The death of a 24-year-old Jeopardy! champion has sparked a medical malpractice lawsuit. Debbie Smith confirmed last February that her son, game show contestant Brayden Smith, had passed away not long after his winning streak on Jeopardy!. She didn't give a cause of death. Now, his parents Debbie and Scott Smith are suing Nevada physicians Godwin Ofikwu and Irfana Razzaq, as well as Dignity Health and St. Rose Dominican Hospital – San Martin Campus and more defendants. "His last days were a nightmare. His death was preordained by the misconduct of doctors and nurses. None of this had to be," reads the Jan. 11 lawsuit obtained by E! News. His parents say...
- 1/12/2022
- E! Online
Mayim Bialik‘s extremely well-received two-week Jeopardy! guest-hosting stint is set to conclude on Friday, and the Call Me Kat star is making no secret of the fact that she wants the job full-time.
“There’s not any answer that doesn’t include yes,” she recently declared to USA Today. “Personally and academically speaking, this is a really, really, really lovely place that I felt so comfortable, and was really honored to be part of it in any way… This is a dream job.”
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“There’s not any answer that doesn’t include yes,” she recently declared to USA Today. “Personally and academically speaking, this is a really, really, really lovely place that I felt so comfortable, and was really honored to be part of it in any way… This is a dream job.”
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- 6/10/2021
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
A new Jeopardy! champion has been crowned. After 10 days of fierce competition, Friday’s episode saw Minnesota-based substitute teacher Sam Kavanaugh take home the $250,000 grand prize for winning the latest Tournament of Champions.
Jennifer Quail, a wine tasting consultant from Dowagiac, Mich., finished in second place, winning $100,000, while Veronica Vichit-Vadakan, a reference and instruction librarian from Portland, Ore., netted $50,000 with her third-place win.
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Jennifer Quail, a wine tasting consultant from Dowagiac, Mich., finished in second place, winning $100,000, while Veronica Vichit-Vadakan, a reference and instruction librarian from Portland, Ore., netted $50,000 with her third-place win.
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- 5/29/2021
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Buzzy Cohen's Jeopardy! Stint Set to End — How Does He Stack Up Against His Guest Host Rivals? Vote!
Former Jeopardy! champ Buzzy Cohen’s two-week guest-hosting gig — which found “Mr. Personality” presiding over the game show’s coveted Tournament of Champions — is set to conclude on Friday.
A final decision on who will permanently succeed the late, legendary Alex Trebek will be made later this summer.
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“Our goal has been to present a wide variety of guest hosts with different skill sets...
A final decision on who will permanently succeed the late, legendary Alex Trebek will be made later this summer.
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- 5/27/2021
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Jeopardy!‘s Tournament of Champions took time out on Friday’s show to honor a champion who couldn’t be there.
Contestant Brayden Smith would’ve qualified for this year’s tournament after winning five straight games and earning more than $115,000 in winnings, becoming the last five-time champ of the Alex Trebek era. But Smith passed away in February at just 24 years old — and this year’s Tournament of Champions made sure he wasn’t forgotten.
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Contestant Brayden Smith would’ve qualified for this year’s tournament after winning five straight games and earning more than $115,000 in winnings, becoming the last five-time champ of the Alex Trebek era. But Smith passed away in February at just 24 years old — and this year’s Tournament of Champions made sure he wasn’t forgotten.
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- 5/22/2021
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
Jeopardy! paid tribute today to five-time champ Brayden Smith, honoring the late 24-year-old “Billy Buzzsaw” with a video and on-air acknowledgement as part of the game show’s Tournament of Champions.
“You’ve now met all 15 of the player who qualified for the Tournament of Champions,” says — well, almost all,” says guest host Buzzy Cohen in the video (watch it above). “Brayden Smith, the incredible young man who won five shows and $115,000 in January, passed away earlier this year. Brayden’s family has established a fund in his name, and Jeopardy! will be donating to that fund. We want to express our best wishes and condolences to his family.”
This afternoon, Smith’s mother, Debbie Smith, retweeted the video tribute, noting, with a reference to the Tournament of Champions, “Our family is deeply touched by Jeopardy’s ToC tribute to Brayden and its pledge to support the Brayden Smith Memorial Fund.
“You’ve now met all 15 of the player who qualified for the Tournament of Champions,” says — well, almost all,” says guest host Buzzy Cohen in the video (watch it above). “Brayden Smith, the incredible young man who won five shows and $115,000 in January, passed away earlier this year. Brayden’s family has established a fund in his name, and Jeopardy! will be donating to that fund. We want to express our best wishes and condolences to his family.”
This afternoon, Smith’s mother, Debbie Smith, retweeted the video tribute, noting, with a reference to the Tournament of Champions, “Our family is deeply touched by Jeopardy’s ToC tribute to Brayden and its pledge to support the Brayden Smith Memorial Fund.
- 5/21/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Wait ’til Mr. Schue hears about this one.
During Wednesday’s Jeopardy!, a contestant chose the category “I’ve Won an Oscar and an Emmy.” And when temporary host Katie Couric read the $600 answer — “Shakespeare in Love and Glee” — she was met with silence from the episode’s three contestants.
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The answer,...
During Wednesday’s Jeopardy!, a contestant chose the category “I’ve Won an Oscar and an Emmy.” And when temporary host Katie Couric read the $600 answer — “Shakespeare in Love and Glee” — she was met with silence from the episode’s three contestants.
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The answer,...
- 3/11/2021
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
With Mike Richards‘ two-week stint as Jeopardy! guest host concluding on Friday, we’re offering up fans of the iconic game show something of a Sophie’s Choice: Who would you rather see behind the lectern full-time, Richards or inaugural interim emcee Ken Jennings?
Since his run began on Feb. 22, Richards — who doubles as Jeopardy!‘s exec producer — won over social media with his movie-star looks, warm demeanor and magnetic charm. The positive reviews are all the more impressive when you consider that the onetime Pyramid host was an 11th hour pick.
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Since his run began on Feb. 22, Richards — who doubles as Jeopardy!‘s exec producer — won over social media with his movie-star looks, warm demeanor and magnetic charm. The positive reviews are all the more impressive when you consider that the onetime Pyramid host was an 11th hour pick.
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- 3/5/2021
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Hours after signing off as Jeopardy‘s inaugural interim guest host on Friday, Ken Jennings expressed gratitude to the game show’s legions of fans while also tipping his hat to his late predecessor, Alex Trebek.
“That’s a wrap on my six weeks of Jeopardy guest hosting,” the Goat contestant tweeted. “Thanks for watching, thanks for your patience with a tough learning curve, and, as always, thank you Alex.”
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“That’s a wrap on my six weeks of Jeopardy guest hosting,” the Goat contestant tweeted. “Thanks for watching, thanks for your patience with a tough learning curve, and, as always, thank you Alex.”
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- 2/22/2021
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Brayden Smith, the 24-year-old five-time Jeopardy! winner whose death was announced by family last week, had undergone surgery for an undisclosed condition in the days before his Feb. 5 passing, a local CBS station in his hometown of Las Vegas reports.
News station Klas cites a Smith family sources in its report about Brayden Smith’s recent surgery. The Las Vegas Review-Journal has reported that the Jeopardy! contestant dubbed “Billy Buzzsaw” by host Alex Trebek had spent several days at a Southern Nevada hospital prior to his death. Neither news outlet specified the nature of Smith’s illness or surgery.
Smith is considered on social media to be Trebek’s “last great champion” – the young man taped his episodes last October prior to Trebek’s death on Nov. 8. The episodes, with Smith winning more than $115,000, aired in December. The following month, Smith appeared in a Jeopardy! video tribute to Trebek, saying...
News station Klas cites a Smith family sources in its report about Brayden Smith’s recent surgery. The Las Vegas Review-Journal has reported that the Jeopardy! contestant dubbed “Billy Buzzsaw” by host Alex Trebek had spent several days at a Southern Nevada hospital prior to his death. Neither news outlet specified the nature of Smith’s illness or surgery.
Smith is considered on social media to be Trebek’s “last great champion” – the young man taped his episodes last October prior to Trebek’s death on Nov. 8. The episodes, with Smith winning more than $115,000, aired in December. The following month, Smith appeared in a Jeopardy! video tribute to Trebek, saying...
- 2/15/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
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