I love “Jeopardy.” I watch it almost every night.
Until now.
I just can’t watch James Holzhauer win night after night after night like he’s been doing. He was above $1.2 million as of Friday and, by the time this column comes out today, he’ll probably be $1.5 mil or more and still climbing.
Shawn RyanEven if he’s gone by now, it’s been no fun watching him. He’s $20,000 above the other contestants by the end of the first round, so the winner is already decided. There’s no drama. They film five “Jeopardy” shows in a day, and don’t you know the contestants lined up to face him feel like they’re walking into the Roman Colosseum that’s filled with lions.
Yes, Holzhauer’s store of knowledge is vast. He knows the lineage of British royalty going back centuries, for heaven’s sake. Americans ought not know that stuff. It’s unpatriotic.