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Jeopardy! champ Isaac Hirsch slams ‘rude’ choice to cut off his episode mid-game for Joe Biden’s press conference
Plus, Isaac's impressive career on rival game shows
JEOPARDY! player Isaac Hirsch has called out the show for interrupting his game to broadcast a press conference.
Isaac jokingly hit out at the "rude" decision to show President Joe Biden's speech on Thursday.
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Jeopardy! was cut off before host Ken Jennings announced the Final Jeopardy! category.
It switched to an ABC breaking news broadcast of Biden's press conference.
Viewers who were able to tune in saw Isaac win his seventh game on Thursday.
Following his triumph, he hit out at the interruption on X, formerly Twitter.
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"I don’t want to get too political but I think it was pretty rude for President Biden to preempt Jeopardy for a press conference," he posted.
He added jokingly that Biden said, "'I must be stopped' as Jeopardy champion and that he would 'shave (my) mustache off' with his bare hands."
One fan commented on the post, "Isaac did you not pack enough fun shirts and now they’re sticking you with the show’s more restrained options?"
"All my other fun shirts didn’t pass Jeopardy’s camera test so now we’re on to my 'job interview' shirts," Isaac quipped back.
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The Burbank, California contestant has attracted attention with his quirky '70s-style suits and shirts.
"That current champion looks like a 70s porn star," one Facebook user wrote last week.
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Another joked that Isaac "hit Studio 54" after taping the episode.
Isaac good-humoredly addressed the criticism of his funky outfits in a lengthy Instagram post.
"The Internet is divided on my love of 70s menswear," he began.
Jeopardy! Host Timeline
Jeopardy! has had a tumultuous history regarding hosts after the death of the iconic Alex Trebek in 2020. Here are all of the hosts since the game show's inception in 1964.
Art Fleming - 1964 to 1975, he was the original host of the daytime version of Jeopardy! on NBC.
Alex Trebek - 1984 to 2020, the late, great Alex hosted Jeopardy!'s modern iteration for 36 years until his death from pancreatic cancer.
Guest hosts - 2020 to 2021, Jeopardy! tested out a series of guest hosts for week or two-week stints, including Anderson Cooper, LaVar Burton, and Aaron Rodgers.
Mike Richards - 2021, he was named host for one week before resigning amid controversy. He was the show's executive producer at the time.
Mayim Bialik - 2021 to 2023, when Mike was announced as the show’s new host, Mayim was chosen to host tournaments and primetime specials.
Mayim and Ken Jennings - 2022 to 2023, 74-time champion Ken (the longest-winning contestant ever) joined Mayim as a guest host and they split hosting duties.
Ken Jennings - 2023 to present. Last December, Mayim announced on Instagram that she would "no longer" host Jeopardy! after a lengthy hiatus, having stood with the writer's strike, and Ken was named sole host.
Ken now helms all editions of Jeopardy! including Celebrity Jeopardy!, the nightly show, and other primetime specials like Masters.
"Good news for the haters: I am almost out of vintage shirts approved by wardrobe.
"So if I keep winning, the fits are going to get a lot more subdued. I should also mention my last two shirts were gifts from my stylist/girlfriend."
Isaac also shared a proud photo of his father, Steve Hirsch, competing on Jeopardy! in 1985.
The game show wiz previously revealed that he wasn't able to show off his full flair for fashion on ABC show, The Chase.
Last week, fans recalled seeing him compete on the game show in 2023, in which he won $140,000 after defeating nine-day Jeopardy! champ Buzzy Cohen.
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"They did not let me dress as my true self on The Chase though," Isaac said of the show's wardrobe rules in a Reddit thread.
The reality star also appeared on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire in 2017 and won $5,000.
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