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'Jeopardy!' producer Mike Richards breaks his silence on 2021 firing: ‘People got joy in saying, I got you’

Mike Richards’s rise as Alex Trebek’s Jeopardy! successor was a fiasco. More than two years later, he’s breaking his silence.

Richards, a longtime game show producer, took the reins as Jeopardy! executive producer in 2020. Later that year, Trebek died from pancreatic cancer. Amid an extensive search for the TV icon’s replacement as host, Richards nabbed the job in August 2021. There was backlash over the show boss becoming host.

Then, before he even started, there was controversy when past offensive comments he made were resurfaced. He publicly apologized and moved forward as host, but lasted just one day before stepping down from the role. He’s now recounting the saga in an interview with People.

'Angry' reaction to his hiring
Having on-camera experience (Beauty & the Geek, Million Dollar Pyramid), Richards said he threw his hat in the ring for the gig.

After he tested well, "No one was more surprised than me," when he was hired as host of the syndicated show with Mayim Bialik hosting primetime specials and spin-offs.

Richards said he immediately asked what the media plan was for the announcement, “because I was very concerned that this was going to be scrutinized as closely as a presidential election. There was widespread belief that whoever got the job first wouldn't make it."

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