Jeopardy’s much buzzed-about IBM Challenge scored monumental ratings this week, out-rating every show on tv Wednesday night except American Idol. So how can Jeopardy possibly top the classic Humans-vs-Computer Challenge? We have 6 Suggestions:
1. The Kitten Challenge
You loved Man vs. Machine, but what about Man vs. [RECORD SCRATCH] MEOW??? Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter take on their most dauntingly adorable challenge yet: 20 Kittens inside a huge Jeopardy-podium-shaped playpen who get questions right whenever they accidentally hit the buzzer and it’s hilarious because they think they’re people. I’ll take AWWWW for 200, Alex!
2. Jeopardy Shore
G-T-L becomes G-T…Jeopardy as the stars of Jersey Shore (or easily replicated facsimiles of them, if they can’t get the rights) square off to answer questions like “George Washington? Little f***in’ pale but I’d DOem!” until a producer-aided fight breaks out after every three questions.
3. NCIS: Jeopardy
One-hour episodes of Jeopardy that air on CBS during primetime and generate enormous ratings from parents who don’t really know or care how to change channels, even though no one totally knows what the show is about beyond the few seconds teased during NFL games.
4. The Bieber Challenge
A regular week of Jeopardy with regular human contestants, but Justin Bieber’s there. Not always in-studio, but they do cut to footage of him once or twice an episode in the middle of questions whenever the ratings drop below Idol’s.
5. Champs vs. Chimps
Exactly like the Kitten Challenge but with a chimp in a suit and tiny spectacles.
6. The Robot Challenge
Ken Jennings fights a giant, indestructible robot. Self-explanatory.
