Is It Really ‘Wheel Of Fortune’ Without Pat Sajak?
Ryan Seacrest seems more straightforward in his approach and may eschew humor as he builds into the hosting role.Ryan Seacrest seems more straightforward in his approach and may eschew humor as he builds into the hosting role.'Jeopardy!' champion, ex-con arrested, put on leave from teaching job at elite NYC school over 'inappropriate sexualized images'
Winston Nguyen is an ex-convict who swindled $300,000 from an elderly couple and a former "Jeopardy!" champion. However, the current teacher at an elite New York City private school has most recently made headlines for being arrested for the alleged "dissemination of intimate images via social media," according to officials.
Nguyen is currently a math teacher at Saint Ann’s School in Brooklyn Heights. According to the school's website, preschool tuition starts at $52,900 and goes up to $60,525 for high school students.
The elite NYC school has celebrity alumni, including actress Lena Dunham, artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Maya Hawk – the daughter of Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman.
Saint Ann hired Nguyen as a middle- and high-school math teacher in 2020 – just one year after he was released from the prison on Rikers Island.
While at Rikers Island, Nguyen reportedly called into a radio show to speak to then-Mayor Bill de Blasio to complain about the prison's conditions.
Nguyen had been convicted of stealing $300,000 from a 96-year-old blind man and his 92-year-old wife, according to the New York Post. Nguyen had been a home health aide to the elderly couple while stealing the money to allegedly pay for pricey ballet tickets and trips to Florida.
Regarding Nguyen's criminal history, a Saint Ann's spokesperson told the Daily Beast, "A nonviolent criminal record may not preclude employment. The school gives a careful and discerning assessment of a job candidate’s potential fit with the school."
In response to the current accusations against Nguyen, the spokesperson stated: "We are fully cooperating with law enforcement in their efforts, and right now we’re focused on helping our students process this news."
The spokesperson confirmed that Nguyen is a "suspect in an ongoing investigation related to the dissemination of intimate images via social media."
The spokesperson added, "Upon his arrest on Thursday, he was immediately placed on leave by the school and he remains on leave."
Saint Ann’s Head of School Kenyatte Reid reportedly notified parents that the teacher was arrested, and it was linked to "inappropriate sexualized images."
"I was informed this evening by the assistant district attorney that his arrest is in relation to an investigation that dates back to January 2024," Reid wrote in an email to parents.
Nguyen has yet to be charged with any crimes and was released on Saturday. However, his defense attorney is awaiting information from prosecutors regarding potential charges.
Lawyer Frank Rothman told the New York Post, "We are awaiting a decision from the Brooklyn DA's office regarding charges against Mr. Nguyen. We are expecting some movement in the near future."
Rothman informed the Daily Beast, "I don’t think this is something that’s just going to be a non-issue. There’s going to be an issue. The question is, how big and when?"
Nguyen garnered some fame in 2014 when he became a "Jeopardy!" champion.
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‘Wheel Of Fortune’s’ Pat Sajak Retires As Longest-Running Game Show Host
Pat Sajak’s departure from 'Wheel of Fortune' signals another major shift in the game show world.Ken Jennings to serve as only host of syndicated version of 'Jeopardy!' going forward, show announces
Actress Mayim Bialik announced that Sony notified her she will not continue hosting the syndicated version of the gameshow "Jeopardy!"
"Sony has informed me that I will no longer be hosting the syndicated version of Jeopardy!" Bialik said in a statement. "I am incredibly honored to have been nominated for a primetime Emmy for hosting this year and I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to have been a part of the Jeopardy! family. For all of you who have supported me through this incredible journey and to the fans, contestants, writers, staff and crew of America's Favorite Quiz Show, thank you."
"Jeopardy!" legend Ken Jennings, who has been sharing hosting duties with Bialik, will serve as the only host of the program going forward, according to a statement posted by the show on social media.
"Mayim Bialik has announced she will no longer be hosting the syndicated version of Jeopardy!. We made the decision to have one host for the syndicated show next season to maintain continuity for our viewers, and Ken Jennings will be the sole host for syndicated Jeopardy!. We are truly grateful for all of Mayim's contributions to Jeopardy!, and we hope to continue to work with her on primetime specials," the show's statement noted.
Jennings, who rose to fame when he won a whopping 74 games, amassing more than $2.5 million in winnings as a contestant on the show, still holds the record for the most consecutive games won and for highest winnings during regular-season play.
"Jennings and Mayim Bialik officially became the hosts of the show ahead of Season 39 in July 2022, after guest hosting the show in Season 37 and sharing hosting duties for Season 38," the "Jeopardy!" website states. "In May 2023, he [Jennings] hosted the first-ever 'Jeopardy! Masters' tournament in primetime on ABC."
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Viewers express shock that 'Jeopardy!' contestants couldn't solve elementary Bible-knowledge clue about the Lord's Prayer
People reacted with shock after all three contestants on an episode of the long-running "Jeopardy!" quiz show were apparently stumped by an elementary Bible knowledge-related question.
None of the three players rang in to respond when host Mayim Bialik presented a clue that read, "MATTHEW 6:9 SAYS, 'OUR FATHER WHICH ART IN HEAVEN', THIS 'BE THY NAME.'"
After the apparently clueless contestants failed to offer a response, Bialik supplied the answer: "Hallowed be thy name."
Hallowed Be Thy Name www.youtube.com
People took to social media to express their surprise that none of the contestants knew the correct response.
"Can I admit to being genuinely shocked that not one Jeopardy! contestant recognized The Lord’s Prayer?" someone tweeted.
"How do you not know The Lord's Prayer? #Jeopardy," someone else wrote.
"A clue that's essentially a fill-in-the-blank in the Our Father/Lord's Prayer, and it's a triple stumper," someone tweeted along with an exploding-head emoji.
"Did anyone else notice that ALL THREE Jeopardy contestants tonight, couldn't even fill in the blank, one word, on the opening line of The Lord's Prayer? Kind of fits in today's Biden America. So sad," someone else wrote.
Another person tweeted, "Very weak selection of Jeopardy contestants tonight... none of them knew the Lord's Prayer clue? I'm an agnostic and knew that."
"Did anyone notice that no one knew the words to "The Lord's Prayer"? What a reflection of our society that was. You'd think at least one of them would recognize it," another person wrote.
"Y'all really ain't know the first two lines of the Lord’s Prayer?!? #Jeopardy," someone tweeted.
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'Jeopardy!' contestants triggered the Left when they didn't know Biden's SCOTUS pick
Is knowing whom Joe Biden picked to join the Supreme Court important? CNN’s Don Lemon appeared to think so after "Jeopardy!" contestants didn’t know Joe Biden’s SCOTUS pick — prompting BlazeTV's Chad Prather to share a new fact about himself that nobody knows.
On this episode of "The Chad Prather Show," Chad shared a story of the time he not only qualified to be part of "Teen Jeopardy!" he won the episode. Chad shared tips about the best way to study for the test and what the game show is looking for in contestants.
Guest Sara Gonzales was stunned to learn that "Jeopardy!" contestants were unable to come up with the correct answer to the question of whom President Joe Biden appointed to the Supreme Court. Video below.
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'Lesbian tutor'? NBC News catching flak for emphasizing sexuality of 'Jeopardy!' champion in tweet
NBC News has been getting criticized for emphasizing the sexuality of "Jeopardy!" champion Mattea Roach in a Twitter post that calls the Canadian whiz kid a "lesbian tutor."
What are the details?
Roach has been victorious in 17 consecutive games, amassing a grand prize total of $396,182 as of Wednesday, the New York Post reported.
NBC News on Monday tweeted its story on Roach and characterized her in the tweet's text as a "23-year-old lesbian tutor from Toronto."
The 23-year-old lesbian tutor from Toronto has amassed a total of $320,081, the most by a Canadian contestant in \u201cJeopardy!\u201d history.https://nbcnews.to/3vIFskv— NBC News (@NBC News) 1650926285
While the headline of the NBC News story does much the same, calling Roach the "latest LGBTQ 'Jeopardy!' phenom," the piece is actually part of the network's "Out Life and Style" section as noted in a tiny block of text to the upper left of the story's headline. So the story's angle makes more sense on the NBC News website.
However, there's no note in the Twitter post that the story on Roach is for an LBGTQ-focused department for NBC News, so some users of the social media platform were a bit annoyed by the "lesbian tutor" characterization in the tweet — such Chris Taylor, senior correspondent for Reuters, who asked, “Is her sexual orientation really relevant here?”
Others agreed:
- "I will so enjoy the day when posts highlighting someone’s sexuality are a thing of the past," one commenter wrote. "What the hell does it have to do with the show or her profession? Mattea is doing awesome and making her home town and country proud! Let’s leave it at that!"
- "Coulda left the 'lesbian' part off," another user said. "She doing great regardless of her sexuality."
- "Why did you feel it important to mention that she's a lesbian?" another commenter wondered. "Aren't we past that by now?"
- Another user wrote, "[D]on't know what her sexual orientation has to do with anything, or will you be describing the next big winner the same sort of way? 45 yr old straight man wins... 38 yr old single straight childless woman wins..."
Anything else?
As of Thursday afternoon, the NBC News tweet about Roach was still active, as was the headline above the NBC News story about her.
Here's Roach in a Thursday interview with "Good Morning America" on her historic run of wins:
‘Jeopardy!’ champ Mattea Roach talks record-breaking run l GMAyoutu.be
Transgender Jeopardy champion Amy Schneider claims that bills in US 'will cause the deaths of children'
During a visit to the White House Thursday on International Transgender Day of Visibility, "Jeopardy!" star Amy Schneider, a biological man who identifies as a woman, claimed that bills around the U.S. will lead to child deaths.
"They're really scary. And, ah, some of them in particular that are denying, ah, medical services, ah, to trans youth ... those are lifesaving medical treatments," Schneider said, claiming that "these bills ... will cause the deaths of children."
Immediately after issuing that dire prognostication, Schneider was asked about the possibility of engaging in activism to push back.
"Not at the moment," Schneider replied. "I am trying to figure out where that sort of advocacy and activism fits in to my life," Schneider said. "I would like to do more of it," Schneider said, expressing uncertainty about the right way to do so.
So, um, this happened. They did *not* tell me I would be asked questions, but put me on a stage and I just can\u2019t help but perform lolhttps://twitter.com/cspan/status/1509609780838637571\u00a0\u2026— Amy Schneider (@Amy Schneider) 1648762429
Some states have approved or are considering measures to protect children against radical leftist gender ideology.
Schneider, who rose to prominence by attaining an impressive winning streak on the trivia gameshow, racked up 40 consecutive wins, an achievement eclipsed only by Ken Jennings, who holds the record with 74 consecutive game wins.
Last year, Larissa Kelly, the woman with the highest all-time Jeopardy earnings, congratulated Schneider for breaking the record.
"Well, it was fun to hold a Jeopardy record for a few years...but it's been even more fun to watch @Jeopardamy set new standards for excellence, on the show and off. Congratulations to Amy on becoming the woman with the highest overall earnings in the show's history!" Kelly tweeted.
"Thanks so much, I’m honored to be in your company, and I look forward to some day watching the woman who beats us both!" Schneider responded.
Thanks so much, I\u2019m honored to be in your company, and I look forward to some day watching the woman who beats us both!— Amy Schneider (@Amy Schneider) 1640378074
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