DANGER! Masters fans have accused Ken Jennings of an unfair decision towards Matt Amodio as the champion approaches elimination from the elite competition.
On Monday’s episode, Matt found himself competing against his fellow Jeopardy! champions James Holzhauer and Victoria Groce.
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During the fast-paced first round, which saw Victoria take an early game lead, Matt tried to bounce back when he answered the $800 clue for the “I Want Sweets” category.
The message read: “Jelly Belly offers beans in every flavor, including worms and earwax, under the name of this Harry Potter confectioner.”
Matt called and responded, “What’s Bernie Bott,” quickly adding the “S” sound to complete Bott’s possessive.
Still, despite his attempt to correct himself, host Ken Jennings, 49, responded curtly: “No.”
James then walked in and declared, “What’s Bertie Bott… Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans.”
Still hesitant, Ken replied, “Yes, we accept that. That’s the name of the product.
“Bertie Bott is the name of the chocolate driver,” before adding that Matt responded: “Bernie.”
One dramatic viewer complained on a Reddit board dedicated to Jeopardy, “Justice for Matt!
“I heard ‘Bertie Botts’ and not ‘Bernie Botts.’ I’ve never been so disappointed in my entire life with anything, ever.”
“I think we can give the nerds the benefit of the doubt that they know their Harry Potter,” joked another fan.
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“There’s NO way he didn’t know that,” a third added.
A fourth Redditor commented: “I heard ‘Bernie’.”
Another person agreed, writing, “I listened to Bertie Bott and I don’t know why they didn’t give him credit for it.”
One fan responded: “I heard Bernie, but I have no doubt the judges looked at the tape as quickly as possible. This is not a decision Ken makes alone.”
“Matt would have challenged the decision and there would have been a score change if he actually said Bertie,” commented another.
They continued: “I was also confused at first, so I repeated it several times. He said Bernie.
“I think the judges were already replaying to check and that’s why there was a delay in accepting James’ response.”
Victoria won the highest scoring game in a single game on Jeopardy! $50,000 Masters History.
James finished the game in second place with $31,514 and Matt finished with $2,200.
BIG CHANGE
Season 2 of Jeopardy! The Masters started at the beginning of this month and there is still just over a week to go.
The show sees some of the best players on the show face off against each other to see who is the best of the best.
The six contestants this time are Amy Schneider, James Holzhauer, Matt Amodio, Mattea Roach, Victoria Groce and Yogesh Raut.
Each hour-long episode features two games with different combinations of players against each other.
Before each game, the show usually starts by introducing the participating players their name and profession.
Fans noticed, however, that Jeopardy! stopped doing this after the second episode.
From episode 3 of the Masters special, everyone’s names were said, but not their occupations.
Viewers noted on an online forum that this did not happen at this point in the tournament during Season 1.
Some are speculating that this change is due to James’ performance, as his introduction typically included a confident joke about being a great competitor, but he is currently a distant third.
For episodes 1 and 2, the announcer shared that James’ occupation is being “the self-appointed Final Boss of Jeopardy!”
Currently, however, he is in third place with five match points and one game won, while Victoria and Yogesh are tied for first place with 10 match points and three games won.
FAN THEORIES
“I wonder if this has anything to do with James’ less than dominant (so far) performance and his ‘Final Boss’ line,” one fan asked.
“That line doesn’t seem all that funny under the circumstances and could even be interpreted as a little embarrassing,” they continued.
WHAT IS IT: THE MASTERS AGENDA?
Take a look at the official TV schedule to see when you can watch the latest episode of Jeopardy! 2nd season of masters
Wednesday, May 1 at 8pm ET on ABC
Monday, May 6th at 8pm ET on ABC
Wednesday, May 8th at 8pm ET on ABC
Friday, May 10 at 8pm ET on ABC
Monday, May 13th at 8pm ET on ABC
Wednesday, May 15 at 8pm ET on ABC
Friday, May 17th at 8pm ET on ABC
Monday, May 20 – SEMI-FINALS at 8pm ET on ABC
Wednesday, May 22 – FINALS at 8pm ET on ABC
“I wonder if James or the producers said ‘let’s stop with that line’ and they had the choice of changing James’ occupation (which is a bit like admitting he’s no longer the Final Boss) or eliminating them completely ”, the user added.
Other fans agreed with this theory, although some felt there were multiple reasons for the change.
“Maybe part of it,” said one game show viewer. “It’s also getting weird because they don’t want to say ‘Professional Jeopardy/Trivia Celebrity,’ which is what you do for a living once you’ve made enough.”
“I think the producers decided that making James the equivalent of a wrestling heel is over,” commented a second.
“It might be for the best in the long run,” a third fan wrote.
They continued: “You could argue that James has almost locked himself into trying to come up with a cleverer name each time and it’s hard to keep one standing out.”
Danger! The Masters continues on Monday at 8pm on ABC.
Two more new episodes will air this week – on Wednesday and Friday – before the semi-finals on May 20th and the finals on May 22nd.
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