For Jeopardy ! fans, the summer months are the worst, given the (admittedly not all that) long wait for new episodes to debut in the fall TV schedule . New episodes are reportedly already being taped, so we’ll have new champions to root for soon enough, but it’s not like anyone will be forgetting the most recent Tournament of Champions winner Yogesh Raut anytime soon. Especially after his recent comments that oh-so-eloquently clapped back at fans who were critical about his buzzer-pressing tactics.
While he didn’t end up pulling out a win during the second Jeopardy Masters tourney, Raut pulled off an envious second-place spot, and will be returning to the third iteration whenever it airs on ABC. And when he returns, it doesn’t sound as if he’ll be changing up either his buzzer behavior or his Q&A storytelling. Speaking with The U.
S. Sun , the trivia genius talked about both his big wins and his big losses, and addressed the section of the fandom that couldn’t stop talking about the way he buzzed in. I dont think I put much pot into it.
If people find it funny, that’s their business; if people find it entertaining, it’s a TV show, and that’s fine. Maybe if I changed it, I would have done worse. I find it hard to believe I would have done better.
For those who aren’t aware, Yogesh Raut is indeed one of the more performative and physically active Jeopardy! contestants by way of how much energy goes into ringing in. While some hopefuls remain still while keepi.