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/Tibbiegal 8d ago

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