And ABC's sitcoms continue to struggle, because why should viewers bother to get attached to them when they'll likely just be jerked around and cancelled?

Granted, Texas was part of the Confederacy and is historically part of the South, but when most people think of Southern state capitals today, I don't think Austin springs immediately to mind.

I have a nitpick with the clue for referring to Austin as Southern. I think of that area of the country as Midwestern or Southwestern, calling it Southern might have thrown the players off.

Jeopardy! thread for Tue., Dec. 10 - Due to technical difficulties, didn’t get to see this episode, but online recaps tell me that champ Craig trailed Meredith going into this Final:

This paradise is called Carl's Jr. in 15 states nationwide.

Jeopardy! thread for Mon., Dec. 9 - Champ Craig had this game well in hand most of the way and took a runaway lead into this Final:

And it even managed to get a third season without the massive bump that comes from A.V. Club weekly reviews! Amazing!

RON PAUL 2012 RON PAUL 2012 RON PAUL 2012

College winner, teachers winner, 13 highest number of game winners with earnings being the tiebreaker (three win minimum).

Mad Men subtlety? This is Showtime, never gonna happen.

aka "Love Story Disease", which is the MAD movie spoof I clearly remember that pointed out how much better looking women in movies get when they are deathly ill.

For some reason, one of our local fast food franchises thinks it's great idea to make an ice cream sandwich out of Pop Tarts.

"Are there bears in Chicago? Should we be worried about bears? Answer: Yes, you should always be worried about bears, always."

Carlos should still be in good shape though, since they aren't likely to have 13 four-time-or-higher champs and he'll almost surely be the top qualifier among three-time champs.

At least more people are still watching it than Hostages…so it's got that going for it.

My understanding is that it's by games won, with winnings being the tiebreaker.

I imagine you're seeing the Eagles game. So far the Lions are on pace to break the NFL record for team fumbles in a game, but are still leading 8-0!

Maybe you could make a case for Carlos betting everything in the faint hope that Craig would bet enough to result in a tie if Carlos was correct and Craig missed. But Carlos held onto a dollar, so it made no sense at all.

They also forgot to mention that there's a big-ass football game on tonight between two 9-3 teams, the Panthers and Saints.

When it became obvious that the contestants didn't have the slightest idea what the clue was referring to, I just had to pause the recording for a few moments to let my rage simmer down.