ending ever"?

@mickeypurdy2851

3 жыл бұрын

That's what I was thinking!

@secondstring

3 жыл бұрын

Because it's a way to get you to click.

@ABCEasyas--

3 жыл бұрын

I guess it was Paul’s pen not working. It happened a couple of times in the shows history.

@stanwolenski9541

3 жыл бұрын

I remember when it happened and found it interesting they had pen and paper on the ready.

@SaltiDawg2008

3 жыл бұрын

Because with pen he did not answer in the form of a Question?

You know, Tom wouldn't have won even if he did wager everything. He's have $32,000, one less.

@sergiocruz162

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Gamechamp! Didn’t expect to find you on one of these videos :)

@johnanderson9765

3 жыл бұрын

That's the what leaders on Jeopardy often do, wager just enough to give them the win if second place bets everything.

@fezzik7619

3 жыл бұрын

I know this is a very old post, but it was unnecessary. Most people are capable of basic addition and subtraction

@jimmyz2684

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome to Game Show Myths...

@TJBUSMC1973

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, that’s how math works. Pretty sure that’s also how math worked back in 2010.

quit shaking, we must keep this show dull as fuck.

@theofficialcman

7 жыл бұрын

Lol probably early onset Parkinson's and Alex doesn't give a fuck

@trishastargirl

7 жыл бұрын

He was nervous because his "pen" stopped...LOL

FWIW, when they reveal the touchscreen to show how much he bet, you can see he was starting to write the right answer. I don't think he had to copy off anybody.

@gameshowguy2000

8 жыл бұрын

+isotope feeney He didn't. Those barriers ensure no cheating. And the index card and marker were there in case the occasional malfunctions like this one occur.

@Watesoftheoasis

7 жыл бұрын

He misspelt it though, which means he would've lost

@gameshowguy2000

7 жыл бұрын

Waterseas But it didn't change the pronunciation. The rule, which has been in place ever since the show's debut, is that misspellings are acceptable, but if you do so, you *cannot* change the pronunciation.

@dirtymushroom-hollybubba3796

7 жыл бұрын

+John Lee yeah I thought misspellings were allowed too but earlier I watch the video of when they had young kids on there and a kid got the right answer he was one letter off and they didn't they disqualified

@gameshowguy2000

7 жыл бұрын

dirty Mushroom - Holly Bubba That incident was the "Emancipation Proclamation" incident. He put down "Emanciptation Proclamation", and that changed the pronunciation, so they had to count it wrong. They had no choice.

Fun Fact: Both Paul and Tom got to come back the next day as co-champions. Tom came back because he was given less time than Paul.

Well, I am glad the show is prepared for moments like this!

Thanks for posting, I remember when that first aired. I believe at the beginning of the game they said they brought him back because of a questionable issue in another match where he lost. Mark me if I am wrong.

I mean I’d argue the dude who fainted during final jeopardy is just a tad more strange.

Tom Morris is my science teacher hahahhahaha I’m cracking up

"Tom is the first and only Jeopardy! player to return the next game following a loss. As the returning champion, Tom lost to Paul Thomas in game #5454, aired 2008-05-01, but because Alex Trebek gave Paul a little extra time to write down his winning Final Jeopardy! response on the backup paper card after Paul had trouble using the electronic tablet, it was determined that Tom may have been disadvantaged and should return. In #5455, aired 2008-05-02, Tom was again at the champion's podium and Paul took the middle podium. In that game, Tom defeated Paul and went on to play again."

@JCDragon2819

2 жыл бұрын

Let's just hope they fixed the tablet by that game.

Oui oui mon amie jemapelle Lafayette. The Lancelot of the Revolutionary Set! I came from afar just to say "bon soir" tell the King casse toi- who's the best? C'est moi!

@KConradG

7 жыл бұрын

Brrrah Brrraaah! I am Hercules Mulligan. Up in it, lovin' it. Yes I heard your mother said "Come again." Lock up your daughters and horses, of course it's hard to have intercourse over four sets of corsets.

@lacrimosa5213

7 жыл бұрын

NO MORE SEX! POUR ME ANOTHER BREW SON- Let's raise a couple more.. TO THE REVOLUTION!

@wojciechnowak2829

7 жыл бұрын

Good luck with that, you’re taking a stand You spit, imma sit We’ll see where we laand

@brooklynlopez3562

7 жыл бұрын

Boooo! Burr, the revolution's imminent. What do you stall for?

@Torriisinthehizz

6 жыл бұрын

if you stand for nothing burr, what do you fall for?

The most *ANXIOUS* winner ever.

"tom" is my science teacher xD

@benni244

10 жыл бұрын

Then can you ask him why he was shaking?

@zach6806

8 жыл бұрын

+Benny Two Forty Four He just won32000 dollar.

i remember this, they let the guy who came in second return for the next show because the winner could have thought of the answer (well, question) after the music stopped, although i don't think he did. trebek was pissed though.

I am sure that Standards & Practices would have checked the stylus and the equipment on that podium afterwards to verify that it really didn't work before they actually awarded any prize money.

I watch. jeopardy all the time and im surprised this does not happen more often

@Lmclean89

7 жыл бұрын

It can happen more often.. and it has. People play it smart and wager the lowest amount possible to win, whereas the other wages the highest possible.. So in some cases there can be a 1point win.

@WereWolvesAndDragons

7 жыл бұрын

I think they meant the person/pen fucking up and them having to write it down on paper

@vananderson2895

7 жыл бұрын

It happens. Most who know the answer early realize the monitor pen didn't work and just switch over to the card without anything being made of it. It's only when someone is writing it down at the very end and it doesn't work that they'll have to interrupt in order to let the person get it down on paper.

@sportsjefe

3 жыл бұрын

@@vananderson2895 He could've known the answer when the time started and still panicked when the pen stopped working.

I remember this show; I saw it. Tom had no reason to be pissed. They both got the right answer, but Paul had a lot more money going into final Jeopardy, and bet just enough to beat Tom had Tom bet everything (which is almost did). Standard strategy.

Hey that's my science teacher, Thomas morris

I remember watching this when it first aired with my dad, we felt so sorry for the poor guy his hands were shaking so bad! He was a really great contestant, nice guy :D

Boi this guy was my STEM teacher

Since Paul got extra time they gave paul and tom the chance to return. So don't say it is unfair

AHHHHHH MR MORRIS!!!!!! holy shit, that first dude was my 8th grade science teacher!!

The guy on the left looked angry that the middle guy was allowed a little more time.

omfg. He even calculated how much money to bet to piss off the guy beside him.

Could you imagine if Alex was like aww too bad times up

That wasn't that strange.

Ok, so the pen didn't work but what was so strange about it?

@dn7685

9 жыл бұрын

That's not really that strange though.

@lhagiduty

9 жыл бұрын

***** well he did the right thing since it is highly possible closest guy will wager all of his winnings. its not weird

@burtonater

8 жыл бұрын

+A really “The Big Dick” good person He did his arithmetic, and calculated the least amount of a wager that would guarantee him to win the game, providing he got the question correct. If he didn't get it correct, he would lose the least amount as possible (for the situation). Had the other guy bet all his money, he would have won by $1, which is specifically what he wanted.

Wow that other guy must be pissed! It's still funny though.

Tom doesn't even clap, lol.

@JohnDoe-rq9hr

5 жыл бұрын

PinkGlitter tits or gtfo

Looks to me like he wrote "who is alaa"

@rosarywmd

7 жыл бұрын

did you watch the video? Looked to me like his pen wasn't working - he got nervous - and had to write it on a card. What else was he supposed to do? Yell out at Alex that his pen wasn't working? You're like the 2nd graders I teach who can't retell a story completely.

He didn’t write it in question format so technically he should have had been awarded

**pauses at :15** Who is America's favorite fighting Frenchman? LAFAYETTE! Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette.

If it didn't write that is Jeopardy's fault not the contestant. He shouldn't have been given extra time true but he had to write it on the card because it is their own fault it didn't write. And why is Alex always so unsensitive? Stop shaking! This guy is very nervous on a show in front of millions and trying to win and not screw up and win money!

@gameshowguy2000

8 жыл бұрын

+Nicole Yeah, but since the pen stopped *while he was writing*, they told him to write his response on the index card.

Smart! He knew what the other guy would total if he doubled his score, but he risked only enough money to get above that value (actually assumed the guy would bet $1 more than he did). Did mental math, found the answer *and* dealt with the screen-writing-ability issue in seconds.

@orange_cow20

2 жыл бұрын

actually, you wager before the clue is revealed also, this is a very common trick to bet enough to beat the trailing contestant if they doubled by $1

Alex: You didn't write? Paul: I can't get it to write. Alex: Write it on the card in front of you please.

At least, he is a Jeopardy Champion.

People who say this was a cheat are stupid. He was able to clearly write on the card, so it couldn't have been him, it had to be the machine. If it wasn't the machine, then I'm sure they would not have aired the episode, because I'm sure they had people check and make sure there was legitimate malfunction. I know for a fact that a few game shows have had unaired episodes due to cheating.

@gameshowguy2000

8 жыл бұрын

+Litigious Society I agree. They're ready for anything like this...and it has happened in the past. Some have even switched from the pad to the card during the 30 seconds.

@kckcmctcrc

7 жыл бұрын

I don't even understand the title of the clip..."Strangest Ending Ever"? The guys pen wouldn't write...how is this so strange?

@eightball8008

7 жыл бұрын

kckcmctcrc don't be so easily deceived.. it was a mechanical revolt!

@kckcmctcrc

7 жыл бұрын

eightball8008 you know, you may be on to something there.

@ABCEasyas--

3 жыл бұрын

If there were to be any cheating, they’d be finished.

It didn't write? Then why was that scribble-scrabble there? No wonder Tom looked so mad.

@GaryLuKOTH

8 жыл бұрын

+Matthew Alexander Lemma I am assuming he is just pressing real hard or moving his pen quickly, trying to get it to write. There is probably some glitch in the game.

@sunnymoondog

6 жыл бұрын

I'm confused too

I see your point. I could install a pretty sick home theater. I'd be pretty excited about that.

tom and paul both came back the next day as untied co champions

Watching in 2015?

@JudgeJudith

3 жыл бұрын

No Roger it’s 2021

I can't believe how many people have watched and commented on this. Crazy!

@Justin_Bank

3 жыл бұрын

You seem to have a lot of former students in this comments section!

His shaking was excitement, which is obviously why he didn't begin to shake until after he see the other guys bet. Knowing he came out on top.

"Stop shaking".. Alright calm down, all you do is read the cards.

Where was Turd Ferguson?

@hdayejr

7 жыл бұрын

tyedyejedi your mama's bed

@dustybottoms8020

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah what do u want? It's a big foam hat it's funny!

@johncaash7868

5 жыл бұрын

He's with your mother Trebek

was he having a stroke?

@scaf5363

8 жыл бұрын

He was amazed because he won by 2 dollars

@priyap7041

7 жыл бұрын

I also think it may have been him going from "oh shit I lost by default because pen" to wow I won by 2 dollars. Thats a crazy emotional roller coaster in 2-5 minutes. I'd be shaking too...

@ryane269

7 жыл бұрын

Let me tell you, winning makes you shake too...

Whatever he wrote with the broken pen, it was still more legible than Drump's seismograph signature.

The wagers from the contestants are written down before the response. The pen probably malfunctioned when he was writing the response.

There's no risk if you absolutely know the answer.

@Vitorio582

2 жыл бұрын

Hey I know you

The guy on the left looks PISSED. I would be too.

@TheKYLEdavid

7 жыл бұрын

Because you lost fair and square?

@angelmanzanarez511

6 жыл бұрын

Josey Bojangles lol what do you mean sore loser he took it like a champ

A stranger ending was when all the contestants ended with $0.

How is this strange? I probably would fall to the ground shaking if I knew I won lol

@rieldebonk1044

4 жыл бұрын

I would of just said yay i won

Not strange at all!!! His pen didn't work digitally, so he had to write the answer down on paper. How is that "strange" ???🤔

@chrisk6668

3 жыл бұрын

It made sense to me.

@sportsjefe

3 жыл бұрын

Because even now tons of people think he cheated.

@dibber43

3 жыл бұрын

@@sportsjefe No he didn't!!!

His actions were strange on nation net work,,but Allen still allow or granted this weirdo to become Jeopardy champ.

how can someone thinks he cheats? he just did some mental arithmetic to figure out the most optimal bet.

That was the Strangest Moment in Game show history. Who's with me?

@elchamber

9 жыл бұрын

No. I saw one where the it was a live game show and someone pulled a gun.

Is he shaking so violently because he cheated and feels nervous?

@BlackNGoldRules

10 жыл бұрын

Nah, he didn't cheat. You could see he was starting to write that answer when the pen stopped working. Probably got shaken up by it happening to him.

@ChiSwagg420

10 жыл бұрын

lmao he didnt cheat you gotta calculate the adding or subtracting to STILL come out on top

@MacieJay

10 жыл бұрын

Balls Chinean the wager is not the issue here.

@geraldtran1801

6 жыл бұрын

Hi macie, fancy seeing you here on a random youtube video

@briannaelizabeth1037

6 жыл бұрын

Macie Jay "lg

he was shaking so he couldn't write, but he could write on the card

My question is: How did he get away with not writing the answer in the form of a question on the paper?

@gameshowguy2000

5 жыл бұрын

He did write it in the form of a question. Did you not see it?

@sportsjefe

3 жыл бұрын

"Who is..." is put in before the clue is revealed, so he doesn't have to 're-write' it on the card.

Who is ALLAH?!

They should have made him go first just to make sure he didn't cheat

@inter5123

7 жыл бұрын

Sachin Nair he didnt cheat lol

@TheKYLEdavid

7 жыл бұрын

He wrote his answer before anyone revealed

@michaelball1010

7 жыл бұрын

that wouldn't have changed anything. If he already copied off of someone else, it doesn't matter when he goes...

@sachinnair1613

7 жыл бұрын

Michael Ball he could've heard the correct answer from another player and written it down

@TheKYLEdavid

7 жыл бұрын

Sachin Nair They would've noticed his hand moving. There are cameras everywhere.

So strange. The guy with the most money going into to final jeopardy won.

he won by $2

wasn't this the guy cheating by copying the ladies paper on his left?

@gameshowguy2000

8 жыл бұрын

+Justyn He did *not* cheat.

or he was looking at the ladys answer AKA Cheating

@Callumbuddy

9 жыл бұрын

There are dividers to prevent that from happening.

You sir are a mathematical genius.

Nothing more strange than Cliff Clavin losing $22k big ones.

His pen worked just fine. He's just a gimpy weirdo.

J-archive.cm says the electronic pen malfunction that had Paul Thomas writing his correct Final Jeopardy “Lafayette” response on a card was “Jeopardy!” ep. #5454, airing 5/1/08-with Thomas competing against Tom Morris and Melanie Harrington. In 2012, the Raleigh,NC TV market had WTVD (ABC 11) airing “Jeopardy!” at 7:00 PM opposite a local newscast on WNCN (NBC 17), sometimes anchored by Melanie Sanders. Contestants on ep. # 5452, airing 4/29/01, were Tom Morris, Ric Leach and Gilah Pomeranz

His reaction at the end kills me every time lol

I'd be shaking like a leaf too after an incident like that considering a life changing amount of money is on the line

The pens have a habit of breaking.

The machine seemed to have worked when he was putting down his wager!! Tom knew he was going to get screwed

@sizzle3207

9 жыл бұрын

Have you ever watched the show? You make your wager before you see the question

After, they reveal the final jeopardy topic, they write down the wagers during the commercial break.

I like the way the sharpie wrights on the paparr

@KaeAlexandria I never realized that, thank you for enlightening me. Do they get the topics their going to be quizzed on?

that guy looks like penn gillette

Tom is my 8th grade science teacher

Nice to know that Jeopardy have a pen and paper always on standby when their pen doesn't work.

at least they are prepared for when something like this happens.

He didn't write it in the form of a question on the card.

Not strange. Despite anxiety, excitement, and possible pen malfunction, the guy WON. Learn from this guy. Thank you ❤️

I remember seeing this as a kid and I was so confused as well!

he looks like penn from penn and teller

No cheating fair win he did not look at her answer

"What is Some French Guy" Technically, that is correct!

he only started shaking after the opponent on his right's score was announced at 31,999. At that point he knew he had won.

But... you can visibly see the malfunction. The pen starts drawing lines straight down on its own. Most people can't draw a line that straight even if they are trying.