{"id":476711,"date":"2022-07-22T16:27:31","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T13:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jeopardy-viewers-spot-familiar-contestant-on-show\/"},"modified":"2022-07-22T16:27:31","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T13:27:31","slug":"jeopardy-viewers-spot-familiar-contestant-on-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jeopardy-viewers-spot-familiar-contestant-on-show\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;Jeopardy!&#8217; Viewers Spot Familiar Contestant on Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ac421379a6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ac421379a6\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jeopardy-viewers-spot-familiar-contestant-on-show\/#%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Jeopardy_Viewers_Spot_Familiar_Contestant_on_Show%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;&#8216;Jeopardy!&#8217; Viewers Spot Familiar Contestant on Show&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Jeopardy_Viewers_Spot_Familiar_Contestant_on_Show%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;&#8216;Jeopardy!&#8217; Viewers Spot Familiar Contestant on Show&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/alfred-guy-jeopardy.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div> While <em>Jeopardy!<\/em> viewers are usually busy trying to figure out the show\u2019s trivia questions; it was a contestant on the Wednesday, July 20 episode that had fans racking their brains.<\/p>\n<p>The contestant in question was Alfred Guy, a professor at Yale University, who some viewers thought looked familiar. And there was a reason why fans were drawn to Guy. That\u2019s because he is a quiz show regular, having <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared on several other television <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> shows over the years.<\/p>\n<p>In 2011, Guy, who is director of undergraduate writing and tutoring at Yale, appeared on the syndicated daytime version of <em>Who Wants to Be a Millionaire<\/em>, hosted by Meredith Vieira. He had an impressive performance on the show, correctly answering 13 of the 14 questions and walking away with $250,000 in winnings. He also bagged himself a further $100,000 on an episode of <em>Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?<\/em> in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>But Guy\u2019s TV appearances go even further back than that, as he also appeared on a May 1987 episode of <em>Love Connection<\/em>, the dating game show where singles attempt to connect with a compatible partner.<\/p>\n<p>While some viewers tried to remember where they knew him from, others were quick to recognize the veteran game show competitor.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I \ud83e\udd14 I remember Alfred in the middle lectern. He was on Millionaire several years ago when he won $250K. He later appeared on Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader when we won $100K. I wonder how well he will do on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Jeopardy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Jeopardy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeff Veloso (@jveloso100) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jveloso100\/status\/1549893693871628288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Wow, Alfred living my dream of being a game show slut \ud83d\ude29 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/jeopardy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#jeopardy<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0GNJFSNj3a\">https:\/\/t.co\/0GNJFSNj3a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u201cI Am NOT One of Your Fans!\u201d (@sassblckneighbr) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sassblckneighbr\/status\/1549894048420429824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Guy didn\u2019t have as much success on <em>Jeopardy!<\/em> as he had in his previous TV experiences, finishing in third place with $10,999. However, he told the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nhregister.com\/entertainment\/article\/Yale-professor-alfred-guy-on-Jeopardy-17317035.php\"><em>New Haven Register<\/em><\/a> that he was on <em>Jeopardy!<\/em> more for the experience than the money, referring to it as the \u201cOlympics\u201d of game shows. He also said the best part of the show was chatting with his fellow contestants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was very very pleased with how much the contestants root for each other,\u201d he said. \u201cIn a show where [you win by getting] questions right, I could see sometimes the other contestants being like \u2018Wow!\u2019 instead of like \u2018Damn!\u2019 and that surprised me. I didn\u2019t think there would be so much comradery.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-block\">\n<div class=\"post-block\">\n<p data-skm-boomerang-el-0=\"processed\"><strong><i>Jeopardy!<\/i>, Weeknights, Check your local listings<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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