Mike Richards is now completely gone from Jeopardy. He went from beloved Executive Producer to EP and Host then to just EP again and now unemployed in a matter of two weeks. Sony, who run the show, released a statement saying, “We had hoped that when Mike stepped down from the host position at Jeopardy, it would have minimized the disruption and internal difficulties. This has not happened.”
Former Jeopardy champ James Holzhauer is letting everyone know that he’s thrilled Mike got fired. He put a tweet out yesterday with a picture from the Wizard of Oz on it and the caption, “Ding dong the witch is dead.” Why doesn’t James like Mike? He tweeted about that too, saying it’s about the way Mike treated people backstage.
— James Holzhauer (@James_Holzhauer) August 31, 2021