[nickcarraway]

Beat me to it. The idea that Jeopardy is some kind of intellectual high-ground is a joke.

I don't think the point is it's an intellectual high ground, it's just that people think it's higher than most the other dreck on television. Admittedly, no a high bar.

[Steve_Seattle]

Fair enough. I won’t mention the person, but someone I regard as a ditz could probably swamp me on Jeapardy because she is tuned-in to popular culture - movies, TV, and pop music.