“In theory, you can win as much as $566,400 on a single episode of Jeopardy, assuming you got every clue and maxed out every Daily Double.” It turns out you can also win with just one buck. The Ringer: An Anatomy of the Worst Game in Jeopardy History.

+ Serious Cornhole. “You might think of cornhole as a lighthearted lawn game, but it actually has a professional league, a family of stars, and some budding momentum. Really.” (I’m nostalgic for the days when this would have been the most ridiculous news of the week.)

+ Dogs really do turn on the puppy eyes when humans look at them, according to researchers studying canine facial expressions. (This is probably a decent time to consider the possibility that we have too many researchers…)