1986, Shane Black, Lethal Weapon (released 1987), scene 12, Warner Bros.
Murtaugh: Honey, what’s this on my tie?
She looks.
Trish: An ugly spot?
Murtaugh: Thanks. Sharp as a pin.
Trish: I’m thinking of going on ‘Jeopardy’.

1999, Kenneth Lonergan and Peter Tolan, analyze this, Warner Bros.
Ben: You know, normally a patient wouldn’t smoke or drink during a session.
Vitti: (blowing smoke) That’s an interesting fact I’ll have to remember if I’m ever on ‘Jeopardy’.

[…] after Wheel we’d watch Jeopardy which again she was much better at than me […] and after Jeopardy we’d watch prime-time lineup—usually NBC because she likes their sitcoms better […]

The poor condition of the vehicle put its occupants in constant jeopardy.

It seemed to me I could do something in that vein with my characters: the ticking clock, dire jeopardy, quick changes of fortune, small acts having huge consequences.

When Obinna was red carded shortly after for a ridiculous kick on Larsson it seemed as though West Ham's hopes of reaching Wembley, and in turn Grant's of keeping his job, lay in serious jeopardy.

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