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justduett t1_ja8ltqd wrote

Well don't bogart the Fry, UK, we want some of that hosting goodness, too, now that you mention it!

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djm19 t1_ja8mtg6 wrote

Seems like a good fit.

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bannock4ever t1_ja8psoh wrote

Does the UK even know what they're doing? Clearly they should be swapping hosting duties between Stephen Fry and James Corden.

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JustThrowMeAway0311 t1_ja8wbyk wrote

I think he can pull of the same “gentle but disappointed dad” vibe that Alex had whenever no one got the right answer.

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Beatle_Matt t1_ja8zlgc wrote

…are they going to rotate him out with an anti-vaxxer every other week lien they do in the US?

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OdoWanKenobi t1_ja943kr wrote

Hopefully there are no questions about the Parthenon.

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Zen_Gaian t1_ja99s8d wrote

He will be superb in that role, as he is in everything.

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piper4hire t1_ja9ei5q wrote

can we get him here in the US!!?? he’d be perfect!! we have two polarizing co-hosts and it’s not working out. it would be great to have someone more universally appealing.

and now, the fanboy bullies will chime in about how Ken is soooooo amazing and then downvote. lame.

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root_fifth_octave t1_ja9rvve wrote

🎶I saw this thing on ITV the other week. Said that if she played with her hair, she's probably keen. She's playing with her hair well regularly. So I reckon I could well be in.

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scorr204 t1_ja9tjr7 wrote

There is a second Jeopardy version?

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Ah_Salmon_Skin_Roll t1_jaa972t wrote

Has there ever been a UK version? I’m shocked it’s taken this long if not.

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_PM_ME_PANGOLINS_ t1_jaa9v90 wrote

Replying to Ah_Salmon_Skin_Roll (#2,080,144)

Nope.

The whole “write the answer as a question” thing seems entirely pointless and non-sensible. The host isn’t giving the answers to questions, they’re giving clues to answers. Nobody starts an answer to “Who is X?” with “This actor…”

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piper4hire t1_jaazh5k wrote

Replying to rougekhmero (#2,081,697)

I watched it since Alex’s very first show until his last. It’s a family tradition spanning four four generations now. Ken is not an obvious choice at all, which is why it’s not working out. reddit just loves him so all other opinions don’t matter. pointless of me to even bring it up in this hateful echo chamber.

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bros402 t1_jab0vau wrote

Replying to Ah_Salmon_Skin_Roll (#2,080,460)

So with the US version, six categories are presented at the start of a round - each category has five questions. In the first round, the clues are worth 200, 400, 600, 800, and 1000. The higher the $ amount, the more difficult the clue.

Someone might say "Annual Events for $400"

They'll be read "The largest U.S. independent film festival, it showcases new talents & movies each January in Utah"

Anyone can buzz in. Whoever buzzes in first can answer.

This happens until time runs out or the board is finished.

One of the clues on the board is a daily double - they can bet any amount they want on this question. They are the only person who can answer the clue - no need to buzz in.

After the Jeopardy round finishes, they go to the Double Jeopardy round - same deal, except the dollar amounts are doubled and there are two daily doubles.

After that finishes, everyone who has a positive amount of money gets to go to the Final Jeopardy round. These questions tend to be harder than any of the others in the game. They are shown a category, such as "Historic Names" and then they must write down bets (I think when filming, they get something like 5 minutes to do the math and figure out how much they should bet). After that, they are read a clue (such as "DNA from 2 living descendants of Anne of York was used to identify the remains of this man") - after 30 seconds have passed, their electronic pads disable and they cannot write anything else. The host starts with whoever entered with the lowest and reads their response. If they answered incorrectly, the hose says they are wrong, followed by how much they lost. If they answered correctly ("Who is Richard III") - the host states that they are correct, how much they bet, and what their final score is. Whoever has the most is the champion of the day and goes onto the next day. The contestant with the second most gets $2000, and the third place gets $1000.

If they die, they go to a tiebreaker round - a category is shown and then a clue is read. Whoever buzzes in first and answers it correctly goes to the next show.

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kjan1289 t1_jab73jx wrote

Can I just say my heart stopped reading this title because I thought it was going to be a death announcement for some reason, and I definitely couldn’t have handled that.

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thequirkyquark t1_jabnjqu wrote

Fry probably doesn't need the answer key. Dude just knows everything.

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ensignr t1_jabsgos wrote

At some point after he'll be replaced by Sandi Toksvig and it will be better.

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mrhelmand t1_jabvl9f wrote

Good to see he's feeling up to taking on such a gig after his mental health struggles.

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hamlet47 t1_jabykuh wrote

Surely he's way too good for this sort of thing? This is like if David Attenborough hosted Total Wipeout. (Actually that would be amazing, never mind.)

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musememo t1_jacvfty wrote

Now I have to watch Jeopardy.

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SaveLevi t1_jadmf38 wrote

Alec Baldwin slapped a crumpet.

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CTeam19 t1_jaejukt wrote

Replying to bluewaff1e (#2,109,247)

Kinda reminds me of my Dad.

He would(and still does) share stories about other people's lives, who he met through work, like a former NFL lineman from the undefeated Miami Dolphins squad; the guy who shot all the animals who are now on display at one of the Cabela's in Minnesota; a descendant of the guy who founded Pabst Blue Ribbon; etc

But if you would see how he ended conversations you think he was a complete dick sometimes but he genuinely enjoyed learning a bit about everybody he would talk to he just didn't want to talk forever with you.

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