“Jeopardy!” is making some changes for their upcoming 40th season amid the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike.
25.07.2023 - 15:39 / foxnews.com
"Jeopardy!" fans are typically quick to comment when contestants are not able to answer clues correctly, but it's rare that host Ken Jennings has something to say about it. On last night's episode of the popular game show, Jennings introduced a category titled "My Would-Be VP," which featured clues about vice presidential candidates in failed election campaigns.
When the $800 clue was shown to be Paul Ryan, all three contestants failed to answer that he ran as Mitt Romney's vice presidential pick. One contestant, Ian, buzzed in but floundered, unable to come up with the correct response before time ran out.
The other two players did not buzz in at all, and when time ran out on the clue, Jennings gave them the correct answer. "How soon we forget," he added before quickly continuing on with the show.
As he implied, it has not been that long since Mitt Romney ran for president – it was in the 2012 election when he chose future Speaker of the House Paul Ryan as his running mate, just 11 years ago. Fans were also surprised that this turned out to be such a difficult clue for the contestants.
“Jeopardy!” is making some changes for their upcoming 40th season amid the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike.
revealed plans for the upcoming season amid the ongoing Hollywood writers’ strike — drawing criticism from veteran champion James Holzhauer.During the “Inside Jeopardy!” podcast on Monday, Davies said the long-running quiz show will use recycled material and feature former contestants in Season 40.“If you don’t have time to listen, here’s the executive summary of today’s announcement,” Holzhauer, 39, wrote Monday on the platform X, formerly known as Twitter, as he shared a link to the podcast.“1:00-2:00: Jeopardy’s writers are invaluable and we couldn’t produce the show without them,” he continued. “2:00-15:00: Here is how we will produce the upcoming season without them.”If you don’t have time to listen, here’s the executive summary of today’s announcement:1:00-2:00: Jeopardy’s writers are invaluable and we couldn’t produce the show without them2:00-15:00: Here is how we will produce the upcoming season without themhttps://t.co/w6XzbTXutVThe Post reached out to representatives for Holzhauer and “Jeopardy!” for comment.The professional sports gambler won 32 consecutive games in 2019 and prevailed in this year’s “Jeopardy! Masters” tournament.He comes second only to the show’s host, Ken Jennings, for the highest winnings in regular season play.
is making some changes for their upcoming 40th season amid the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike.Showrunner Michael Davies shared an update on the long-running trivia show — hosted by Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings — on Monday's episode of the podcast, sharing that the show's fall season will re-use questions and bring back past runners-up to compete again.«I believe, principally, that it would not be fair to have new contestants making their first appearance on the Alex Trebek Stage with non-original material,» Davies explained. «We’re going to open the season with a second chance tournament for players from season 37 who lost their initial game.
Hollywood writers strike.Davies explained that it “wouldn’t be fair to have new contestants making their first appearance” on the show with material that isn’t original or that was written pre-strike.“So we decided that really we needed to invite back and give a second chance in general to players who probably thought that their chance to come back and play on the Alex Trebek stage had gone forever,” he said on the “Inside Jeopardy!” podcast. “We’re going to open the season with a second chance tournament for players from Season 37 who lost their initial game, and winners from that will advance to a Season 37 and Season 38 champions wild card,” he continued.
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Selome Hailu On Monday’s episode of the “Jeopardy!” podcast “Inside Jeopardy!,” showrunner Michael Davies clarified how the trivia series would proceed with its fall season amid the ongoing WGA strike and announced a sweetening of the pot for second and third-place winners. “I believe, principally, that it would not be fair to have new contestants making their first appearance on the Alex Trebek Stage with non-original material,” Davies said.
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stated they would not participate amid the ongoing Hollywood writers strike.However, new “Jeopardy!” episodes will be produced in the fall with material penned by Writers Guild of America (WGA) members before the strike began in May.“Jeopardy! never had any intention of producing a Tournament of Champions for Season 39 until the strike is resolved,” a show spokesperson confirmed to The Post on Wednesday. The statement continued, “Further, no contestants from Season 39 have been contacted regarding their availability for any postseason tournaments, including the ToC.
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“Jeopardy!” champion Ray Lalonde announced last week that he would not cross the picket line to participate in this season’s “Tournament of Champions” if the ongoing Hollywood writers’ strike continues into the fall. “As a supporter of the trade union movement, a union member’s son and a proud union member myself I have informed the show’s producers that if the strike remains unresolved I will not cross a picket line to play in the tournament of champions,” Lalonde wrote in a Reddit post in the r/Jeopardy forum.The Toronto contender explained more about his decision to The Post on Monday, describing that he had heard rumblings about the show’s taping plans from “industry insiders” on Facebook.
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Ken Jennings may be a master at "Jeopardy!" but he’s not unbeatable when it comes to game shows. The "Jeopardy!" host appeared on this week’s episode of ABC’s "The $100,000 Pyramid," where celebrities team up with contestants to try to guess a word based on their teammate’s clues. Jennings’ team faced off against comedian and "Sex and the City" star Mario Cantone in two rounds with two different contestants and lost both times.
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