‘Jeopardy!’: Emma Stone Applies to Be Contestant on Show Every Year – But Never Hears Back
Jeopardy! has a celebrity superfan in The Curse‘s Emma Stone. The Oscar-winning actress who is getting buzz for her role in the Yorgos Lanthimos film Poor Things recently got candid about her “favorite show.”
Speaking on Variety‘s Awards Circuit Podcast, she admitted, “I apply every June.” But Stone doesn’t want to compete alongside her famous counterparts on a primetime episode of Celebrity Jeopardy! as she clarified, “I don’t want to go on Celebrity Jeopardy!. I really want to earn my stripes.”
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In other words, she really wants to put herself to the test without a potentially easier set of questions. “I would like to go on real Jeopardy! but you have to take the test and you can only take it once a year with your email address,” she shared. “So every June, I take the quiz and they don’t tell you how did. They just say ‘We’ll let you know in the next nine to twelve months if you got on the show.'”
“And guess what?” she asked the podcast host, before noting, “I haven’t gotten on the show.”
According to the actress who has also starred in titles including Maniac, La La Land, and Crazy, Stupid, Love her devotion to the show runs deep. “But I watch it every single night and I mark down how many answers I get right and I swear I could go on Jeopardy!,” she reveals.
The question is, would they allow a celebrity to compete on the regular show as players compete for real money, or would they allow her to compete under the condition that winnings would go to charity like they do for players on Celebrity Jeopardy!? It would be an interesting scenario to explore.
Let us know what you think of Stone’s wish to be on Jeopardy! in the comments section, below.
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If she qualifies for regular jeopardy and wins, it’s her money. I can’t watch any of these celebrity ones. They dumb down the questions and the celebrities think they are smart because they answer a question a 10 year old knows. I’m hoping she makes it on the real one. Good for her for putting that out there.
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Good for her!
Let Emma play.
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Real fans and players don’t do it for the money. Sure she would have no problem donating it.
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I don't know why the idea of Emma Stone playing Jeopardy! makes me happy, but it does. She is clearly a big fan of the show and it sounds like she would be competitive. I'm sure if they selected her she would be happy to donate any winnings making it a win-win-win for all involved. Let her play!
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Let her play!
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If she needs the money let her play.
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