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The phrase '''''Jeopardy!'' with teams''' (or "'''Quizbowl is like ''Jeopardy!'' with teams'''") is commonly used to describe the premise of quizbowl to those who are unfamiliar, especially at recruiting events like club fairs. The phrase is meant to take advantage of people's awareness with the show to succinctly convey concepts like the [[buzzer]] and the presence of [[academic]] content, but should be used with caution due to the many differences that they have.

With the introduction of the team-based All-Star Games in 2019, ''Jeopardy!'' also satisfies the category of "''Jeopardy!'' with teams", though unsurprisingly this involves a very different format.</onlyinclude>

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American TV show ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' is the mainstream game show that most closely resembles the format and content of quizbowl - though other games like ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'', ''Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?'', and ''The Chase'' have some overlap in terms of content, ''Jeopardy!'' is the only competition to have head-to-head competition featuring a buzzer with any significant fraction of academic content. Even when this phrase isn't used in recruitment many new players immediately make the connection themselves, with answers in ''Jeopardy!'''s format ("What is [answer]?") being very common at early [[practices]].

Describing quizbowl as "''Jeopardy!'' with teams" is meant to circumvent the initial barrier of describing the [[rules]] and intricacies of quizbowl by drawing an analogy. This is primarily successful because ''Jeopardy!'' does legitimately share things in common with quizbowl and because many of the people who would be interested in quizbowl have some interest in ''Jeopardy!'' as well. However, employing this method creates a new barrier: explaining the exact ways in which quizbowl differs from "''Jeopardy!'' with teams". Differences in how to answer questions are a minor detail compared to the larger issue of ''Jeopardy!'' being intended for the general public and having [[apyramidal]] questions featuring large amounts of [[pop culture]] and [[trivia]]. Many of these characteristics are fundamentally antithetical to the concept of "[[good quizbowl]]", which (among other things) seeks to allow players to differentiate themselves based on their level of [[knowledge]] and not just their [[buzzer speed]].

More relevantly to [[outreach]], drawing comparisons between quizbowl and ''Jeopardy!'' is liable to leave many recruits feeling disappointed or lied to because they came expecting a format where they could answer short questions on sports and "potent potables" and were instead forced to listen to paragraphs about the Council of Trent. It is simply the case that many people are interested in ''Jeopardy!'' and not interested in quizbowl, and it is in everyone's best interests that the game is presently as honestly and directly as possible.

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-The phrase '''''Jeopardy!'' with teams''' (or "'''Quizbowl is like ''Jeopardy!'' with teams'''") is commonly used to describe the premise of quizbowl to those who are unfamiliar, especially at [[recruiting]] events like club fairs. The phrase is meant to take advantage of people's awareness with the show to succinctly convey concepts like the [[buzzer]] and the presence of [[academic]] content, but should be used with caution due to the many differences that they have.
+The phrase '''''Jeopardy!'' with teams''' (or "'''Quizbowl is like ''Jeopardy!'' with teams'''") is commonly used to describe the premise of quizbowl to those who are unfamiliar, especially at [[recruiting]] events like club fairs. The phrase is meant to take advantage of people's awareness with popular game show ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' to succinctly convey concepts like the [[buzzer]] and the presence of [[academic]] content, but should be used with caution due to the many differences that they have.
 With the introduction of the team-based All-Star Games in 2019, ''Jeopardy!'' also satisfies the category of "''Jeopardy!'' with teams", though unsurprisingly this involves a very different format.</onlyinclude>

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 American TV show ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' is the mainstream game show that most closely resembles the format and content of quizbowl - though other games like ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'', ''Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?'', and ''The Chase'' have some overlap in terms of content, ''Jeopardy!'' is the only competition to have head-to-head competition featuring a buzzer with any significant fraction of academic content. Even when this phrase isn't used in recruitment many new players immediately make the connection themselves, with answers in ''Jeopardy!'''s format ("What is [answer]?") being very common at early [[practices]].
-Describing quizbowl as "''Jeopardy!'' with teams" is meant to circumvent the initial barrier of describing the [[rules]] and intricacies of quizbowl by drawing an analogy. This is primarily successful because ''Jeopardy!'' does legitimately share things in common with quizbowl and because many of the people who would be interested in quizbowl have some interest in ''Jeopardy!'' as well. However, employing this method creates a new barrier: explaining the exact ways in which quizbowl differs from "''Jeopardy!'' with teams". Differences in how to answer questions are a minor detail compared to the larger issue of ''Jeopardy!'' being intended for the general public and having [[apyramidal]] questions featuring large amounts of [[pop culture]] and [[trivia]]. Many of these characteristics are fundamentally antithetical to the concept of "[[good quizbowl]]", which (among other things) seeks to allow players to differentiate themselves based on their level of [[knowledge]] and not just their [[buzzer speed]].
+Describing quizbowl as "''Jeopardy!'' with teams" is meant to circumvent the initial barrier of describing the [[rules]] and intricacies of quizbowl by drawing an analogy. This is primarily successful because ''Jeopardy!'' does legitimately share things in common with quizbowl and because many of the people who would be interested in quizbowl have some interest in ''Jeopardy!'' as well. However, employing this method creates a new barrier: explaining the exact ways in which quizbowl differs from "''Jeopardy!'' with teams". Differences in answer format are minor compared to the larger issue of ''Jeopardy!'' being intended for the general public and having [[apyramidal]] questions featuring large amounts of [[pop culture]] and [[trivia]]. Many of these characteristics are fundamentally antithetical to the concept of "[[good quizbowl]]", which (among other things) seeks to allow players to differentiate themselves based on their level of [[knowledge]] and not just their [[buzzer speed]].
 More relevantly to [[outreach]], drawing comparisons between quizbowl and ''Jeopardy!'' is liable to leave many recruits feeling disappointed or lied to because they came expecting a format where they could answer short questions on sports and "potent potables" and were instead forced to listen to paragraphs about the Council of Trent. It is simply the case that many people are interested in ''Jeopardy!'' and not interested in quizbowl, and it is in everyone's best interests that the game is presently as honestly and directly as possible.