Fact: My roommate and I are obsessed with Jeopardy.
We each actively try to make it home in time for 7 PM to watch it live. One of my biggest motivations for getting DVR was the ability to watch recorded Jeopardy shows whenever the mood strikes me.
In addition to all the interesting facts I've learned (or miraculously already knew) from Jeopardy, by far the most surprising one has been that contestants never have the same name.
Statistically, this doesn't seem possible. I have gone through 16 years of schooling and there was always a Michael P./Michael D./Michael M. or (less fortunately for me) a Sarah A./Sarah T./Sarah G.
There are enough common names in American culture that it doesn't seem possible for there to never to be a duplicate name. Think about it: even if the producers choose three uniquely-named contestants, there is always a returning champion. How is it possible that this returning champion never shares a name with a fellow contestant?!
Conspiracy.
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