Did ‘Jeopardy!’ Host Ken Jennings Reveal ‘The Chase’ Has Been Canceled?
Jeopardy! Masters viewers are wondering if host Ken Jennings unintentionally revealed some shocking news on Wednesday’s (May 1) episode when he implied ABC’s The Chase had been canceled.
The comment came during the Masters premiere, which saw Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament winner Victoria Groce dominate super-champs Mattea Roach and Matt Amodio with 29,867 points. Groce is a pro-quizzer who appears on The Chase as “The Queen.”
During the player anecdotes, Jennings addressed Groce, saying, “And our viewers probably remember you from The Chase, where you were known as The Queen.”
“Are,” Groce replied, highlighting how Jennings spoke in the past tense.
“Are, sorry,” Jennings replied as Groce laughed and told him, “That’s alright.”
“Thank you for taking time out of your busy regal schedule to be with us on Masters,” the host added.
Fans also picked up on Jennings’ wording and took to social media to share their concerns.
“Is The Chase cancelled or not? Ken said “you were known as The Queen on The Chase”, and Victoria said “I am still known as that”, which kind of implied they had different thoughts about the state of that show,” wrote one viewer on the Jeopardy! Reddit forum.
Victoria Groce on ‘The Chase’; ABC/YouTube
They continued, “It hasn’t been on for about a year and it isn’t scheduled to be on this summer as far as I know. Seems like nobody really knows what’s up there.”
The last episode of The Chase aired in July 2023, and there has been no update from ABC on whether or not the game show will return.
“Uh oh. Hope that Ken didn’t just spoil that Chase was cancelled,” added another.
“Could be wrong but I doubt they’d air it if he revealed someone that the network didn’t want revealed,” another user replied.
“Considering the last new episode aired like two years ago, I don’t think it’s a shock to that many people at this point,” said another. “The fact Victoria corrected him gives me a small ray of hope that it might come back. The fact that two Chasers are in this, and a former one as the host, might make ABC rethink things.”
Another wrote, “Ken misspoke and Victoria got fake-offended. It’s not that deep.”
In addition to Groce, reigning Masters champion James Holzhauer also serves as one of the Chasers, alongside fellow former Jeopardy! stars Buzzy Cohen and Brandon Blackwell. Jennings also served as a Chaser before taking over as the host of Jeopardy! in 2021.
Former Jeopardy! player Jennifer Quail commented on the Reddit thread, writing, “Just based on conversations at JIT, Victoria and Brandon both speak as if the Chase is an ongoing thing.”
Groce is one of the six competitors on Jeopardy! Masters alongside Holzhauer, Roach, Amodio, Yogesh Raut, and Amy Schneider. The tournament airs in prime-time on ABC.
Would you like to see The Chase return? Let us know in the comments section below.
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The Chase is a great show. As much as I love Jeopardy, ABC is engaging in a bit of overkill with these tournaments. The Chase offers a lot of different trivia questions (which, personally, I prefer over WWTBAM) and has some great personalities and game play. ABC, please don't cancel The Chase!
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I always look forward to watching the Chase every summer. It's very fast paced show which is why I like it. Sara is great as the host. I pray they bring it back.
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Love the Chase and the characters who star in it. Hope it comes back.
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I love the Chase and keep looking for it! Great game show!!
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Yes Love the Chase Bring it back soon
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I just commented on the article about ABC's summer schedule if The Chase was coming back, I will be upset if it doesn't, I really enjoy it and I love Victoria "The Queen" on there.
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Love the show.
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Love the Chase! Please bring it back. Our grandson would come over on that night just so we could watch it together. It’s a great game show and love everyone on it.
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I really love The Chase. I hope it comes back.
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We really look forward to watching The Chase, there’s not many shows on TV anymore that brings everyone together, you can even learn a thing or two from The Chase.
But that’s just like ABC, you start enjoying a show & get invested in it and then they cancel it. There’s been so many in recent years. ABC used to have some of the best shows on, it was our favorite channel, however, that’s not the case anymore. We sure do miss their programming.
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"The Chase" is the only ABC/Disney production I bother to watch.
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I LOVE WATCHING THE CHASE. I AM ON THE EDGE OF MY SEAT AT THE END. BOTH DIVIDED AS TO WHOM I WANT TO WIN. PLEASE BRING IT BACK......
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I love the chase. I hope it is renewed for new season.
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Love The Chase!
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Yes bring back The Chase !
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Not everything is a secret code. Utterances aren't always meant to be scrutinized to the minutest detail like we're dealing with the cover of Sgt .Pepper.
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A great fast pace educational program, I would love to see it continue
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I look forward to watching The Chase every week. I will be very disappointed if the show does not return.
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My husband and I love watching the Chase together!! We love Jeopardy but the Chase is also fun to watch.We hope that it returns with new shows!
Please bring it back!😊☺️😊
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I love the Chase as well as Masters and I would love to see them both continuing. The brilliance of some people is truly impressive
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Bring back the Chase, please!
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I Love The Chase
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I really love this show! Can you please bring it back on.
The host is very good at what she does. Love her!
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Please come back!
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Yes! Mind stimulating and fun.
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Bring back the chase
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It won't bother me if The Case is canceled. I like Brad and James but can't tolerate the other two.
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Game show network
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One of the best game shows ever. They need to bring it back! Sara does a great job hosting.
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