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Esteemed Contributor
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What are your thoughts about #JeopardyLaura?

Is she the most annoying Jeopardy! contestant of all time?

 

Is it an intentional upspeak/accent, or does she come by it naturally?

 

I was surprised to learn that she's an attorney.  Poor jury and judge!  I feel like she does it on purpose to get her moment in the spotlight.  Surely, she can control it! 

 

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/11/24/is-this-woman-most-hated-jeopardy-contestant-ever/

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Re: What are your thoughts about #JeopardyLaura?

Here is another article:  

 

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/jeopardy-winner-marietta-becomes-overnight-twitter/npT4t/

 

There are some videos on YouTube where people are watching and providing commentary.  

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Re: What are your thoughts about #JeopardyLaura?

@wildcat fan

What is #annoying?

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Re: What are your thoughts about #JeopardyLaura?

She's certainly not the most annoying jeopardy contestant ever.  Yes, she has an affected pattern of speech. It was hardly noticeable during the interviews.  It was more pronounced when she was selecting dollar amounts ending in the word hundredddd.  It reminds me of the way Thurston Howell III talked (or what I think of as the country club set).  I doubt she does it on purpose now.  I think it's a learned pattern of speech and she has it now, for better or worse.  I can't believe it generated this much controversy.

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Re: What are your thoughts about #JeopardyLaura?

First time that I can remember ever thinking if she wins, I can't watch again!

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Re: What are your thoughts about #JeopardyLaura?

I had to turn it off. She drove me nuts.

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Re: What are your thoughts about #JeopardyLaura?

I didn't hear it (volume down).  However, I would think her feelings would be hurt.  But maybe she doesn't care.  She'll laugh all of the way to the bank.

 

The problem is that she's a real person and I wonder what her freinds say about it.  Just saying.

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Re: What are your thoughts about #JeopardyLaura?

Looks like her winning streak ended tonight.  Lots of publicity for just two wins!  

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Re: What are your thoughts about #JeopardyLaura?

I didn't hear it but maybe she talked that way for the publicity.  I don't know.

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Re: What are your thoughts about #JeopardyLaura?

Annoyin-gah!

 

Seemed to me when Alex interviewed her the last time, he asked a question and as she was ending her answer, he'd kind of cut her off.

 

Maybe I only imagined he would do that to her.Woman LOL