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Mattea Roach’s Jeopardy win streak has come to an end, bringing her to fifth place in the game show’s all-time earnings and winning streaks. Roach, a 23-year-old tutor from Toronto, tapped out at 23 wins when she fell a dollar short to Georgia’s Danielle Maurer on Friday night, after coming in second place at $15,559, behind Maurer’s $15,600. The final […]
History-making Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider was robbed at gunpoint over the weekend. Per a report from the Associated Press, the armed robbery occurred on Sunday in Oakland, California. As of Wednesday, authorities had not announced any arrests in connection with the robbery. In a pair of tweets addressing the incident, Schneider—who started her Jeopardy! run in […]
After ending his pursuit to be the next host of Jeopardy , LeVar Burton has just snagged a new gig as the next master of ceremonies for Hasbro and Entertainment One’s television gameshow adaptation of Trivial Pursuit. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the Reading Rainbow host will also be stepping on to executive produce the series. When the president of global unscripted […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets After an impressive string of televised victories, Matt Amodio’s Jeopardy! journey has come to an end. On Monday, Amodio’s […]
The skeletons keep coming out of the closet for Jeopardy! executive producer and newly appointed host Mike Richards. The Ringer reports audio from every episode of a podcast titled The Randumb Show, which was helmed by Richards with co-host and former assistant Beth Triffon, had recently been removed. The suspicious decision was likely sparked by The Ringer’s inquiry into […]
In a statement put out on Monday, Mike Richards, who is rumored to be the front-runner to replace Alex Trebek as the permanent host of Jeopardy!, addressed past discrimination lawsuits that came up from his time as a producer on The Price is Right. For context, two lawsuits from more than a decade ago, which were brought up after it was reported […]
Variety reports Jeopardy! executive producer Mike Richards is in advanced negotiations to become the successor to the late Alex Trebek as the show’s permanent host. Richards had previously hosted Divided and The Pyramid on GSN. This report will come as a huge disappointment to a great many online who have pushed for LeVar Burton to be the next […]
As the search for the permanent host for Jeopardy! marches onward, LeVar Burton continues to be open about his desire to land that role. Well, more accurately he’s being asked about it and he’s just answering the questions but, yeah, he wants it. The latest instance of this subject being brought up came in an interview with The New York Times […]
The people could be getting what they want very soon. Reading Rainbow star LeVar Burton was named as part of the final group of guest hosts for 37th season of Jeopardy! on Wednesday. Burton joins the likes of people like Mayim Bialik, Bill Whitaker, Anderson Cooper, and others while the show searches to replace the beloved Alex Trebek as a permanent […]
One of Jeopardy!’s former champions, and one who left the victor five times, passed away suddenly at only 24 years old, according to the contestant’s mother. “We are heartbroken to share that our dear Brayden Smith recently passed away unexpectedly,” she tweeted. “We are so grateful that Brayden was able to live out his dream on.” The […]
