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Yahoo
2 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Former 'Jeopardy!' contestant challenges Rep. Hoyer, emphasizing age difference
Younger Democrats are calling out older ones in the party for staying in office for too long. A former 'Jeopardy!' contestant is now challenging Rep. Steny Hoyer and making their 50-year age difference a massive part of his campaign. Democratic strategist Julie Roginsky and former Romney presidential campaign advisor Kevin Madden join Chris Jansing to share their political analysis.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
CBS Gains ‘Jeopardy!' & ‘Wheel Of Fortune' Distribution Rights At Least Until Legal Battle With Sony Is Over
UPDATED, 2:35 PM: Sony and CBS spun the wheel one more time this month over who controls Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune, and the still Shari Redstone-owned company hit the game show jackpot. Solidifying what a three-judge panel from the Second Appellate District temporarily put in place last month, that same panel has now ruled that CBS will remain the sole distributor of the lucrative Jeopardy! and now Ryan Seacrest hosted Wheel. More from Deadline 'Jeopardy!' & 'Wheel of Fortune' Legal Shocker: CBS Loses Out To Sony In Court Battle Over Rights To Distribute Game Shows Wink Martindale Dies: Game Show Host Of 'Tic-Tac-Dough', 'Gambit' And 'High Rollers' Was 91 Paramount Offers Millions To Trump To End $20B '60 Minutes' Suit & Let Skydance Merger Go Through 'Pending disposition of this appeal, the trial court's order of April 10, 2025 finding that 'Sony can begin distributing the Shows and need not deliver episodes to CBS' is hereby stayed, including all matters embraced therein or affected thereby by the trial court's order,' ordered Appeal Court Judges Gonzalo Martinez, John Segal and Natalie Stone on Wednesday in a short ruling after reviewing arguments from both sides. You can read the ruling here. The decision puts the shows in CBS' hands for the entire duration of the court battle between the network and Sony. CBS had 'no comment' on yesterday's ruling. Sony did not reply to request from Deadline for comment on the order. The once partnered companies have been in a breach-of-contract dispute since October 31 over CBS' more than 40-year-old distribution contract and claims by Sony Pictures TV of CBS licensing the blockbuster shows at below-market rates and engaging in 'self-dealing.' PREVIOUSLY, APRIL 16 PM: This is why they call it Jeopardy! Less than a week after Sony snagged back the distribution rights to the Ken Jennings-hosted game show and Wheel of Fortune, a California appeals court today handed those rights back to CBS, at least for now. 'The superior court's order of April 10, 2025 denying the preliminary injunction and allowing Respondents to begin 'distributing the shows and need not deliver episodes to CBS' is stayed pending further order of this court,' a three-judge panel from the Second Appellate District ordered Wednesday. With the petition for writ of supersedeas filed by CBS on April 11, Sony now has until April 28 to respond, with the Shari Redstone-owned CBS giving its reply by May 9. All of that means those new deals and platforms that Sony was hoping for the beloved and money-making game shows are in legal purgatory for at least a month. CBS had no further comment besides its petition and today's order. Sony did not respond to Deadline's request for comment Wednesday. The once-chummy companies have been in a breach-of-contract dispute since October 31 over CBS' more than 40-year-old distribution contract and claims by Sony Pictures TV of CBS licensing the blockbuster shows at below-market rates and engaging in 'self-dealing.' After a judicial pingpong match, things went sideways for CBS when Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Kevin Brazile last Thursday favored Sony over CBS Media Ventures' pitch to pause Sony taking over full distribution of Wheel and Jeopardy! Agreements for the Merv Griffin shows have been place since 1982 and under the respective umbrellas of CBS and Sony since the late 1990s. Which begs the question: What is hassle? Best of Deadline Everything We Know About Netflix's 'The Thursday Murder Club' So Far 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
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Former ‘Jeopardy!' contestant challenges Hoyer, emphasizing age difference
Former House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) received a primary challenge Thursday from volunteer firefighter and former 'Jeopardy!' contestant Harry Jarin, who is seeking to make age a centerpiece of the campaign. In a statement announcing his bid, Jarin, 35, said Hoyer, 85, 'represents a bygone era of politics that isn't working' and that congressional seats should not be treated as 'lifetime appointments.' 'I've seen from the inside how the Democratic Party has totally lost touch with working people,' Jarin said. 'We didn't present a vision of the future or politicians that people could relate to, and that's what opened the door for Trump and extremist Republicans to take power.' 'Politicians in their late 80s like Steny Hoyer simply don't know how to communicate in the era of social media,' he continued. 'Democrats have to recognize how badly we've failed and change course if we want to win.' Hoyer was first elected to Congress in 1981 and has not yet announced whether he will seek reelection in 2026. The primary challenge is the latest development in the debate over age in the Democratic Party. Recent revelations about former President Biden's health, including a cancer diagnosis, have reignited the debate over his decision to run for reelection in 2024. Additionally, three Democratic lawmakers have died in the past three months, calling attention to the topic and creating vacancies in the House. Younger voices in the party have called for generational change, including Democratic National Committee Vice Chair David Hogg, whose organization 'Leaders We Deserve' is focusing on challenging more than a dozen Democratic incumbents in safe seats. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
4 days ago
- Politics
- The Hill
Former ‘Jeopardy!' contestant challenges Hoyer, emphasizing age difference
Former House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) received a primary challenge on Thursday from volunteer firefighter and former 'Jeopardy!' contestant Harry Jarin, who is seeking to make age a centerpiece of the campaign. In a statement announcing his bid, Jarin, 35, said Hoyer, 85, 'represents a bygone era of politics that isn't working' and that congressional seats should not be treated as 'lifetime appointments.' 'I've seen from the inside how the Democratic Party has totally lost touch with working people,' Jarin said. 'We didn't present a vision of the future or politicians that people could relate to, and that's what opened the door for Trump and extremist Republicans to take power.' 'Politicians in their late 80s like Steny Hoyer simply don't know how to communicate in the era of social media,' he continued. 'Democrats have to recognize how badly we've failed and change course if we want to win.' Hoyer was first elected to Congress in 1981 and has not yet announced whether he will seek reelection in 2026. The primary challenge is the latest development in the debate over age in the Democratic Party. Recent revelations about former President Biden's health, including a cancer diagnosis, have reignited the debate over his decision to run for reelection in 2024. Additionally, three Democratic lawmakers have died in the past three months, creating vacancies in the House. Younger voices in the party have called for generational change, including Democratic National Committee Vice Chair David Hogg, whose organization 'Leaders We Deserve,' is focusing on challenging over a dozen Democratic incumbents in safe seats.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Canadian man gunning for third straight Jeopardy! win tonight. Who is Brendan Liaw?
Anyone looking for a Canadian pride bandwagon to jump on should probably watch Jeopardy! tonight. Vancouver's own Brendan Liaw, a 25-year-old self-described 'stay-at-home son,' scored back-to-back victories on the game show this week and will look for a third straight win in an episode airing at 7:30 p.m. ET. A win in tonight's pre-taped show will further pad his two-day total of US$38,798 ($53,787) and see him defend his title again on Friday. It could also help get him out of his parents' house in Richmond, where he lives, having recently completed a master's degree in political science at the University of British Columbia. According to CBC, he's applied to UBC's law school for this fall. Last week, Liaw posted on social media that he would be a contestant, fulfilling 'a lifelong dream of questioning answers on national television.' 'Did I have fun? Well, yes!,' he wrote. 'Did I make awkward small talk with a personal hero of mine? Almost certainly!' The hero is host Ken Jennings, whom he identifies as a fellow resident of Cascadia — a term referring to a Pacific Northwest bioregion encompassing parts of British Columbia and Washington, where Jennings has roots. 'Pretty good gig,' he agreed with Jennings regarding his living situation during their pre-game banter. In an interview with CTV, Liaw called himself a 'professional loiterer.' 'I think they want to promote me to away-from-home son soon,' he said. 'But we'll see how the games turn out.' How the games turned out so far In his first appearance, Liaw actually got off to a somewhat shaky start in his bid to unseat Mitch Loflin, the reigning three-time champion from California, and hold off fellow newcomer Wendy Poush of Iowa. By the end of the first round, Single Jeopardy!, Liaw found himself in third place with just $1,600 and Poush at $6,200, according to a recap from TV Insider. Liaw rebounded and took the lead early in Double Jeopardy! After his opponents closed the gap on the strength of respective successful Daily Double wagers, he correctly responded to several high-dollar value clues to close out the round with $19,200, giving him a $6,800 lead over Loflin heading into the last round. In Final Jeopardy!, none of the players got the NFL Geography category answer correct, leading to what fans of the show call a triple stumper. 'I don't watch a lot of American football as a Canadian. But I suspect, as an American, I would also not watch a lot of American football. So, hey — it would have been tough for me either way,' he remarked to CityTV. Thanks to strategic wagering, Liaw finished ahead of Loflin to secure the win and $13,599. He followed up his come-from-behind win with a mostly dominant performance on Wednesday. Liaw correctly answered his first 15 questions and came away from Single Jeopardy! with a $6,600 lead over New Yorker Romy Negrin. She and Colorado native Sam Macken tried to keep it close, but the Canadian had $25,200 by the end of Double Jeopardy!, more than double his competitors, thanks largely to a Daily Double that awarded him $8,800. Final Jeopardy!'s 2024 World News question was another triple stumper, but Liaw bet only $1 and secured his win. Third time was a charm for Liaw Liaw has wanted to appear on Jeopardy since he realized around nine or 10 that he had an aptitude for the reverse quiz show. But getting on is not easy. According to the show's FAQ on becoming a contestant, it starts with a 50-question 'anytime test' that gives you 15 seconds to respond to each. You can only take a test once every 12 months. Pass the test and you end up in an audition pool and hope to be randomly selected. Liaw told Global he did his first audition in 2018 and another in 2021 before finding success in 2023. The audition consists of another 50-query quiz and a mock game with other applicants, all online. Perform well and you'll earn a coveted spot in the contestant pool, but even that 'does not guarantee that you will be invited to appear on the show.' That invite typically arrives a month before their taping date, which is about how long Liaw said he waited before getting the call. Liaw joins a relatively short list of Canadians who have collected two or more Jeopardy! victories. Others include 13-game champion and 2024 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist Ray Lalonde of Toronto, and Vancouverite Bob Blake, a five-game winner in 1983 who came back to collect $100,000 in the 1990 Tournament of Champions. But the undisputed reigning all-time Canadian Jeopardy! is Mattea Roach, a tutor from Halifax, who won 23 consecutive games in 2022 to claim $560,983, good for sixth in the show's regular-season winnings. Factoring in tournament play, Roach has raked in over $800,000 from Jeopardy! National Post has contacted Liaw for more information about his Jeopardy! experience thus far. 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