‘Jeopardy!’ contestant slams show for not paying for travel, hotel room
nypost.com#Jeopardy pay airfare and accommodations’ question here,” tweeted Goldstein, 42. “Personally, I think covering travel/lodging would make the show more accessible to a wider range of contestants.
Not everyone can afford a trip to LA with no guarantee of payback.” Goldstein’s salacious tweet comes after a fan website dedicated to answering questions of die-hard “Jeopardy!” enthusiasts published what appears the true reason why the game show refuses to pay for travel. “This has been a longstanding ‘Jeopardy!’ policy and has generally been presented as an issue of fairness by the show,” writes website creator Andy Saunders, citing a 1994 Oakland Tribune article.In the article, then-contestant coordinator Kelley Carpenter says that the if they were to fly out contestants from the other side of the country, it would be unfair to those who live closer to the Culver City studio.
According to Saunders, however, those who make it past regular season play and into tournament play do have their flights and hotels paid for by the game show.
It was also revealed that even if a contestant doesn’t win, they are still awarded a stipend of up to $2,000 depending on where they place on the leaderboard.
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