JEOPARDY!’s Sam Kavanaugh has thrown shade at the other contestants on the Masters tournament special.
Sam argued online that he has not reached his “full Jeopardy! potential.”
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The Tournament of Champions winner claimed online he was “about 80 percent of the way there” back in 2021.
He tweeted: “I think I can beat anyone of these contestants” in the new Jeopardy! Masters tournament.
Although he will not compete in Masters, Sam hoped there would still be “a chance to do so in the future.”
THE MASTERS TOURNAMENT
Recently, ABC announced Ken Jennings as the host of their new special.
Among the contestants are Amy Schneider, James Holzhauer, Matt Amodio, Sam Buttrey, Andrew He, and Mattea Roach.
These players will be facing off for the title of Jeopardy! Masters champion.
‘STING OF DISAPPOINTMENT’
Unfortunately, Sam appeared upset about being snubbed from the game show spinoff.
After the announcement, he claimed to be excited about a potential call to appear on the show.
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Sam opened up about feeling disappointed: “Well, seeing the news today, that I am not invited to the Jeopardy Masters was a bit of a gut punch.
“Nothing is ever guaranteed. So I wasn’t planning on it. But because every other ToC winner in history was invited to a subsequent tourney, I was planning *for* it.”
He closed: “With that sting of disappointment, will I be watching J Masters? Absolutely. I will.
“These six are great players & great people, and they will put on a good show.”
Sam previously posted a GIF of Elmo lifting weights when an early concept was floating around.
He wrote: “Time to consider getting back into Jeopardy-ready form, I guess!”
‘A PINNACLE EVENT’
On the Inside Jeopardy! podcast, producer Sarah Foss and executive producer Michael Davies opened up about the upcoming tournament.
Michael said he expected to “build something permanent” while hoping Masters would become “an annual event.”
The executive producer also discussed how the ratings for the 2022 Tournament of Champions – in which Amy won – played a huge factor.
Michael added: “The Tournament of Champions is fabulous, amazing, but only for the previous season. It is not for everybody.
“You look at Amy Schneider. You look at who gave her a run for her money in the [2022] Tournament of Champions. They rank up there.”
He mentioned how Masters will become “the pinnacle event, the top of the pyramid of all of Jeopardy!”
Michael concluded: “We need to know who is the best in any given year – I would like to see every elite player compete again [at some point].”
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