'Survivor' and 'Jeopardy' feature contestants with local ties Wednesday
Note: This story has been updated to reflect the fact that "Jeopardy!" will be pre-empted in Detroit tonight.
Erik Reichenbach
CBS
Former Pinckney resident Erik Reichenbach comes back for the new season of “Survivor: Caramoan,” premiering at 8 p.m. on CBS. And while Milan’s Stephanie Jass returns to “Jeopardy” for its Tounament of Champions tonight, the show—which normally airs at 7:30 p.m. on channel 4 (WDIV)—is pre-empted tonight due to Mayor Bing's State of the City address.
27-year-old Reichenbach, who now works as a comic book artist and lives in Santa Clarita, California, is most vividly remembered for his bright green running shoes, and for giving away his immunity during “Survivor: Micronesia”—and consequently being voted off just before making it to the final four.
On the CBS website, Reichenbach lists his reason for being on “Survivor” this season as: “To show everyone that I am really not dumb, and in actuality I am a smart, funny guy who just does things in a different way.”
Jass, meanwhile, is an assistant professor of history at Adrian College who was a seven-time champion on “Jeopardy” last year; Jass also set the record for most consecutive wins by a woman on the show, and walked away with $147,570 in winnings, which ranked her among the top 15 all-time “Jeopardy” winners.
Although the show is pre-empted tonight, reportedly the station aired the episode early, at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. The station has not yet announced whether it will rebroadcast the episode.
The Tournament of Champions taped over the course of two-days in mid-January. Five winners from the first week advance to the semifinals, as will four wild-card players.
Jenn McKee is the entertainment digital journalist for AnnArbor.com. Reach her at jennmckee@annarbor.com or 734-623-2546, and follow her on Twitter @jennmckee.
Comments
Jenn McKee
Thu, Feb 14, 2013 : 4:11 p.m.
We've been talking a lot about "Jeopardy," but we should also note that Erik survived his first episode of "Survivor" Wednesday night.
dading dont delete me bro
Thu, Feb 14, 2013 : 3:05 a.m.
kai...? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTNguT1a6q4
Kai Petainen
Thu, Feb 14, 2013 : 5:52 a.m.
HA!!!! That's not me. That's another Kai.
An Arborigine
Thu, Feb 14, 2013 : 12:21 a.m.
I can't wait until Survivor is a casualty, followed by cancellation
The82Wolverine
Thu, Feb 14, 2013 : 3:26 a.m.
Or you could just not watch it.
An Arborigine
Thu, Feb 14, 2013 : 1:09 a.m.
"reality" television must shrivel up an die
Macabre Sunset
Thu, Feb 14, 2013 : 12:27 a.m.
If you're hoping CBS will pick up The Misadventures of Honey Boo-Boo in its place, you're probably tilting at windmills.
towncryer
Wed, Feb 13, 2013 : 9:33 p.m.
She was on Jeopardy this afternoon at 12:30 (or maybe it was a rerun?). Alex Trebek acts very strange with her, almost biased. She seems like a nice person and very smart.
DNB
Wed, Feb 13, 2013 : 10:23 p.m.
I watched Stephanie in October, and Alex seemed very smitten by her then, almost flirty. She is a very intelligent lady; I hope she does well in the tournament.
towncryer
Wed, Feb 13, 2013 : 9:34 p.m.
oops, just realized that's what Donald Martin wrote.
Donald Martin
Wed, Feb 13, 2013 : 8:14 p.m.
Actually, "Jeopardy!" is pre-empted tonight by Mayor Bing's State Of The City address. Channel 4 aired tonight's game at 12:30 pm today instead -- caught it completely by accident...
Bob Needham
Thu, Feb 14, 2013 : 2:34 a.m.
Here's the recap: http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/jackson/index.ssf/2013/02/adrian_college_professor_steph.html#incart_flyout_entertainment
Macabre Sunset
Wed, Feb 13, 2013 : 10:30 p.m.
It's tough, because there are only four slots for non-winners, and she's already behind one person. She earned $13,000 and Jason Shore earned $14,000. Paul Nelson won with about $16,000. She opted not to put anything on Final Jeopardy - Jason put down $1,000 (she and Jason were tied going in) and Paul also did not put down anything, but was ahead by a couple of thousand going into FJ. Last year, the wild-card slots for the semifinals were at $18,599, $16,401, $16,003 and $6,012. We'll see...
Donald Martin
Wed, Feb 13, 2013 : 9:44 p.m.
The outcome : Stephanie didn't win the game, but she has a high enough score that she's likely to be one of the wild card contestants in the semi-finals.
Bob Needham
Wed, Feb 13, 2013 : 8:59 p.m.
Looks like it will still be aired in Lansing, on WILX Channel 10. Our friends at the Jackson Citizen Patriot plan to write up a recap, and we'll post a link to that when it's live this evening.
Jenn McKee
Wed, Feb 13, 2013 : 8:46 p.m.
Also, since there might NOT be a re-airing of the episode locally, would you mind sharing the outcome with us?
Jenn McKee
Wed, Feb 13, 2013 : 8:39 p.m.
Thanks for this tip. We've updated the story to reflect that, and are making inquiries about whether the show will be re-aired at another time.