Jayaker Kolli's first appearance on didn't go quite as planned. Throughout the duration of the episode, promoted the on CNN which was airing immediately after the game. However, to do so, they added a countdown in the upper right hand corner of the screen.
Unfortunately, this meant that during moments where the camera panned out to show the full panel of contestants. Fans were peeved by this, but also felt sympathetic for the Texas medical student. "Imagine telling friends and family for months that you’ll be on Jeopardy and this happens," one wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
"I’d be so mad if my head was blocked by an unnecessary debate countdown my entire #Jeopardy debut," said another fan. A third chimed in: "JAYAKER getting screwed in the #Jeopardy wide shot because of the #DebateNight promo." Other ran to Drew Basile, the reigning champion who is active on the social platform for help.
Tagging him, one wrote, "Who thought this was a good idea?" Another added: "Is that countdown clock staying on screen the WHOLE time?! very annoying." As the debate was ready to gear up, fans from Jeopardy! made fun of the reminder. Laughing at the ordeal, one fan wrote: "The whole debate should be pop quizzes on basic questions from the $200 slot in Jeopardy.
" In the end, Jayaker Kolli didn't win the episode even though he was able to guess the Final Jeopardy! correctly. In the category "Businessmen," the hint was: "After joining the army at 16 in 1906 for a brief stint, he rece.
