‘Jeopardy!’ producer slams critics who don’t like new rule changes
nypost.comnew rule change he’s considering. Davies appeared on the “Inside Jeopardy!” podcast last month where he revealed that he’s thinking of giving contestants cash for answering all the clues in one category correctly.He explained that the cash bonus would be a completely separate, extra reward.
It would also not change who wins the game.The game show boss — who took the helm of the long-running series in 2021 — clapped back at the haters on Tuesday.“A lot of response … [over] the not yet reigned-in idea that I floated,” he told the Sun.“It doesn’t need to be reigned-in yet because it hasn’t been enacted in any way,” he said.
He added that the new rule “would not affect the game” in any way. Davies continued: “But a lot of responses on social [media] to award a prize of some sort to people who run a category on ‘Jeopardy!’ That would not.
Would not affect gameplay.”“It would not add to that game total, it would not be [on player’s scores] it would be a separate thing,” he said.Social media users were quizzical about how the new rule would work. “No no no no no.
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