# R.I.P. Brayden Smith, Jeopardy! Champ

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 12, 2021, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-brayden-smith-jeopardy-champ/932797 "2021-02-12T22:30:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2021, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-brayden-smith-jeopardy-champ/932797/1 "2021-02-12T22:30:20Z")

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Recent 5-time Jeopardy! champ [Brayden Smith](https://tvline.com/2021/02/12/jeopardy-brayden-smith-dead-age-24-five-time-champion/) has passed unexpectedly, of causes yet to be released. Brayden was only 24.

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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-brayden-smith-jeopardy-champ/932797/2 "2021-02-13T16:58:48Z")

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Suck-o! 😠

There is a God, he’s just capricious and vindictive.

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2021, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-brayden-smith-jeopardy-champ/932797/3 "2021-02-13T18:27:33Z")

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Sad and shocking news. Some reports say that he died of complications after surgery.