"Danger!" The producer defends the moment "difficult to watch"
Producer Sarah Foss said it was a "difficult" decision, but that the production decision had remained according to the production decision.
Danger! The episodes are recorded in advance, but that does not mean that the program is free from annoying moments . In the past, producers have excused for the slides And offered explanations for games that did not necessarily have gone as planned. This time, however, Danger! producer Sarah Foss Defended a decision on the air that a spectator said was "difficult to watch". Read the rest to discover what happened - and why Foss said that production made the right one.
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The hiccup occurred during the final danger of last Friday!
The October 13 episode of Danger! Was the round in the semi-finals of the Champions Wildcard tournament, which invites players who enter one and three games during the previous seasons. The episode of last Friday is presented Joe Velasco (winner of a match of season 37), Sam Stapleton (winner of two games of season 37), and Lawrence (Winner of three games of season 38).
When came time to Final Jeopardy! , Stapleton was in the lead with $ 18,400, followed by $ 10,000, and Velasco with $ 7,300. The category was "royalty" with the host Ken Jennings Reading the index: "Before his death in 2005, he said that he was" probably the last head of state to be able to recognize all his compatriots on the street "."
Velasco responded incorrectly with King Hussein , betting $ 0 and keeping his score. Stapleton was also incorrect, writing Juan Carlos I , losing his bet of $ 1,601 and dropping his scoring at $ 16,799. The right answer was Prince Rainier III (from Monaco), which has long thought that he had guessed correctly. However, the judges judged the opposite.
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An incorrect title meant that the answer could not be accepted.
Long guessed "King Rainier", encouraging Jennings to tell him that he "thought of the good guy". The problem was with his inclusion of the title "King".
"Unfortunately, Monaco has no kings. He was Prince Rainier, so we cannot accept this," said Jennings.
Long has bet its whole $ 10,000, dropping it at $ 0 and landing it in third place. If he had been tried correct, he would have arrived first with $ 20,000.
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Viewers have shared their opinions online.
Some fans were completely unhappy with this technicality, spreading their dissatisfaction on social networks. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
"It's been a long time," said the high comment on YouTube. "Jeopardy is a ruthless game."
Another wrote: "I feel bad for [Lawrence], and it was a bit difficult to look at."
On Facebook, another viewer Long defended response , Writing: "I really think that the judges should have accepted Rainier ... He obviously knew it ... it was Crudy."
"It was a brutal turn of events in a very well played game," added another, wondering so long would have been correct if he had just left the formal title.
According to producers, the answer to this question is yes.
Jennings confirmed that long should have left "King".
The situation was discussed during the October 16 episode of the Inside Jeopardy! Podcast, where they played a soundbite recorded after Friday's match. In the clip, long directly asked Jennings if he would have been right with just "Rainier".
"Yeah, Rainier would have been good, in fact. I don't know if you want to know," said Jennings, who met with the public's sympathetic.
However, Jennings also conceded that the situation is unique, saying for a long time: "It is difficult to think of another country where the head of the state is just the price instead of [ascendant] to the king."
Foss said that it was "difficult", but production did not find a reference to a "King Rainier".
Although the situation was delicate and Jennings said he had not "felt" on this subject, Foss defended the production decision on the Podcast.
"Wow, what a difficult final it was for Lawrence. It was a difficult decision," said Foss, noting that they had stopped recordings to try to check the response of Long. "We were looking for a reference, if we could find a" King Rainier "anywhere, in anything, to start saving a case to explain why it could also be accepted, but we did not find anything."
Former champion Buzzy Cohen , who co -hosted the podcast, also noted: "It is a difficult decision, it is the right decision, but I think everyone wants - when someone is in the spirit of the right answer - We want to give them, but the rules are rules. "
Cohen added: "This is one of those cases where [the candidates must] give as little as possible and be invited to more."
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