“Jeopardy!” is making some changes for their upcoming 40th season amid the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike.
20.07.2023 - 19:35 / foxnews.com
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.
In one round, the 49-year-old and his partner only got seven words correct. A fan on the Reddit page for "Jeopardy!" flagged the episode for others, writing, "Ken on ‘Pyramid’ today. It was a shocking result too.
He actually lost twice to Mario Cantone. I can't believe it." Another claimed to have been at a taping of "Jeopardy!" where Jennings spoke with the audience about appearing on a previous episode of "Pyramid," and mentioned the result of his matchup with Cantone. "He told us he had since taped another episode and did not do as well the second time, then swore us to secrecy.
I’ve kept the secret until now," the person wrote. While some were surprised the 74-game and multimillion-dollar winning Jennings lost on a game show, others noted the game was different. "It was the luck of the draw.
He and his partner in each round chose categories that were slightly trickier. Could have gone either way," a commenter wrote. Another noted, "Mario is great at this game.
It was a very even matchup." Jennings continues to work on his home turf, hosting "Jeopardy!" on an alternating schedule with Mayim Bialik, who recently took a step back during the writer's strike. Fans seem to prefer Jennings’ hosting over Bialik and regularly call for him to go full-time. "Please make Ken the only permanent host," one
.“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.
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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.
sparked a conversation on social media by suggesting that the show would be far more “accessible” for potential contestants if the cost of travel weren’t so high. “Personally, I think covering travel/lodging would make the show accessible to a wider range of contestants,” Goldstein wrote.
There are some big changes coming to Jeopardy!
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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!" 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.
“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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reposted a screenshot of an article from Fox News about Anji Nyquist, a “Jeopardy!” champion who had been named the “hottest contestant ever” by fans and recently spoke about their requests for her to join OnlyFans. The article had used a solo photo of Jennings at his hosting desk to accompany the headline — which he clearly got a kick out of.“Let me stress that I haven’t made my decision yet,” the host joked in a message on the social media platform.The Post has reached out to Jennings’ representatives for comment (and perhaps a decision).In response, some game show fans seemed to be intrigued by the potential of a Jennings’ OnlyFans page.Let me stress that I haven’t made my decision yet.
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Anji Nyquist won the long-running trivia show on July 5.The Minneapolis, Minnesota native recently got candid in an interview about how after her win, viewers reached out to her with wild requests.After her game show appearance, Nyquist had done a “Q & A” segment on her Instagram so her fans could get to know her better.“I did an ‘ask me anything,'” she told The Sun recently. “And there were a lot of people who asked, ‘Would you do an OnlyFans? It would be really popular.’”While she was “flattered” by the inquiry, she was a tad freaked out by the variety of weird responses.She added: “You’re gonna get some nice people, and you’re gonna get some creeps.
video posted to social media.Jennings admitted he had an interesting journey to make it to “Jeopardy!”“I had never tried out, but it was the full season, like a full year went by, and I thought my eligibility had expired,” he shared.A confused Sopher asked him to clarify, “What do you mean you never tried out?”“Well, I did try. I tried out once and about a year later, I finally got the call,” Jennings explained.
fans are fed up that some of the show’s contestants are getting some pretty “easy” questions wrong on the game show.Amid a rash of recent controversies, fans flooded Twitter this week to blast their frustration after contestants Dennis Leung, Kathy Barkey and Ittai Sopher, two-day champion, missed several questions throughout every round of the show.“Whoa! What was up with the folks on #Jeopardy tonight?” one Twitter user ranted. “For people of that caliber, those were some pretty basic questions that no one was getting…”A separate Twitter user claimed that host Ken Jennings looked “annoyed at the contestants fluffing some pretty easy questions.”Another user raged on Monday: “Holy s–t! I keep saying the Final #Jeopardy clues keep getting easier, but today’s takes the cake.
"Jeopardy!" fans are fed up that some of the show's contestants are getting some pretty "easy" questions wrong on the game show. After Wednesday night's episode, fans flooded Twitter with their frustration after contestants Dennis Leung, Kathy Barkey and Ittai Sopher, two-day champion, missed several questions throughout every round of the show.