Pat Sajak: I Was Drunk on Wheel of Fortune So Many Times

Wheel of Fortune host and stealth tea partier Pat Sajak gave an interview to ESPN 2's Dan Le Batard and revealed that he and Vanna White used to get so drunk on the set of their show, they "had trouble recognizing the alphabet."
How a Geek Cracked the Jeopardy! Code
Roger Craig had never been on Jeopardy! before, but by the end of his first day of taping, he'd won five games in a row, the most lucrative day for any contestant in the show's history, including the most lucrative game in the show's history. His secret? A web app that modeled the show's all too predictable question…
Alex Trebek Makes a Surprisingly Good Drag Queen
Last night on Jeopardy!'s Tournament of Champions, a giddy Alex Trebek dressed up in Metropolitan Opera costumes for a trippy category on "Operatic Costumes." Now that we have seen America's most robotic game show host vamping in a Le Comte Ory nun costume, are we ready for the gender-bending Rapture? [Jeopardy, …
Pastor's Wife Wrong About Mainstream Sperm-Swallowing Habits
Here's Magen, a pastor's wife, up on the Family Feud, answering a question about "things you put in your mouth but don't swallow" with the word, "sperm." A pastor's wife! Saying that word! On the television, which kids sometimes watch. The end of our depraved species is nigh.
Here's a Video of People Falling Down on the Last Wipeout
Wipeout is a game show on ABC in which contestants tackle "the world's largest obstacle course" in the hopes of escaping with $50,000. More often than not, though, they leave with nothing but bumps and bruises. Watching these poor saps fall down in every way imaginable is the most entertaining thing about Wipeout,…
Tonight's Wheel of Fortune Contestants Were Extra Horrible
On tonight's Wheel of Fortune, the last puzzle—an "On the Map" one—was "Auckland, New Zealand." Not too difficult, right? Think again! Watch as all three contestants mess this one up, even with only one letter omitted. Sigh.
Bow Before Your Jeopardy-Playing Computer God
Computers are officially better than humans at Jeopardy. IBM's supercomputer Watson beat out Jeopardy champs Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter for a second night in a row—without even being connected to the Internet! A few embarrassing missteps (answering "Dorothy Parker" instead of "The Elements of Style" on a Daily…
Mysterious Japanese TV Show: Kittens in Bowls
I do not know the rationale behind this mysterious Japanese TV show where dozens of kittens are set loose in a room full of casserole dishes in which they must curl up and sleep. I do not know if the rationale matters.
Jeopardy!-Playing Computer Messes Up Big Time
Last night, we told you about Watson, the IBM-created, Jeopardy!-playing computer, currently engaged in a three-day battle against former champs Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter. The category for tonight's final clue was "U.S. Cities." How did Watson do? Badly!
Jeopardy-Playing Computer Shows No Mercy
Did you see IBM's Jeopardy-playing computer, Watson, play against show champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter tonight? (You may have been thinking "What black magick is this, that a talking box should play at being human?" yet verily, I tell you, it is no black magick but a "Mechanical Turk" fastened of steel and…
