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April promo with spoilers (kind of minor, kind of major)
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- MarkBarrett
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April promo with spoilers (kind of minor, kind of major)
There is a promo spot shared on Reddit that aired in L.A. that says, "This April, the next great Jeopardy! champ is coming." The spot includes a very quick montage of (I found 12) contestants.
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Going off nothing other than the photo, you have three votes to take a guess at the big winner. If you have inside information then please do not spoil and share. If you are like me with no knowledge of the champ hinted at then speculate away.
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- MarkBarrett
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Re: April promo with spoilers (kind of minor, kind of major)
My top pick is dark sweater guy and my other votes went to shirt/tie/glasses guy and scarf lady. Waving guy is my last choice. My fourth choice would be closed-mouth smile woman. I suspect gun finger guy will not be a viewer favorite.
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Re: April promo with spoilers (kind of minor, kind of major)
Love seeing these types of promos... the Austin Rogers "Who will it be?" one from August '17 was awesome. Excited to see what transpires this time.
I'll take gun fingers guy, for one primary reason... This is just an observation, but that guy looks quite a bit like James Holzhauer, a 500 Questions/The Chase alum. Appearing on the latter program, he split a record $175k pot and recorded the biggest beatdown in the Final Chase history. He would be a formidable J! contestant, if that were indeed him, but The Chase contestants have not always been automatic superchamps, either. His demeanor, judging by past appearances, is more smug than goofy. He would likely not be as polarizing as an Austin Rogers-type player.
Again though, this is nothing more than my random observation/conspiracy theory. I have no knowledge of recent tapings, and that might not even be him! Always remember that I am a dumb college kid with a lousy track record with predictions (eh-hem, my '18 and '19 brackets). I clearly know nothing.
I'll take gun fingers guy, for one primary reason... This is just an observation, but that guy looks quite a bit like James Holzhauer, a 500 Questions/The Chase alum. Appearing on the latter program, he split a record $175k pot and recorded the biggest beatdown in the Final Chase history. He would be a formidable J! contestant, if that were indeed him, but The Chase contestants have not always been automatic superchamps, either. His demeanor, judging by past appearances, is more smug than goofy. He would likely not be as polarizing as an Austin Rogers-type player.
Again though, this is nothing more than my random observation/conspiracy theory. I have no knowledge of recent tapings, and that might not even be him! Always remember that I am a dumb college kid with a lousy track record with predictions (eh-hem, my '18 and '19 brackets). I clearly know nothing.
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Re: April promo with spoilers (kind of minor, kind of major)
Yay! I was hoping to see James Holzhauer on Jeopardy! one of these days. This is going to be exciting.
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Re: April promo with spoilers (kind of minor, kind of major)
Yeah I know James from The Chase too. I thought he was great on there. Looking forward to seeing him on J!, and would not be surprised if he was indeed the next big champ.
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Re: April promo with spoilers (kind of minor, kind of major)
Again, I'll stress that this is just a similarity that I noticed. Certainly do not want to let on the impression that I know any information or whatnot (because I do not).
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Re: April promo with spoilers (kind of minor, kind of major)
Yeah, Holzhauer killed it at TCONA when he went. He also qualified for the LL championship at least once and had a lifetime batting average in the mid .800s back when he was still in the league if I remember correctly.
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Re: April promo with spoilers (kind of minor, kind of major)
who is he?LucarioSnooperVixey wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:23 pm Yay! I was hoping to see James Holzhauer on Jeopardy! one of these days. This is going to be exciting.
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Re: April promo with spoilers (kind of minor, kind of major)
oh some dude that was on other game shows...amazing how you people remember names of game show contestantsCasketRomance wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:50 pmwho is he?LucarioSnooperVixey wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:23 pm Yay! I was hoping to see James Holzhauer on Jeopardy! one of these days. This is going to be exciting.
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Re: April promo with spoilers (kind of minor, kind of major)
looked him...i remember him on the chase....would never have remembered dude's name thoughCasketRomance wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:52 pmoh some dude that was on other game shows...amazing how you people remember names of game show contestantsCasketRomance wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:50 pmwho is he?LucarioSnooperVixey wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:23 pm Yay! I was hoping to see James Holzhauer on Jeopardy! one of these days. This is going to be exciting.
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Re: April promo with spoilers (kind of minor, kind of major)
Yeah, some of these guys here are amazing for the card catalog of contestant recall. It was not until reading the comments here that I remembered James. Oh, that guy! This is a sampling from The Chase:CasketRomance wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:52 pmoh some dude that was on other game shows...amazing how you people remember names of game show contestantsCasketRomance wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:50 pmwho is he?LucarioSnooperVixey wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:23 pm Yay! I was hoping to see James Holzhauer on Jeopardy! one of these days. This is going to be exciting.
Spoiler
Comments after The Chase on this board: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1502&p=133708#p133708
It's hard to be certain off one screen capture though I think that's him in the J! promo. The CCs may have received an order to release a kraken to chew up some some games prior to the ToC so as not to have it overpopulated with 5X and above too early?
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Re: April promo with spoilers (kind of minor, kind of major)
if that is him and he does go on a run, good chance he won't be liked by the masses, as he comes off as pretty arrogant and doucheythreearruda wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:09 pm Love seeing these types of promos... the Austin Rogers "Who will it be?" one from August '17 was awesome. Excited to see what transpires this time.
I'll take gun fingers guy, for one primary reason... This is just an observation, but that guy looks quite a bit like James Holzhauer, a 500 Questions/The Chase alum. Appearing on the latter program, he split a record $175k pot and recorded the biggest beatdown in the Final Chase history. He would be a formidable J! contestant, if that were indeed him, but The Chase contestants have not always been automatic superchamps, either. His demeanor, judging by past appearances, is more smug than goofy. He would likely not be as polarizing as an Austin Rogers-type player.
Again though, this is nothing more than my random observation/conspiracy theory. I have no knowledge of recent tapings, and that might not even be him! Always remember that I am a dumb college kid with a lousy track record with predictions (eh-hem, my '18 and '19 brackets). I clearly know nothing.
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Re: April promo with spoilers (kind of minor, kind of major)
The Chase doesn't give last names though.CasketRomance wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:56 pmlooked him...i remember him on the chase....would never have remembered dude's name thoughCasketRomance wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:52 pmoh some dude that was on other game shows...amazing how you people remember names of game show contestantsCasketRomance wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:50 pmwho is he?LucarioSnooperVixey wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:23 pm Yay! I was hoping to see James Holzhauer on Jeopardy! one of these days. This is going to be exciting.
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Re: April promo with spoilers (kind of minor, kind of major)
I immediately thought it was him before seeing your post.threearruda wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:37 pm Again, I'll stress that this is just a similarity that I noticed. Certainly do not want to let on the impression that I know any information or whatnot (because I do not).
Anyone know who his teammates are or if they have any other game show history?
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Re: April promo with spoilers (kind of minor, kind of major)
okay...wouldn't have remembered his first name ..hell..cant even remember the name of the chick who hosted itJayK33 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2019 9:33 pmThe Chase doesn't give last names though.CasketRomance wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:56 pmlooked him...i remember him on the chase....would never have remembered dude's name thoughCasketRomance wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:52 pmoh some dude that was on other game shows...amazing how you people remember names of game show contestantsCasketRomance wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:50 pmwho is he?LucarioSnooperVixey wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:23 pm Yay! I was hoping to see James Holzhauer on Jeopardy! one of these days. This is going to be exciting.
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Re: April promo with spoilers (kind of minor, kind of major)
Not sure about the girl but that Jeff guy was a total bum!JayK33 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2019 9:34 pmI immediately thought it was him before seeing your post.threearruda wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:37 pm Again, I'll stress that this is just a similarity that I noticed. Certainly do not want to let on the impression that I know any information or whatnot (because I do not).
Anyone know who his teammates are or if they have any other game show history?
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Re: April promo with spoilers (kind of minor, kind of major)
I picked 3 random people. Haven't a clue.
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Re: April promo with spoilers (kind of minor, kind of major)
Out of curiosity, have there been ads like this before? Like teasing 10+ champs like Austin, Seth Wilson, Matt Jackson, or Julia Collins when she was first on?
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Re: April promo with spoilers (kind of minor, kind of major)
Spoiler
This week's cast is up on the site. Of those screenshots Mark posted, I'm only recognizing the guy second from the bottom as a contestant this week. His name is Steven Grade and he'll be on Wednesday.