Potential Pop Culture Jeopardy! contestant ‘ghosted after being cast’ as taping date approaches

Fans are worried about the future of Pop Culture Jeopardy!, especially after some casting woes came to light following Colin Jost’s Olympic injuries

Pop Culture Jeopardy! fans are worried about the taping schedule (
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Massive Jeopardy! fans were given a chance to take part in a new spin-off, Pop Culture Jeopardy!, but they think the deal went awry.

The application process for the new show explained that prospects would need to sign up with a team and take a screening test. If they made it through the basics, they’d be contacted further. A fan on Reddit claimed that they were selected to proceed, but production left them hanging.

They wrote: “My team was selected to be on Pop Culture Jeopardy. We responded to the email and filled out all the background check information but since then nothing. I don’t think there was anything in the background check that would have been an issue so what’s going on? Do we just need to be patient? Shooting starts next week so we expected we would’ve heard something by now.”

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It turns out that they weren’t the only ones facing some shifty communication. “Same for our team! Filled out the background check and still haven’t heard a thing. Stressing us out in terms of trying to take off days from work and planning travel, “another person wrote while others tried their best to offer advice.

Mega fans took to the audience ticket request page, noting that the filming is set to begin on Aug. 17, but tickets weren’t even posted yet for reservation. Fans speculated that there’s a delay with production with some pointing out that the host, Colin Jost, was recently injured while covering the Olympics for NBC. The fan said: “Perhaps there’s some question about his ability to stand at a lectern for 5-6 shows a day for 10 taping days. (Or they could just give him a chair…)”

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Another fan speculated that the producers purposefully reach out to too many people to ensure that they’re able to fill all their spots in time. Many pointed out that the sudden drop off in emails might just a be a sign and they shouldn’t expect to keep going. From one fan’s experience, the casting team is pretty responsive, so if they aren’t answering anymore, they probably aren’t interested.

“Unfortunately when casting stops emailing you, it usually means you got cut and they’ve moved on to another person/team,” said one fan. Another added: “Yeah, unfortunately you are never officially cast until you are mic’d up standing on the stage. You could even fly all the way out there and still not get on. They hedge it through the casting process by calling you a ‘potential contestant’ and adding the caveat to everything saying just because we’re talking to you now doesn’t mean you’re going to be on the show. It’s tough, but I understand why they do it.”