Jeopardy! Interim Host Thread

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econgator wrote: Sat Jul 24, 2021 11:49 pm
This Is Kirk! wrote: Sat Jul 24, 2021 11:44 pm
brucejoel199 wrote: Fri Jul 23, 2021 4:29 am And contrary to the general public's opinion, I don't see LeVar as a legit candidate due to his age & the show's apparent desire for a 20+ year-stint. In fact, I wouldn't be shocked if somebody told me that he was only picked to guest-host due to the media campaign; even with it, he only got 1 week.
I have the exact opposite take. I think they saved him till last (ok, last-ish) for a reason. I think Burton will be announced as the permanent host at the end of his week.
I'll take that bet.
Funnily enough, the odds - or rather, at least, the latest odds that I can find (i.e., from 3 months ago, so take these odds with even more pinches of salt than betting odds already inherently necessitate) - have Levar at +150, Ken at +210, Aaron at +450, & then Mike all the way down at +1000.
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A Reddit "leaker" who thinks that they're being clever, not that anybody would ever take what they have to say seriously:

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brucejoel199 wrote: Sun Jul 25, 2021 5:06 pm A Reddit "leaker" who thinks that they're being clever, not that anybody would ever take what they have to say seriously:

Well that totally goes against what I heard.
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brucejoel199 wrote: Sun Jul 25, 2021 5:06 pm A Reddit "leaker" who thinks that they're being clever, not that anybody would ever take what they have to say seriously:

Why bother spreading this nonsense?
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There's no way LeVar is a serious candidate. They're just throwing his fans a bone. That's it.

I'm thrilled that it seems like Ken is on the short list after all. I remember a few months ago when it seemed like he was being ruled out as a contender.
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Ironhorse wrote: Sun Jul 25, 2021 7:03 pm
brucejoel199 wrote: Sun Jul 25, 2021 5:06 pm A Reddit "leaker" who thinks that they're being clever, not that anybody would ever take what they have to say seriously:

Why bother spreading this nonsense?
It's a weekend, so it doesn't hurt to talk about (read: poke fun at) nonsense when there's nothing else to talk about right now anyway ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Translation: Aaron was informed that he won't be the new permanent host of J!

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brucejoel199 wrote: Mon Jul 26, 2021 2:11 pm Translation: Aaron was informed that he won't be the new permanent host of J!

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Per the WSJ, "[a] full-time host will be announced by the end of [Season 37] next month."
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brucejoel199 wrote: Mon Jul 26, 2021 3:37 pm Per the WSJ, "[a] full-time host will be announced by the end of [Season 37] next month."
My guess is that they'll make the announcement at the end of Joe Buck's Friday show.
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MarkBarrett wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 10:23 am Meaningless betting odds: https://theblendnow.com/despite-levar-b ... ardy-host/
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And this: “Bill Whitaker’s odds have noticed a significant improvement in recent months.”
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertai ... 056911002/

Q: How did you prepare? 

Burton: There's no preparing. I found myself on the "Jeopardy!" stage not more than two weeks later. I had one day of rehearsal, and the following day, I shot five episodes. So it was terrifying. It really was. Alex made it look easy, but it's not. Mike Richards says it's the most stressful job in game shows, and I believe he's right. 

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Definitely not the way to do it. If he wanted that job, he should have spent every minute of those two weeks watching tape and playtesting his hosting skills. We know other candidates did.
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Robert K S wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 3:53 pm Definitely not the way to do it. If he wanted that job, he should have spent every minute of those two weeks watching tape and playtesting his hosting skills. We know other candidates did.
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Robert K S wrote: Fri Jul 30, 2021 3:53 pm Definitely not the way to do it. If he wanted that job, he should have spent every minute of those two weeks watching tape and playtesting his hosting skills. We know other candidates did.
It might be that he thought being offered a one week gig at the end of the season meant he was not under serious consideration, and the permanent host decision had been already made.
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While I would rather have a colonoscopy without anesthesia than watch five more Levar episodes, I wonder why the last four hosts got one week instead of giving the last two hosts two weeks each.
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Moving from the LeVar thread, adding the missing hosts, in order of appearance (I hope) and making the Oz correction:

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So by order of averages from among people who probably would take the job:
  1. Buzzy 8.59 (68 responses)
  2. Ken 8.09 (78 responses)
  3. Aaron 7.88 (89 responses)
  4. Anderson 7.77 (73 responses)
  5. Mayim 7.74 (85 responses)
  6. Mike 6.61 (76 responses)
  7. LeVar 4.64 (59 responses)
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