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“#Brad Rutter Talks ‘Jeopardy!’ Fans & ‘The Chase’ Season 2 Dynamic<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

Brad Rutter knows a thing or two about answering questions under pressure, and he\u2019s continuing to pile on the pressure for contestants of ABC\u2018s hit game<\/a> show The Chase<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Returning as a chaser alongside his fellow Jeopardy!<\/em> alums Ken Jennings and James Holzhauer, the pals\u2019 dynamic has been changed up by the addition of Chase<\/em> legend Mark Labbett<\/span> in Season 2, which recently returned for its midseason premiere this January.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we get more experience, we have even more fun with it,\u201d Rutter tells TV Insider. \u201cAs great as the trivia is, we get better at messing around and making jokes and stuff like that too.\u201d It\u2019s certainly a reason to keep tuning in. Below, Rutter opens up about the dynamic with his fellow chasers, his signature style for the show, and thoughts on Jeopardy!<\/em>\u2018s impressive string of Season 38 champions.<\/p>\n

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Season 2 is back! What has it been like welcoming seasoned Chaser Mark into the mix? There\u2019s been some great banter between you all on the show and on social media<\/a>.
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It was mostly like sliding right back into a nice warm bath. That was pretty much the only thing from our perspective that changed. We did make a few tweaks to the gameplay, but that was basically the same. Obviously, Mark has been on more episodes of The Chase<\/em> than anyone else around the world. So he fit right in and he likes to talk smack like the rest of us. So it was just like adding a fourth limb to the three-limbed [tree].<\/p>\n

As the Chaser, you work against the competitors answering trivia questions. Is there ever an instance where you wish you weren\u2019t in that position, that you could lose?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m always going for full out. However, with certain contestants who I end up liking, I do in the back of my mind start thinking, well, I would feel kind of bad to beat this person. I remember Elliot from Season 1, which it didn\u2019t end up being an issue because he ended up beating me, but he was just so much fun that it would\u2019ve seemed unfortunate to beat him, but I\u2019m giving it all I have every time out there.<\/p>\n

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Has there ever been a time where you\u2019ve been particularly surprised by certain questions or missed an answer?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well, one that pops to mind is that since I\u2019m starting to get into middle age, I have to work really hard to keep up with current pop music. And so I put a lot of effort into that. There was a question about Camila Cabello\u2019s group before she went solo. I was like, \u201cOh God, I\u2019ve heard this before. Ah, but I can\u2019t remember it.\u201d And, now I\u2019ll never forget that it\u2019s Fifth Harmony. And the woman I was playing against knew it right away.<\/p>\n

On a less serious note, are bow ties your signature accessory for the game? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Yeah. I don\u2019t really wear them too often in real life either. I do have a few and I\u2019ll bust them out for like a summer wedding or something like that. But I was just thinking about different things I could do to maybe change it up a little bit on the show, and I suggested the bow ties. And then our showrunner was all over it. He was like, \u201cThat\u2019s perfect. We\u2019re doing it.\u201d So, I\u2019ve been wearing the bow ties on the show ever since.<\/p>\n

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Are you being recognized more now for The Chase<\/em> than you are for Jeopardy!<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It has increased actually. I used to get Jeopardy<\/em> guy from time to time, and now I get like, \u201cOh, hey, Brad, love you on Jeopardy<\/em>. And I love The Chase<\/em>.\u201d Which is really great to hear. You look at the ratings and you know people are watching, but it\u2019s nice to get that feedback in real life.<\/p>\n

Has your app<\/a>roach to The Chase<\/em> changed between seasons?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well, you mentioned Mark, and with all his experience, one thing he told the three of us was that slow and steady wins the race. Take your time. If you have to think about it for a couple of seconds to get the right answer, do it. And you\u2019ll usually end up having enough time to go on a run if you need it towards the end of the two minutes. That was great advice. And, you can go faster by going slower. So that\u2019s the new approach I\u2019ve taken in the final chases.<\/p>\n

Is it similar to the way you approached gameplay on Jeopardy!<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is pretty similar, obviously, there\u2019s no multiple choice on Jeopardy<\/em>. But in the final case, actually, I think one of the reasons I did well on Jeopardy<\/em> is just being able to tune everything out, except the question, and that helps a lot too on The Chase<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Speaking of Jeopardy!<\/em>, has there been any smack talk about Ken pulling double duty with both shows? And have you been following Amy Schneider\u2018s big winning streak? <\/strong><\/p>\n

We didn\u2019t really talk about it too much with Ken. He\u2019s doing a great job, but I would\u2019ve expected that. So I\u2019m not too surprised. And I have watched Amy and obviously, she\u2019s fantastic. It seems like we have super champions coming on every couple of months or so now, which has all the conspiracy theorists talking of course.<\/p>\n

Somebody asked me about it the other day and the example I gave, which I\u2019m not sure is great, was if you flip a coin a million times, you\u2019d be surprised how many times it\u2019ll come up heads 20 or 30 times in a row. It\u2019s way more than you would expect. Even if they wanted to rig [the game], I don\u2019t know how they could. This kind of stuff just happens. And I think we should just enjoy it while it\u2019s happening.<\/p>\n

The Chase<\/strong><\/em>, Wednesdays, 10\/9c, ABC<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n