Jeopardy! fans ‘feel terrible’ for contestant who was ‘blocked’ entire show with ad in ‘bad’ production move
JEOPARDY! fans have sympathized with one contestant whose face was blocked by an advertisement during the entire competition.
The ad that covered the contestant’s face displayed how many minutes were left until the 2024 Presidential Debate aired on television.
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Jeopardy! fans sympathized with one contestant whose face was blocked by an advertisement during the entire competitionCredit: Jeopardy!
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The advertisement covered contestant Jayaker Kolli’s (above) face during the entire showCredit: Jeopardy!
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Host Ken Jennings asked about Kolli’s ‘unusual’ bucket listCredit: Jeopardy!
Fans tweeted photos of the contestant Jayaker Kolli – who is a medical student in Austin, Texas.
“Who thought this was a good idea,” asked one X, formerly Twitter, user.
“I feel terrible for him, his friends, and family that are watching,” echoed another. “How frustrating!”
“ABC Network you could put the annoying countdown clock at the bottom of the screen so it don’t cover the peoples faces on @Jeopardy,” said another X user. “Or at least make it smaller. WE all know when the debate starts.”
Kolli was playing against two other contestants: Luke Hemphill, a family business owner from Poulsbo, Washington; and Drew Basile, a graduate student from Birmingham, Michigan.
Basile was a six-day champion with winnings that totaled over $110,00.
At the first break, Kolli had answered six questions correctly.
All three players picked up between 3 and 5 correct responses after the break.
The turning point came during Double Jeopardy! when Kolli gave an incorrect response.
From there, Basile took the lead and gained $4,000 on the last Daily Double.
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Host Ken Jennings asked Kolli about his bucket list – calling it a bit “unusual” than most.
“It’s a bucket list of fruit that I want to try at some point, so various things that I’ve seen online or heard of,” Kolli explained.
“I dont know what most of them would taste like but I’d like to at some point.”
When asked what would be his most wanted fruit at the moment, Kolli answered Jabuticaba which is a fruit that grows on the bark of a tree in Brazil.
Jeopardy! Universe
Jeopardy! first aired in 1964 until 1975. Then the nighttime version began in 1974. Since then, spinoffs of the game show have emerged. Here are all of those
Jeopardy! – (primetime) 1974 to present, weekdays on ABC at 7pm
Tournament of Champions – 1984 to present, features the top champions who have appeared on the show since the last tournament
Celebrity Jeopardy! – 1992 to present, has celebrities comepete against each other to raise money for chairty
Jeopardy! Masters – 2023 to present, features six notable recent Jeopardy! champions competing against each other
Jeopardy! National College Championship – 2022 to present, undergraduates from 36 colleges and universities across America compete to win $100,000
Other versions of Jeopardy! have fizzled out throughout the years
SORE WINNER
Drew ultimately won the game and is now a seven-day champion with winnings totaling nearly $130,000.
Kolli ended the game with a mere $3,000.
Some angry Jeopardy! fans said they are boycotting the show because of Survivor 45 alum Drew Basile’s ‘obnoxious’ behavior.
Fans are tired of Basile pumping his fists after he’s declared the winner each night.
Some fans have labeled Basile’s behavior as ‘disrespectful’ and have asked him to tone down his ‘bro-ish’ attitude on the show.
“Drew doesn’t know what being a humble winner is. Instead, he’s an obnoxious winner,” commented one Instagram user.
“Can anyone see through the fake humility of him? Waiting for a new winner,” wrote another user.
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Many fans slammed the network for keeping up the advertisementCredit: Jeopardy!
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Some angry Jeopardy! fans said they are boycotting the show because of Survivor 45 alum Drew Basile’s ‘obnoxious’ behaviorCredit: Jeopardy!
