Recent Jeopardy Champ Shares Thoughts On Most Contestants Having To Pay For Travel, And I Agree Wholeheartedly For $2000, Ken

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Jeopardy! is a thinking game for trivia-savvy people, and I hope we can all agree on that as key to the show’s recipe for success. Another thing we might be able to come together on is that it’s not the most accessible game show to appear on, which is something I just learned from five-time champion Ben Goldstein. If you want to be on Jeopardy!, you have to pay your way to appear on the show, and Goldstein recently pointed out that’s not exactly viable for all potential contestants. 

Ben Goldstein challenged the show’s longstanding policy on Twitter after reading a Jeopardy! blog explaining why the show doesn’t pay for airfare and accommodations. According to the post, the tradition started originally because the contestants were a mixture of people from the local area and people from out of town. It was believed that in paying for those out-of-towners to compete, the show was unfairly giving away money that locals who only had a short travel distance weren’t receiving. Goldstein shared the article and added why he felt it wasn’t the best course of action for the game show: 

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