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"Get scared" - Buzzy Cohen, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebpZ5im6-9I

Buzzy always finds a way to crack me up. Good luck to him and the 15 competitors. It will be a great tournament, no matter the outcome.

Edit to add: Due to his guest hosting tenure, Buzzy will now be ineligible to appear as a contestant again: https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/news-eve ... -champions
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Ooooh... I like the gold sheen on the TOC logo.
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Given this is a high-profile gig, one has to think he will be in the running to be a permanent replacement...
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I hope this means they’re taking players from across the country again.
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So the four-timer who was held over from last year to let Emma Boettcher qualify isn't playing after all?
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William Bermudez wrote: Wed Apr 14, 2021 7:25 pm So the four-timer who was held over from last year to let Emma Boettcher qualify isn't playing after all?
I believe that's Ryan Bilger.
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jev15 wrote: Wed Apr 14, 2021 8:32 pm
William Bermudez wrote: Wed Apr 14, 2021 7:25 pm So the four-timer who was held over from last year to let Emma Boettcher qualify isn't playing after all?
I believe that's Ryan Bilger.
It is, yeah! His final game aired on the same day that the 2019 TOC line-up was formally announced, arguably making it the cut-off (which is presumably why he was the on-site alternate while that TOC was taping).
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LET'S GOOOOOOO, I've been super looking forward to this. Pleasantly surprised by Buzzy being the guest host, this will be a very fun watch.
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cubeexpert42 wrote: Wed Apr 14, 2021 6:43 pm
Due to his guest hosting tenure, Buzzy will now be ineligible to appear as a contestant again: https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/news-eve ... -champions
I wonder how many past Champs they offered this role to who turned it down because of that.
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floridagator wrote: Thu Apr 15, 2021 1:31 am
cubeexpert42 wrote: Wed Apr 14, 2021 6:43 pm
Due to his guest hosting tenure, Buzzy will now be ineligible to appear as a contestant again: https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/news-eve ... -champions
I wonder how many past Champs they offered this role to who turned it down because of that.
Considering we are entering a new era for the show, and had the GOAT already for the previous era, I suspect nobody from the Alex days are going to be back for future tournaments anyway; other than maybe someone from this upcoming TOC.
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yclept wrote: Wed Apr 14, 2021 7:11 pm Given this is a high-profile gig, one has to think he will be in the running to be a permanent replacement...
I'm a little surprised they aren't having him host a couple of weeks of regular-season shows as a warm-up to the tournament.
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Those in the know reported on FB that the ToC taped April 13 & 14, so it makes sense why the Buzzy news got released yesterday. Elise Nussbaum was the alternate and there were no contestant guests (and of course no general public) in the audience.
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Considering we are entering a new era for the show, and had the GOAT already for the previous era, I suspect nobody from the Alex days are going to be back for future tournaments anyway; other than maybe someone from this upcoming TOC.
If no other former champions have guest hosted other than Ken and Buzzy, then I would anticipate those from the Alex days to be back for a possible special tournament in Season 40 (e.g. a second installation of the Million Dollar Masters Tournament where they bring back James Holzhauer, Brad Rutter, and 13 ToC champions/finalists/semifinalists whose original appearances took place between Ken Jennings' run and the 2019 ToC (including the winner of the this tournament). It would be nice to see James and Brad on the Jeopardy! set again, even though we're in the post-Trebek era.
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triviawayne wrote: Thu Apr 15, 2021 9:27 am
floridagator wrote: Thu Apr 15, 2021 1:31 am
cubeexpert42 wrote: Wed Apr 14, 2021 6:43 pm
Due to his guest hosting tenure, Buzzy will now be ineligible to appear as a contestant again: https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/news-eve ... -champions
I wonder how many past Champs they offered this role to who turned it down because of that.
Considering we are entering a new era for the show, and had the GOAT already for the previous era, I suspect nobody from the Alex days are going to be back for future tournaments anyway; other than maybe someone from this upcoming TOC.
Potentially unpopular opinion, but I think that's probably for the best. We've pretty much seen the best of the Trebek era already, and we've seen them compete in these kinds of tournaments several times at this point. I think the GOAT tournament and this last Trebek-era tournament should close the deal on that. There's a reason we didn't see Fleming era contestants compete in these best-of tournaments (with the exception of Burns Cameron).
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Potentially unpopular opinion, but I think that's probably for the best. We've pretty much seen the best of the Trebek era already, and we've seen them compete in these kinds of tournaments several times at this point. I think the GOAT tournament and this last Trebek-era tournament should close the deal on that. There's a reason we didn't see Fleming era contestants compete in these best-of tournaments (with the exception of Burns Cameron).
I'd say the other reason we didn't see any former Champions from the Art Fleming era is because the original series lasted until 1975, and its revival was short-lived as it only ran from 1978-79. The current syndicated version began in 1984 and will still be going for a considerable amount of time, even though there will be a new host next season. In other words, it has been continuous even after Alex died. So I wouldn't see a problem with TBTP airing a special tournament featuring James, Brad, and 13 other former champions from the later Trebek era, all of whom made their initial appearances on the program between Ken's original run and the 2019 ToC. And the most recent special tournament from the Trebek era (the All-Star Games), TPTB didn't bring back former champions from the 80s and 90s (e.g. Chuck Forrest, Frank Spangenberg, Jerome Vered, Eddie Timanus) as they were well past their prime.
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jeopardyfan939 wrote: Thu Apr 15, 2021 2:38 pm

Potentially unpopular opinion, but I think that's probably for the best. We've pretty much seen the best of the Trebek era already, and we've seen them compete in these kinds of tournaments several times at this point. I think the GOAT tournament and this last Trebek-era tournament should close the deal on that. There's a reason we didn't see Fleming era contestants compete in these best-of tournaments (with the exception of Burns Cameron).
I'd say the other reason we didn't see any former Champions from the Art Fleming era is because the original series lasted until 1975, and its revival was short-lived as it only ran from 1978-79. The current syndicated version began in 1984 and will still be going for a considerable amount of time, even though there will be a new host next season. In other words, it has been continuous even after Alex died. So I wouldn't see a problem with TBTP airing a special tournament featuring James, Brad, and 13 other former champions from the later Trebek era, all of whom made their initial appearances on the program between Ken's original run and the 2019 ToC. And the most recent special tournament from the Trebek era (the All-Star Games), TPTB didn't bring back former champions from the 80s and 90s (e.g. Chuck Forrest, Frank Spangenberg, Jerome Vered, Eddie Timanus) as they were well past their prime.
While it is the same show going forward, how many more times do we need to see the same people with the same results pretty much every time? Until the GOAT, Rutter won every one of them; and Ken was right there with him.
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Im not actually a big Buzzy Fan, but he does have a Personality that could make a good Host. Does this mean we have all our guest hosts or is there gonna be 1-2 more announced?

Looks Like they took the next one Down to replace Brayden. I was wondering if they were gonna Take Zach or Not Honestly.
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jeopardyfan939 wrote: Thu Apr 15, 2021 2:38 pmSo I wouldn't see a problem with TBTP airing a special tournament
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AntmanB wrote: Thu Apr 15, 2021 4:44 pm Im not actually a big Buzzy Fan, but he does have a Personality that could make a good Host. Does this mean we have all our guest hosts or is there gonna be 1-2 more announced?

Looks Like they took the next one Down to replace Brayden. I was wondering if they were gonna Take Zach or Not Honestly.
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