# The Jeopardy thread \[was James Holzhauer\]\[contains spoilers\]

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**Tags:** reality-or-game-show\
**Created:** [April 17, 2019, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696 "2019-04-17T21:53:54Z")\
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After the quiz show scandals of the 50s, any attempt to “get rid of” a successful competitor by altering the way the game is played or manipulating the board would get the producers in a butt-load of legal trouble.

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