Austin Rogers isn't turning his nose up at the pop culture "Jeopardy!" spin-off ...
saying trivia buffs like him are cool with the traditional game -- but, there's a new breed of fans out there. We caught up with the "Jeopardy!" champ this week at his bar Gaf West in NYC ..
. and we had to ask him about his thoughts on the new entertainment-focused game coming to Amazon Prime. Rogers says he loves the democratization of his fav trivia game .
.. mentioning people have different interests and knowledge bases -- and, that's something to celebrate, not denigrate.
Of course, AR's bar hosts its own well-known trivia nights ...
and, he says he tries to diversify the questions so everyone who comes can feel good about their performance -- so, doing a whole new version like this just makes sense to Austin. Austin's also lauding the format ..
. applauding producers for pushing teams of 3, saying he'd enjoy putting together a team -- but, he's still more of a traditional "Jeopardy!" guy. As for whether he'd want to host, Austin says he's conflicted -- he loves "Jeopardy!" and hosting .
.. but says there's a dealbreaker rule you have to hear him explain.
It's giving ...
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Sony Pictures Television announced the new show last week, which will feature a tournament-style bracket where one team takes home a massive grand prize. Austin, of .