Few recreation present moments are as nice as when a Jeopardy! contestant desperately wants a Each day Double, they discover it, get it proper, and take the lead. Virtually pretty much as good: When somebody bets huge whereas within the lead and loses. Effectively, now this iconic a part of the present is altering as viewers at residence can be informed the place the Each day Double areas are earlier than the spherical begins.
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On Could 8, the primary episode of the brand new Jeopardy! Masters particular collection will air, beginning a brand new 10-episode event that includes six of the most effective gamers within the present’s historical past competing for $500,000 and a “Trebek Trophy.” The six contestants—Amy Schneider, Andrew He, James Holzauer, Matt Amodio, Mattea Roach, and Sam Buttrey—will play by a lot of the identical fundamental guidelines the present has had for years. Nevertheless, avid viewers will discover one factor’s totally different, as this time across the present will briefly reveal, solely to the viewers, the place the Each day Double solutions are on the large board.
“That is one thing we’re attempting out with Masters,” former Jeopardy! champion and present host Ken Jennings informed WISN Channel 12 Milwaukee Information. “We seen it’s very enjoyable within the studio that we all know the place the Each day Doubles are as a result of we are able to see the contestants get shut; generally they veer away on the mistaken time. It’s a bit of bit like an enormous recreation of Battleship.”
How Jeopardy!’s Each day Double is altering
For these of you preferring to be stunned, don’t fear. Jennings defined that they’ll solely briefly present the Each day Double places initially of every spherical. So if you wish to stay at midnight you’ll be able to simply look away. And people who need to know can bear in mind the places and watch as contestants come oh-so-close to touchdown on them through the match.
Whereas it’s an thrilling change to the format of the traditional recreation present, Jennings wasn’t positive if it might stick round exterior of this particular Masters event airing on ABC primetime.
“I don’t know if we’ll strive it on the syndicated present,” he stated. “However I actually prefer it as a result of the host at all times is aware of the place the Each day Doubles are prematurely, so I get to observe a contestant who actually wants the Each day Double type of advance in the direction of it, ‘Oh, is she gonna get it? Oh no, she’s switched classes!’ [When you know the location] you’ll be able to actually get a way of how the match is altering and the way the percentages are altering in real-time.”
Jeopardy! Masters begins tonight, Could 8, on ABC at 8 p.m. ET.
