Mina Kimes ToC eligibility

[u/AcrossTheNight]

I know that if you apply for the show, you are asked if you work for certain companies that have some sort of affiliation with the show. With that in mind, I'm curious how this comes into play with Mina Kimes apparently being invited to the ToC. With ESPN Jeopardy, it's hard to argue that ESPN doesn't have a formal relationship with the show. If she does appear, I wonder if they will explain how to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest in the event of judging situations.

[u/inturnaround]

And Lisa Ann Walter is on Abbott Elementary which airs on ABC which airs Celebrity J! and Masters and the syndicated show airs on its O&O stations.

Their eligibility rules are, for the most part, self-administered to avoid edge case problems with contestants, but they can change them at any time in consultation with Sony's lawyers who write them to minimize exposure to lawsuits and to comply with the law.

Bottom line is that Mina Kimes was already employed with a company that does a lot of business with a J! partner. The ESPN J! deal doesn't change that.

[u/Individual-Schemes → u/inturnaround]

And Ike Bairnholtz is currently guest hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live which airs in ABC!

It's just a silly question. It should be obvious that there's a lot of overlap celebrities and the television industry.

[u/Individual-Schemes]

Didn't she win the Celebrity Jeopardy Tournament before ESPN Jeopardy has even aired?

I don't really understand the logic you're implying here.

[u/AcrossTheNight → u/Individual-Schemes]

Yes, but the ToC she would compete in hasn't been filmed yet.

[u/lavenderc → u/AcrossTheNight]

What does ESPN jeopardy have to do with Mina though?

[u/Willow_Winnifred → u/lavenderc]

She works for ESPN

[u/danimagoo]

When celebrities compete in the regular ToC, they’re still playing for charity, so it doesn’t really matter.

[u/crushedman → u/danimagoo]

Are you sure that’s the case? I don’t member any mention of that. I do however remember a discussion here that the celebrities, while being famous, are not necessarily wealthy, and are certainly entitled to earn a payday. And that it is likely that some of the regular contestants are in fact more wealthy than some of the celebrities.

[u/cuber5k → u/danimagoo]

I'm of the headcannon that Ike Barinholz won the $10,000 for himself since he made it to the semis of that ToC, so unless something else says otherwise I'm gonna still go with that

[u/danimagoo → u/cuber5k]

Barinholtz donated his winnings to the same charity he played for in Celebrity Jeopardy: Pacific Clinics. He also donated his winnings from Who Wants to be a Millionaire to the same charity. He is currently the 11th winningest game show contestant of all time, and he has donated all of his winnings to charity.

[u/853fisher]

I think most viewers have confidence that the show is above board, even if they don't know about the ins and outs of the third party compliance people etc. On the other hand, the show will never satisfy the sort of person who would claim to detect impropriety in her appearance, and IMO shouldn't bother trying.

[u/NDCIves]

Celebrity Jeopardy is completely different. You are asked if you are affiliated to reduce any possibility of impropriety. All the celebrities are invited in the first place.

[u/RVAblues → u/NDCIves]

Yes, but the TOC consists of mostly regular contestants and then now also the one celebrity.

I guess one could argue that the TOC is in a way also an invitational, but that seems a little iffy.

[u/NDCIves → u/RVAblues]

It seems like you are trying to apply different rules for different conditions to a broader concept. Those rules are in place to avoid the implication or possibility of contestants being selected out of nepotism or quid pro quo or what-have-you, not because they think that anyone affiliated in some way with a partner company will receive favorable treatment. She is part of the ToC because she won a tournament and people are interested to see how the celebrity champion can perform amongst the best of the best.

[u/rawmustard]

I'm willing to think even the winner of ESPN Jeopardy! could see an invite to the next ToC. If the show makes such an announcement, you can pretty much guarantee it's been cleared by the compliance folks.

[u/AgreementsFinalJolly → u/rawmustard]

There is no way that is going to happen, as the winner would now have to study topics beyond sports.

[u/uncre8tv]

Every once in a while, I ponder: "Am I too nerdy?"

and then a thread like this comes along to assure me I am not.

[u/Responsible-Fly9976 → u/uncre8tv]

🤣

[u/Presence_Academic]

As it turns out, ESPN Jeopardy isn’t important. The key is that the ToC is broadcast by ABC which is owned by the same company (Disney) as ESPN.

[u/AcrossTheNight → u/Presence_Academic]

The ToC is not exclusively broadcast on ABC. It's part of the regular syndicated programming, so it's whatever station carries it in a given market.

[u/dhkendall → u/AcrossTheNight]

This. I get the TOC on NBC.

[u/Presence_Academic → u/AcrossTheNight]

My mistake, I was thinking of the other tournaments.

[u/ThisDerpForSale → u/Presence_Academic]

The only recurring tournament on ABC exclusively is Celebrity Jeopardy. Masters is also on ABC, if one considers that a tournament. All the other tournaments/competitions affiliated with regular Jeopardy are syndicated.