Movie star Jeopardy! followers have observed an enormous change to the spinoff recreation present that they assume is for the higher. Comic Robin Thede from Davenport, Iowa, actor Blake Anderson from Harmony, California, and actor and comic Susie Essman competed in opposition to one another on Wednesday, February 12.
Thede gained $25, 800 for her charity, Girls in Movie. Essman got here in second with $4,900 for Metropolis Harvest. Anderson ended with -$1,100 however was given $500 for his charity, Turtle Conservancy.
Followers assume that there’s much less “goofing round” on the superstar model of the sport present, particularly on Season 3, than there was prior to now. Watchers chimed in on the change and after they assume it occurred. This realization got here throughout a Reddit thread after final evening’s episode.
“Celebrities taking the sport severely,” they captioned the publish. “Has anybody observed that there isn’t as a lot ‘goofing round’ on Movie star Jeopardy as there was?”
“A lot simpler to look at now. I’m wondering if both the producers requested them to tone it down or they only edited out the BS,” replied one other.
“Hassan Minhaj made his episode fully unwatchable,” mentioned one other.
“Yeah and he caught plenty of flak for it,” replied a Reddit person.
Some followers attributed the modified habits to sure gamers, like Ike Barinholtz. “I partially attribute this to Ike Barinholtz in Season 1. I felt that he was the primary participant on a celebrity-contestant Jeopardy recreation who saved his goofing round reined in (not nonexistent, however reined in) and performed like a “actual contestant” and gained the entire match in consequence. Since then, some contestants appear to have observed the worth of “Jeopardy winner bragging rights” (no matter superstar standing) and adopted his cue to various outcomes,” a fan mentioned.
Followers additionally consider that the change got here after Mayim Bialik stopped internet hosting in Season 1. Ken Jennings took over when she left the present.
“I believe there’s a large distinction between season 1 with Mayim internet hosting and seasons since with Ken internet hosting. Mayim is their peer, she’s a fellow actor. In lots of circumstances, the celebrities competing knew Mayim personally and had been pleasant along with her. However Ken isn’t from the leisure business apart from being on Jeopardy. Ken being there makes them take it extra severely,” the fan mentioned.
“I like the way in which Ken does it higher,” mentioned one other.
“Ken can be mixing in simply the correct amount of playfulness to ease the strain imho,” added one other.
Different Reddit customers consider the change in habits is because of Jeopardy! making the questions tougher for the celebrities.
The subsequent Movie star Jeopardy! episode won’t air till February 26, because the present is taking a two-week hiatus. These Quarterfinals may have The View‘s Ana Navarro, Dave Friedberg, co-host of the All-In Podcast, and actress Yvette Nicole Brown.
Movie star Jeopardy!, Wednesdays, 9/8c, ABC