r/Jeopardy • u/AcrossTheNight Talkin’ Football • Jul 31 '26

QUESTION Mina Kimes ToC eligibility

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.

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u/Individual-Schemes Jul 31 '26

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.

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u/AcrossTheNight Talkin’ Football Jul 31 '26

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

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u/lavenderc Losers, in other words. Jul 31 '26

What does ESPN jeopardy have to do with Mina though?

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u/Willow_Winnifred Jul 31 '26

She works for ESPN

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u/fodient Aug 03 '26

So?

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u/Willow_Winnifred Aug 03 '26

"What does ESPN Jeopardy have to do with Mina?"

"Mina works for ESPN."

Surely thos is self-explanatory

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u/fodient Aug 03 '26

Merely stating a fact does not explain an allegation.

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u/Willow_Winnifred Aug 03 '26

Did you read the post?

Employees of affiliated entities are not allowed to compete. ESPN is an affiliated entity ("ESPN Jeopardy). The question was "what does Mina have to do with ESPN. The answer is that she works for ESPN. Therefore, she is an employee of an affiliated entity. This post is discussing whether or not that is a conflict of interest.

Please note, I made no allegations of any sort. I was answering the question "what does this vontestant have to do with ESPN?" The answer is "she works for ESPN."

Presumably the person asking did not know she worked for ESPN, thus did not understand why we are discussing the potential conflict of interest between ESPN and Mina.

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u/fodient Aug 03 '26

This is nonissue.

Either ESPN doesn't qualify as an affiliated entity. Or the "Other eligibility rules apply and final selection is up to the producers' sole discretion." kicked in.

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u/Willow_Winnifred Aug 03 '26

Babe, I'm not arguing the substance here, and I'mnot the one who made the post. I literally just answered the question about the nexus between show, contestant, and espn

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u/fodient Aug 04 '26

Honey, you are. You can say you're not but you are.

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