CURRENT DANGER! champion Isaac Hirsch spoke out about some of the show’s rules after some fans questioned the players’ tactics.
Isaac, who is currently on a five-game winning streak, participated in a recent Jeopardy! the discussion centered on possible rules that players should follow.
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“Are Jeopardy! contestants specifically told to avoid adding ‘flair’ to their answers?”. one person asked in an online thread.
The post’s creator noted that recent contestants seemed to respond without much enthusiasm and broke it down into a few options.
They said the players were nervous, afraid of being “embarrassed” or “grumpy”, or were instructed by producers to give simple answers without “adding pizzazz”.
“I always wondered if it was option C. Since there are so many former contestants posting here, I was hoping someone could give me a definitive answer,” the creator added.
CLEANING THE AIR
Isaac chimed in to set the record straight, debunking the theory that players are warned in advance not to respond with any charisma.
Instead, he clarified that contestants are not allowed to sing their answers on the game show due to copyright infringement.
“We’re not told to give answers without pizzazz — I think the biggest reason is that the contestants are so focused on saying the right thing,” Isaac wrote.
“The only exception is that with your Kung fu fighting example, we are explicitly instructed not to sing answers, because the song is copyrighted and costs Jeopardy money to release.”
EXPLAINING EVERYTHING
Last month, a former contestant, Mike Flanagan, joined Jeopardy! topic to explain a similar situation.
The episode’s Daily Double clue read: “Also a CCR song, the title of this memoir by Vietnamese vet Lewis Puller Jr. refers to having a legendary general for a father.”
Mike was seen closing his eyes and bobbing his head up and down, seemingly in rhythm, as presenter Ken Jennings, 50, read the clue aloud.
“What’s a favorite child?” Mike replied, which was a little different from the correct answer of “Fortunate Son”.
After fans criticized Mike for not knowing the song, he chimed in to clarify that he wasn’t able to sing the song out loud and “choked.”
“All I can say is that I prepared a lot for a lot of things, but I didn’t (couldn’t?) prepare myself for the moment when everything stops and all eyes are on you and you have to do the math and then understand.” Mike wrote.
Danger! Universe
Danger! it first aired in 1964 until 1975. Then, the nighttime version began in 1974. Since then, many spinoffs of the game show have emerged. Here they are all:
Danger! – (syndicated) 1974 to present, weekdays on ABC at 7pm ET.
Tournament of Champions – 1984 to present, features the top champions who have appeared on the show since the last tournament.
Second Chance Tournament – 2022 to Present features hand-selected non-winners from the previous season, where the prize is entry into the Champions Wildcard.
Champions Wildcard – 2023 to present, features all one-, two-, and three-day champions from the previous season that are eligible for entry into the Tournament of Champions.
Danger! Invitational Tournament (distribution) – from 2023 to the present, features big names from the past invited by producers to compete for a place in the Masters.
Danger! Masters (primetime) – from 2023 to present, features the six Jeopardy! champions competing against each other.
Celebrity Danger! (Primetime) – From 1992 to the present, celebrities compete against each other to raise money for charity.
Pop Culture Jeopardy (streaming) – from 2024 to present, will feature teams of three in charge of pop culture trivia on Amazon Prime, host and air date to be determined
Danger! eliminated specialized tournaments, such as University Tournaments, Children’s Week and Teacher’s Tournament, to move towards a more sporting model, with the Masters being the top of the Jeopardy pyramid.
Other versions of Jeopardy! have also failed over the years, such as Sports Jeopardy!.
“If you watch it again (I don’t recommend it, but if you want to), you’ll see me shaking my head. It’s me singing the song – ‘It’s not me, it’s not me. . .’ but also knowing that I can’t sing it out loud because of copyright.”
He added that the players were told not to sing anything out loud before filming the episode.
ISAAC’S RACE
Isaac arrived on the show for the first time last Wednesday and has been on a winning streak, consolidating his place in the next Tournament of Champions.
Other 2025 Tournament of Champions qualifiers include Drew Basile, Adriana Harmeyer, Alison Betts, Dr. Amy Hummel and Lisa Ann Walter from Celebrity Jeopardy!
On Tuesday night, viewers saw Isaac secure a historic fifth victory as he faced Kathy Davis of North Manchester, Indiana, and Anna Paone of Sunnyside, New York.
After some scoring mix-ups, Isaac entered Final Jeopardy with $19,400, a big lead over Anna with $9,800 and Kathy with $3,800.
He was then the only player to get the last answer correct, bringing his total winnings over five days to $120,186.
The Burbank, California native is no stranger to game shows, having won $140,000 on the ABC game show The Chase in 2023 and appearing on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in 2017.
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