Spoilers for ‘Jeopardy! Masters’ semi-finals
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: The semi-finals of one of the most popular game shows, ‘Jeopardy! Masters’ has begun, and fans can’t keep calm. The four semi-finalists who have made it this far, beating some brilliant players like Amy Schneider along the way are Matt Amodio, Andrew He, James Holzhauer, and Mattea Roach. Each of these contestants has a huge fan following, which they have garnered over their run in ‘Jeopardy! Masters’ and ‘Jeopardy!’
If there is one contestant who emerges as a fan favorite, and the other as someone not everyone wants to see win, it has to be Mattea Roach and James Holzhauer respectively. As the semi-finals have begun, fans have left a trail of thoughts on social media, with a lot of them rooting for Roach, who almost beat Holzhauer!
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‘That damn James Holzhauer’
The beauty of a game show like ‘Jeopardy! Masters’ is that anything can happen at any moment. At one point, your favorite contestant could be in the lead, and the next, they could be beaten by your least favorite contestant. Looks like that is exactly what happened in the semi-finals of ‘Jeopardy! Masters’ and fans haven’t held back their thoughts. In support of Roach, one of their fans wrote “You were fab!! That damn @James_Holzhauer” as another fan jokingly tweeted, “Very kind of you to let him have the win anyway, though.” The support for Roach on Twitter was endless as one fan tweeted, “I certainly wish you had beaten James! Valiant effort tho! 👍” This comes after James was dubbed the "least favorite contestant."
‘So close to beating James’
Viewers and fans of ‘Jeopardy! Masters’ are mostly in shock because of just how close Roach came to beating Holzhauer, but botched it up in the last few moments of the game. However, that’s the best about this game show! One fan of Roach tweets, “Great game! you were so close to beating James. You owned the buzzer and daily doubles.” Without a doubt, Twitter will be buzzing with anti-Holzhauer and pro-Roach tweets and memes, as one fan tweeted a meme captioning, “You almost had the b*****d mattea…” Despite the eventual loss, fans are pleased with Roach putting up a great fight against Holzhauer as one writes, “You gave him a great scare!”
Whether you love him or hate him, it is nearly impossible to miss Holzhauer when it comes to ‘Jeopardy! Masters’ because he knows how to make his presence felt. One fan of the game show sums up how almost every other viewer is feeling right about now as they tweet, “Watching jeopardy masters and unfortunately, @James_Holzhauer is my celebrity crush”
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