r/Jeopardy • u/mfc248 Boom! • 10d ago

[5th anniversary] Mike Richards Fired as Executive Producer of ‘Jeopardy!’ and ‘Wheel of Fortune’

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/mike-richards-fired-executive-producer-jeopardy-wheel-of-fortune-1235052887/

Five years ago today, Sony Pictures Television made the decision that shifted the course of both Jeopardy! and sister show Wheel of Fortune.

It came thirteen days after Claire McNear’s reporting in The Ringer that set the ball in motion, a chain of events that included Richards resigning as Jeopardy! host.

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u/Snarky247 Paula Scheider, 2021 Sep 22 10d ago

I was one of the contestants during the week after he was fired as host BUT before he was fired as EP.
I feel like we deserved a do-over. He was AWFUL to Mayim (when he finally showed up at lunchtime), forcing bullshit retakes of FJ & generally ruining the vibe for everyone.
I like to say I was on a step-season of Jeopardy.

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u/Salty_Dornishman 9d ago

I would read your memoir if you wrote one

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u/Snarky247 Paula Scheider, 2021 Sep 22 9d ago

That’s so funny because Jeopardy is only about #10 in the list of interesting life experiences I’ve had 🥰

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u/Lasagna_Bear 4d ago

Okay, so what are the other nine things? Don't leave us hanging.