DANGER! fans went crazy over the way Grant DeYoung answered questions.
Danger! viewers have claimed that fan-favorite contestant Matt Amodio is guilty of responding to clues in the same way.
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On Saturday, Jeopardy! The Instagram page posted a montage of clips showing Grant competing on the game show, with the caption: “And just like that, he’s a 4 day gamer #Danger! champion.”
A Prescott, Arizona grocery store clerk was shown prefacing his answers to clues by saying “What is” instead of the standard “What is”.
In the comments section, one person wrote: “The ‘what is X’ for answers about people drove me crazy!! why can’t you say ‘who is X’ aaaahhhh.
The fan gave Grant some credit by adding, “He has a great vibe though.”
A second commenter responded: “Another player did this and I believe he said it made it easier for him to not have to think about who/what etc.”
“I think it was Matt Amodio,” offered a third.
“Oh, I forgot he did that! But Grant always responds with «What’s X?» too!” replied a fourth fan while a fifth stated: “I completely understand the strategy behind this!!”
Elsewhere in the comment thread, fans praised Grant, with one person writing: “He was so much fun. I wish he had reached 5 days.”
“I really enjoyed watching this young man!!!” added another.
During his 4-day streak, Grant used a chair while competing, causing viewers to sit up and take notice.
However, the request to sit during the competition has been granted before, and Jeopardy! producers emphasized that there is nothing against asking for a seat.
Grant won four competitions and took home $81,203.
He also had fans clamoring about how he competed sitting in a chair instead of standing.
Grant sat in a black swivel chair with silver arms and full back support, adjusted to the same height as his standing opponents.
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After noticing questions from curious fans, Grant decided to share why he was on Reddit.
He explained that he suffers from arthritis and the producers gave him a chair so he could perform at his best.
“They give it if you ask,” he wrote. “I have some arthritis in my back that makes it very difficult to sit still for so long.”
And he’s not the first to request accommodation due to injury or disability.
“I wouldn’t expect every contestant on Jeopardy! reveal why I need one, but I don’t mind saying mine,” Grant added.
SIT DOWN
While contestants typically stand throughout the game show, fans may remember 2024 Tournament of Champions finalist Troy Meyer sitting in his games.
It’s a rarely used accommodation, but Jeopardy! bosses previously explained that the choice is given to everyone.
“We would never make people stand, and you will see in the coming weeks that we had a contestant who chose to sit,” the superiors explained.
Referring to Troy, they said, “After the presentation, they felt like this could be a better opportunity for them.
“We’re not saying no, you have to stand up and play, we want you to play at your best.
“Sitting is absolutely an option.”
Producer Sarah Whitcomb Foss reiterated this philosophy when she addressed the situation on Inside Jeopardy! podcast.
“This is something we always offer to competitors,” Sarah shared.
“Please know that any contestant has the opportunity to have a seat at any time.”
“We don’t ask why; It’s none of our business,” she added. “If you want a chair, we’ll give it to you.”
BOARD CHAIRMAN
One of the show’s all-time champions, Amy Schneider, recently took advantage of a seat offer during Jeopardy! Masters Tournament.
The 44-year-old revealed she wasn’t feeling well in the semi-finals, so the producer brought out a chair.
Danger! Universe
Danger! it first aired in 1964 until 1975. Then, the nighttime version began in 1974. Since then, spinoffs of the game show have appeared. Here they are all:
Danger! – (primetime) 1974 to present, weekdays on ABC at 7pm.
Tournament of Champions – 1984 to present, features the top champions who have appeared on the show since the last tournament.
Celebrity Danger! – From 1992 to the present, celebrities compete against each other to raise money for charity.
Danger! Masters – 2023 to present, features six notable recent Jeopardy! champions competing against each other.
Danger! National College Championship – From 2022 to present, undergraduate students from 36 colleges and universities across America compete to win $100,000.
Other versions of Jeopardy! disappeared over the years.
“It’s a fact that I wasn’t feeling well the day we filmed the semi-finals,” she said on represent an entire episode.”
“But I want to make it very clear that this is *not* why I lost,” she made a point of clarifying.
Amy was eliminated in the semi-finals of the recently concluded primetime event.
She said that although she thinks her health issues affected her performance on the game show, she said she didn’t think the other players needed to be at their peak to beat her, and that was the difference between them.
Amy added that it was highly possible that the other contestants also had external circumstances that affected their play, but still played better than her.
“Whether or not my external circumstance was the ‘most’ harmful one is unknowable and irrelevant,” she tweeted. “I just lost and that’s okay.”
This year’s Masters title went to Victoria Groce.
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