"Jeopardy! Field is coupled with past comments: "I have never apologized"
Yogesh Raut says: "I haven't resumed my opinions" in a new interview.
Danger! champion YOGESH RAUT is known to arouse controversy on and out of the stage Alex Trebek. Washington's podcaster and social psychologist won three consecutive victories during season 39, then in 2024, he won the Champions Tournament (TOC) before entering a place on Danger! Mastery , where he ranked second and won $ 250,000 . However, his Danger! The achievements have been colored by what many consider to be anti -sporting and Haughty remarks on social networks.
Raut is one of the most memorable players in Danger! History, but its unfavorable reputation precedes it - and, it apparently regrets any of this. In a new large interview The US sun , Raut doubled on his past comments and controversial behavior. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
"Often, when I'm critical, I'm talking about a fandom segment, because people have supported me, defended me, contacted me telling myself that I am an inspiration," said Raut about of his actions. "The critical comments that I made are fundamentally intended for a minority of the Fandom - a noisy and vocal part."
Raut explicitly refer to his Facebook publications series from 2023 in which he referred to Danger! Like the "golf hole". He also nicknamed the television competition " A glorified reality TV show "It will never be considered" the Quiz Olympic Games ".
In another article, wrote Raut: " Danger! is a fun TV show, but putting it on a pedestal is a bad thing objectively. It's bad for the future of the quiz. It is bad for women and [people of color] who want to be treated with the same levels of dignity as their white male counterparts. ""
After these remarks make the headlines, Danger! legend James Holzhauer publicly said that Raut should get " A life ban "From the match accordingly. Raut has since cleaned these messages on his Facebook page, but he said The US sun that his opinions have not changed.
"I say uncomfortable truths. This is a key element of my story. I do not throw anger attacks, I am not" unleashed "," he said.
He continued: "I am an adult with three masters, an elite quizzer and a person who has personally known some of the ugliest forms of racism. When I chose to speak, I chose to speak what I thought I was true on the basis of this, not because I had an emotional reaction in the ten millionth time, I lost something.
Despite the public's reaction to its previous posts, RAUT always has its opinions on the current state of Danger! on social networks, as included in the time of time on OCD and Mastery . And while some viewers noted what they considered a change in the recent character on the antenna of Raut, the champion declared in his recent interview that he did not allow the comments of fans to dictate how he acts on scene.
"If there is one thing I can answer, these are people who insisted that I had taken what they had said to heart and modified my behavior as an acceptance of the truth of what they said - who is both false and very offensive, "said Raut The US sun .
"I have never apologized," he added.
He also rejected the idea that he tried to be more popular with viewers during his recent games. "The people who said:" Oh, he chose to be funny in the cot to win the fans - the idea that they corrected me and cyber intimidated in a better person. I'm not what they consider a better person, "he said.
Raut clearly said that nothing has changed his side. "I did not resume anything that I had to say before," he explained. "I have not changed any of my opinions."
Raut also talked about his problems with the executive producer Michael Davies - namely that Davies called raut "a character" on the Inside Jeopardy! Podcast, to which the competitor was offended. He also said that he would not have accepted the invitation to compete Mastery If Davies had not apologized.
"No one pointed out to what it was a horrible thing," said Raut at the exit. "It was unacceptable behavior. These statements were over a year old, and no one had stressed how reprehensible they were."
The candidate continued by saying that he thought he was judged harder than the others Danger! Alums.
"I imposed myself as one of the best people in the quiz community, and unlike the rest of the top, none of them was persecuted as I was good," said Raut. "It looks like to a story. "