Comments on: What is Phoenix? It's a Mars Mission Question on Jeopardy!

By: Pedro

Pedro — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:39:55 +0000

Hello.

It's not substancial but… being correctly answered is really the issue, Rue.

That brings it to my question:
What is the origin of the name of the misson?

By: Rui Borges

Rui Borges — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:22:42 +0000

The of Phoenix being a mission with such passion and the will to pass that same passion to the general public has, undoubtfuly, to credited to Peter Smith, Phoenix PI, a true heart and soul explorer, if others were like him we would have humans watching Jeopardy! on Mars already…

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:01:15 +0000

Very nice davin.

Was anyone else reminded of the imperial probe droid from empire strikes back?

By: Basil

Basil — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:29:23 +0000

I was there! I watched Jeopardy the night that question aired…and got it right!
My dad never misses Jeopardy and he always 'bets it all' on Final Jeopardy. It's tradition: as soon as Alex reports the subject for Final Jeopardy, you must say "I bet it all!", confidently portraying to the world that you, surely, know anything and everything about the subject he has just revealed. Upon failing to get the right response 30 seconds later, you must shrug and say "Oh well, maybe tomorrow" or "That's what I meant".

By: Timber

Timber — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:16:35 +0000

Thanks Davin, well done

By: Davin

Davin — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:35:23 +0000

Phoenix is also the subject of a new musical tribute I just finished up:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGSjZVNibqU

Enjoy!

Davin

By: Rue

Rue — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:26:21 +0000

"It's not clear from the Phoenix news release whether it was answered correctly or not"

You mean questioned correctly…