The Mighty Quinn Media Machine (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
... Wednesday at the age of 76. In what field did he originally become famous? 3. A contestant named Jeff Kirby appeared on "Jeopardy" recently, but his third-place prize was revoked by producers, for something that hadn't happened in the show's history. What was it? 4. Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson shared the Nobel Prize for 2009 in this field, it was announed last week....
New York Post (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
The answer is: Jeff Kirby. Question: Who is an embarrassment for Alex Trebek? Kirby is the contestant from California who was cast on "Jeopardy!" twice, violating the rules of the long-running game show. He finished in third place when he ap...
Line Out (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
Congrats to Seattle's Black Breath for signing to the prestigious Southern Lord label. The Stranger 's Jeff Kirby wrote this about Black Breath in 2007: Black Breath are dirtbags. They drink a lot—most of them at least—and they will break your lawn furniture if you give them the chance. The grime that covers their existence comes through strongly in their music; it's like...
PopEater Music Blog (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Filed under: Gut Reactions , Highbrow , TV News When contestant Jeff Kirby appeared on 'Jeopardy!' this week, loyal fans poured out to reveal he was cast twice, violating the rules of the game show. He first appeared on 'Jeopardy!' show in 1999, and under the rules, contestants are not permitted ... Read more Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
TV Squad (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
The rules of Jeopardy clearly state that you are not eligible to be on the show if you have appeared on the show already (unless it's a special show and the producers choose you). So why was Jeff Kirby allowed to be on the show this past Monday when he was already on the show in 1999? BuzzerBlog has all the details on how he tricked the Jeopardy producers . Seems he, well, left off some...
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory do not have daylight saving. In March 2009, WA ended a three-year daylight saving trial ahead of a defeated referendum. "If you went to bed at the usual time last night then shifted to wake at the usual time today, you've lost an hour sleep," Sleep Disorders Australia spokesperson Jeff Kirby said."After a few days, Australians in...
