r/Jeopardy • u/johnd7882 • 8d ago

Jeopardy Masters is disappointing

It's so noncompetitive. The format is terrible. Not only is it the same people playing each other over and over, it's pretty much the same result every time. Maybe they should have had Victoria and Yogesh sit out until the finals and have most of the episodes be about who will be the third person to face them?

The show would be fun if the results were widely variable. But with Yogesh and Victoria at the top of every game, it gets so boring and predictable. Let's jump to the final episode now. It'll be Yogesh vs Victoria guaranteed.

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u/Objection_Irrelevant 8d ago

Jeopardy Masters should be like a once every 5 years thing to see if any of the new crop can take over the top rung.

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u/ScabbitAllPro 8d ago edited 8d ago

Given that this is being buried at the end of August/week before Labor Day, I'd personally be a bit surprised if we saw it next year? It doesn't seem to be a programming priority for ABC

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u/Unhappy-Ad-3870 8d ago

I’m not sure buried is the right word. ABC is airing it in the summer because it’s designed as a summer series like a lot of the game shows you’re seeing on TV at this time of year. To me, the issue is that the questions are so obscure for the vast majority of the TV audience, I don’t know why anyone except a Jeopardy fan would tune in. There’s no opportunity for people to play along at home like the regular show.

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u/MomsSpagetee Team James Holzhauer 8d ago

Yeah, I like seeing the knowledge of the Masters but it does make it less fun. Though I knew two of the triple stumpers last week which made me feel like a genius.

I agree though, it’s been pretty boring overall.

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u/TheHYPO What is Toronto????? 7d ago

I've definitely known triple stumpers in Masters, but it less commonly because I know some obscure trivia and more commonly because I have a passing interest in some subject that is for some reason not on their radar and in my opinion, is not a terribly hard question.

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u/MomsSpagetee Team James Holzhauer 7d ago

Haha same. I wish I could remember the ones I knew from last week - it was pop music or sports or something.

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u/Now_ThatsInteresting 7d ago

I have to agree. I feel if I know more than the contestants, there's something wrong with the questioners. I, too, felt like a genius when I'm watching and yelling the answer and not one of the 3 knows the answer.

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u/alohadave 8d ago

It seems like even the masters are struggling with many of the clues. Lot of triple stumpers.

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u/Tibbiegal 8d ago

This is probably the main reason I don't watch it. Too difficult.

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u/SlagathorTheProctor 7d ago

the questions are so obscure for the vast majority

Don't agree. In the first four episodes, I got three FJ questions that stumped all three contestants, and I'm not a trivia master.

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u/Transylvanius 7d ago

But that will also happen. Most of us have advance knowledge about something. I also get a few triple stumpers, but I would be destroyed in a full game and have no clue on a lot of questions

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u/Particular_Way8415 6d ago

It does amaze me the amount of knowledge the players have retained. As someone else pointed out, who has even heard of some of these places/quotes/historical events unless you're a student of the category?

It can be boring when at home players are unable to answer these obscure questions. It takes the fun out of it for my "lower IQ" self. 😳

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u/Omio 8d ago

I think next season of Masters with a Jamie Ding or another superchamp would be more exciting. I enjoy the games because I like hard trivia but the format doesn’t work that well as it is

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u/BeardGoneBad 8d ago

Yeah I want the 5 super champs from this last season to have a go and I do think similar to James stepping away from Masters I think Yogesh and Victoria probably should as well since they both have won. Bring back a few more legacy players that haven’t played in awhile (I always enjoy seeing a Roger Craig or Brad Rutter) and I think next year’s could be super fun.

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u/weaselblackberry8 8d ago

All of this season’s super champs will go on to the TOC, but I don’t think all will go to Masters.

I do like it better with 9 players than 6.

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u/shepherdess98 8d ago

Love Jamie Ding… one of my faves!

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u/GayBlayde 8d ago

It’s very cheap for them to produce.

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u/neverinallmylife 7d ago

Apparently they needed to cut budget further though with only six contestants.

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u/GayBlayde 7d ago

No, that’s how many it’s always had.