{"id":49072,"date":"2023-01-13T13:37:15","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T13:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/13\/jeopardy-champ-sam-kavanaugh-calls-masters-tournament-omission-a-gut-punch\/"},"modified":"2023-01-13T13:37:15","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T13:37:15","slug":"jeopardy-champ-sam-kavanaugh-calls-masters-tournament-omission-a-gut-punch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/13\/jeopardy-champ-sam-kavanaugh-calls-masters-tournament-omission-a-gut-punch\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Jeopardy!&#8217; Champ Sam Kavanaugh Calls &#8216;Masters&#8217; Tournament Omission a &#8216;Gut Punch&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Sam Kavanaugh, who received <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/show\/jeopardy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Jeopardy!<\/em><\/a>\u2018s Tournament of Champions in 2021, has shared his \u201cdisappointment\u201d after not being invited to participate in the recently announced Masters tournament.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday (Jan 11), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/network\/abc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC<\/a> gave the green light to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/show\/jeopardy-masters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Jeopardy! Masters<\/em><\/a>, which will see the six highest-ranked, current <em>Jeopardy!<\/em> contestants face off in a Champions League-style event. The six contestants include recent super-champs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/amy-schneider\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amy Schneider<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/matt-amodio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Amodio<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/mattea-roach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mattea Roach<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/andrew-he\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrew He<\/a>, along with Professors\u2019 Tournament winner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/sam-buttrey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sam Buttrey<\/a> and TOC 2019 winner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/james-holzhauer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Holzhauer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The inclusion of the 2019 TOC winner over the newer 2021 TOC victor got here as considerably of a shock, particularly for Kavanaugh, who took to Twitter on Wednesday to share his ideas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, seeing the news today that I am not invited to the <em>Jeopardy Masters<\/em> was a bit of a gut punch,\u201d he tweeted. \u201cNothing is ever guaranteed so I wasn\u2019t planning on it, but because every other ToC winner in history was invited to a subsequent tourney, I was planning *for* it.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Well, seeing the information right this moment that I&#8217;m not invited to the Jeopardy Masters was a little bit of a intestine punch. Nothing is ever assured so I wasn\u2019t planning on it, however as a result of each different ToC winner in historical past was invited to a subsequent tourney, I used to be planning *for* it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sam Kavanaugh (@sam_kavanaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sam_kavanaugh\/status\/1613283129787129857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 11, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s hard to hang up the hat especially after working so hard over the past months to reach my full <em>Jeopardy<\/em> potential (I think I was about 80% of the way there in my ToC),\u201d he continued earlier than saying he was assured he might \u201cbeat any one of these contestants, &amp; hope there\u2019s still a chance to do so in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the \u201csting of disappointment,\u201d Kavanaugh stated he would \u201cabsolutely\u201d be watching the Masters match. \u201cThese 6 are great players &amp; great people, &amp; they will put on a good show,\u201d he stated. \u201cI sincerely hope they have a blast, &amp; that Masters brings as much joy to a new audience as the show has, &amp; does, for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">With that sting of disappointment, will I be watching J Masters?<br \/>Absolutely I&#8217;ll. These 6 are nice gamers &amp; nice folks, &amp; they may placed on a superb present. I sincerely hope they&#8217;ve a blast, &amp; that Masters brings as a lot pleasure to a brand new viewers because the present has, &amp; does, for me.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sam Kavanaugh (@sam_kavanaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sam_kavanaugh\/status\/1613283134564454423?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 11, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Some followers shared Kavanaugh\u2019s disappointment however tried to offer him hope that he could be invited again for a future season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour loss is, well, everybody else\u2019s loss,\u201d tweeted one viewer. \u201cI would have loved to see you take part in J!-Mass (that\u2019s the cool-guy name I have for J!-Mass), but I have no doubt you\u2019ll be back on the show in some capacity before long. Way to show champs support champs, champ!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor what it\u2019s worth \u2013 I share your disappointment. Now hopefully there are more of those so you can assert your place. I\u2019d certainly tune in,\u201d added one other commenter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Your loss is, properly, all people else\u2019s loss. I&#8217;d have cherished to see you participate in J!-Mass (that\u2019s the cool-guy title I&#8217;ve for J!-Mass), however I&#8217;ve little question you\u2019ll be again on the present in some capability earlier than lengthy. Way to indicate champs help champs, champ!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jessica Stephens (@jessmstephens) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jessmstephens\/status\/1613293748989091845?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 11, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">For what it\u2019s price \u2013 I share your disappointment. Now hopefully there are extra of these so you may assert your home.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d definitely tune in.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David C. Maybury (@DavidCMaybury) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidCMaybury\/status\/1613338502850281472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 12, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A fan on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Jeopardy\/comments\/109qi03\/sam_kavanaugh_well_seeing_the_news_today_that_i\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Jeopardy!<\/em> Reddit discussion board<\/a> provided a motive as to why Kavanaugh was presumably neglected of the combination. \u201cTo be honest, I had to google Sam Kavanaugh, which I think is why he didn\u2019t get the invite. They went with more top-of-mind champions,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sure he\u2019ll get invited to future events, but for a primetime event with a small pool of past champs \u2014 they\u2019re gonna go with high-profile people we remember, which happen to be very recent champs and, of course, James,\u201d they continued.<\/p>\n<p>Others shared related sentiments, with one Reddit consumer writing, \u201cIt makes a lot of sense imo. Whether we like it or not, <em>Jeopardy!<\/em> is first and foremost a tv show. They wanted a group they thought would attract the most viewers.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-block\">\n<div class=\"post-block\">\n<div class=\"post-block\">\n<p><em><strong>Jeopardy!<\/strong><\/em><strong>, Weeknights, Check your native listings<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Sam Kavanaugh, who received Jeopardy!\u2018s Tournament of Champions in 2021, has shared his \u201cdisappointment\u201d after not being invited to participate in the recently announced Masters tournament. On Wednesday (Jan 11), ABC gave the green light to Jeopardy! Masters, which will see the six highest-ranked, current Jeopardy! contestants face off in a Champions League-style event. 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