Drew Carey Quotes

You know, another thing people don't realize is that there's a ton of luck in 'Jeopardy.'

I think what makes 'Jeopardy!' special is that, among all the quiz and game shows out there, ours tends to encourage learning.

I tried out for 'Jeopardy' once, when they came to Cleveland, but I didn't make it.

I remember one of my last shows, the Final Jeopardy! clue was something like 'These two boys' names are top 10 boys' names in the U.S., they both end with the same letter, and they're both names of Jesus' apostles.' Now, obviously that's not a knowable fact.

'Jeopardy!' contestant Ken Jennings' winning streak has been nothing short of remarkable.

I'm biased, but I think 'Jeopardy!' is the best game around, and getting more eyeballs on it is great in my book.

I'm always really confident when I play 'Jeopardy.'

The story I get the biggest kick out of is when my name and e-mail appeared on 'Jeopardy' a couple of years ago. My mother was a faithful viewer, and she said she was happy that they finally had an answer she knew the question to.

You wouldn't think it would make a ton of sense, but I've been on Jeopardy! for over 20 years now, so it's kind of like going home.

On 'The Chase,' I don't know what questions are going to appear, so they deliberately try and catch me out.

You can never get enough of 'Jeopardy.'

I believe the 'Jeopardy!' test is more difficult than being a contestant on the program.

You watch an old 'Jeopardy!' and the categories alone are very plain. 'Poetry,' or 'Movies,' or 'Physics.' If you watch it now, though, there'll be a theme board where the categories are all Hitchcock movies. Lots more jokes, lots more high-concept categories and questions.

My total winnings after 14 appearances were $129,000.

I know about lots of things that have nothing to do with being Asian, that you would never guess from looking at me. I know all about musical theater. I could go on 'Jeopardy!' and knock off the whole Broadway show tunes category. Also the whole Bible stories category.

Most producers I've known were writers first, and writing is a vital part of any game show. You could easily argue that the writing is the key ingredient that makes 'Jeopardy!' so great.

We're quite fortunate on 'The Chase,' we get to sit very still and you can concentrate on one thing at one time - the questions.

Jeopardy' is an institution, and people know what to expect from it and what the game's about.

You know, 'Jeopardy' has been on the air for 30 years, I don't see why HQ can't run for 30 years.

Both individual skill (art) and chance are important factors in determining success or failure.

Luck is the grand equalizer.

Everyone gets lucky once in a while, but no one is consistently lucky.

If there weren't luck involved, I would win every time.

I have been a lucky man. But someone has to be.

I've seen so many thousands of hands that I am just going to be right more often than most people.