Jeopardy! fans shocked as young contestant ‘crushes on’ host Mayim Bialik in flirty interview segment

A JEOPARDY! contestant tried successful Mayim Bialik's coronary heart in a flirty change for the books on Wednesday's episode.

Faculty senior Dan Oxman's "movie star crush rising up" was none apart from the sitcom star, who he mentioned "hasn't aged a day."

Mayim Bialik asked the student contestant: 'I was your celebrity crush growing up?'
Mayim Bialik requested the coed contestant: 'I used to be your movie star crush rising up?'Credit score: JEOPARDY! / ABC

Dan ruled the host correct and told her she 'hasn't aged a day'
Dan dominated the host right and instructed her she 'hasn't aged a day'Credit score: JEOPARDY! / ABC

Mayim, 47, is internet hosting the 14-episode Excessive Faculty Reunion Match that includes 27 former Teen Match contestants who first duked it out in 2018 and 2019.

Now in its second week, the eventual winner will get $100,000 and a slot within the 2023 Match of Champions.

Eesha Sohail, a UCLA graduate from Bakersfield, California confronted Dan a College of Maryland senior from South Orange, New Jersey, and Tim Cho, a senior at Columbia College from Champaign, Illinois.

Whereas Tim received the episode with $20K whole and the primary runaway sport of the particular, it was Dan who tried to attain factors with Mayim.

'YOU HAVEN'T AGED A DAY'

The sitcom actress requested him throughout the interview portion: “I dont actually need to discuss what had been gonna discuss.

However apparently, I used to be your movie star crush rising up?" she scrunched her face in hilarity.

Dan smiled and replied: “This can be a very long time in the past Mayim, however , after I was just a little child I noticed you on TV and I actually admired the way you performed a brilliant superior scientist."

He continued, referring to Mayim's PhD in neuroscience whereas taking pictures his shot: “After which I discovered that you just had been a scientist and physician in actual life and I used to be like-" he made a head explosion gesture.

He added: “And also you haven’t aged a day.”

The TV character practically fell to the bottom and picked up herself to politely say: “Thanks, I'll take that and transfer on,” because the viewers simply laughed.

The Blossom (1991 to 1995) and Massive Bang Concept (2007-2019) sitcom star is taken - her boyfriend and podcast co-host is Jonathan Cohen.

Mayim divorced her husband in 2013 and so they co-parent two youngsters.

In the meantime, it was Tim on the left podium who wasn't spitting sport however enjoying the sport - selecting up greater than 15 right responses in simply the primary spherical.

The scores going into Ultimate Jeopardy noticed Tim at $20,000, Eesha at $9,400, and Dan at $1,700.

Tonight's Ultimate Jeopardy learn: "A radical Republican championed this 1875 act however the Supreme Courtroom struck it down in 1883; a brand new model was handed 81 years later."

Tim and Eesha had been right with "The Civil Rights Act" with Tim betting $0 to advance to the semi-finals.

'CRUSH ON MAYIM!'

Twitter went wild on the thirsty second as one fan wrote: "DAN SHOOT YOUR SHOT KID, GIVE HIM THE DIGITS MAYIM."

"Dan is perhaps the horniest Jeopardy contestant ever. Kudos for taking pictures your shot," wrote one other.

"That awkward second the place you discuss your movie star crush TO your movie star crush," wrote a 3rd.

Followers on Reddit cracked up too and debated the timeline as one wrote: "The child who had a crush on Mayim due to The Massive Bang Concept made me really feel historic!"

One other wrote: "Haha, when he mentioned he'd had a childhood crush on her, I used to be positive it was from [her first hit sitcom] Blossom. Both I am getting older or these school children are getting youthful. In all probability each."

A 3rd agreed: "He was referring to The Massive Bang Concept not Blossom! Rename this match Make Me Really feel Outdated Match!"

To date the semi-finalists of Mayim's ongoing match are Tim, Lucas Miner, 2018 Teen Match winner Claire Sattler, Jackson Jones, Stephanie Pierson, 2019 Teen Match winner Avi GuptaBrown freshman Justin Bolsen who turned a fan-favorite with a daring Day by day Double wager final Wednesday, and Maya Wright, a senior at Emory.

The semi-finals will start later this week as the scholars are dismissed and when three stay, there shall be a two-day whole level affair finals ending on March tenth.

TIME FOR MAYIM TO BLOSSOM

Final week marked the primary time Mayim has hosted common episodes this season as a substitute of Ken Jennings, 48.

Followers have made it no secret that it has been an adjustment, as the previous 74-time champ lives and breathes Jeopardy!.

One quantifiable concern with Mayim is her cadence; particularly, her pause when deeming a contestant right on practically each clue.

On Monday, longtime producer Sarah Foss cleared the board on the internet hosting schedule for the remainder of the season on the present's podcast.

It was introduced that Ken shall be again after Mayim's three-week match, however not for very lengthy.

"Ken Jennings shall be again on March tenth after which he'll proceed the remainder of his syndicated run which is able to take us via April twenty eighth.

"Then Mayim will take over on Might 1st and he or she’ll take us during the summer season."

Followers had been left in a frenzy since after Might 1st, we cannot see Ken on the common present till Season 40, or September 2023 - many day by day viewers are begging the present to only let him host.

One PO-ed fan Tweeted upon the information: "Then I will be in for a month after which promptly out."

One other defended: "Alex Trebek believed the present was in regards to the contestants, not the hosts."

To which a 3rd wrote: "It is not about Ken, however it's in regards to the stream of the present. I've watched since 1964, and it is a totally different present with Mayim. I will not watch and I will not disparage others who will not."

A fourth wrote: "Jeopardy, cease making an attempt to make Mayim occur. It’s not going to occur."

Final yr, Amy Schneider and Mattea Roach acknowledged in interviews they like Ken given he went from its winningest contestant (74 victories in 2004) to host, as did latest divisive three-day champ Jake Dearruda slamming her as "inconsistent."

The power within the room appears to be that the sitcom star with no notable previous ties to Jeopardy is doing completely nicely on specials like Celeb Jeopardy!, a former champion not too long ago instructed The U.S. Solar she ought to persist with that.

Ken will nonetheless be on-air for a bit internet hosting the brand new Jeopardy! Masters spinoff, which is scheduled to air throughout the spring in primetime on ABC.

Ken and Mayim had been chosen because the co-replacements for the late, legend Alex Trebek over the summer season and he helmed the 2 Teen Tournaments this new occasion has mixed into one.

Mayim Bialik concluded: 'Thank you, I will take that and move on'
Mayim Bialik concluded: 'Thanks, I'll take that and transfer on'Credit score: JEOPARDY! / ABC

Tim Cho won the High School Reunion Tournament episode's first runaway and came out looking like stiff competition in the semifinals
Tim Cho received the Excessive Faculty Reunion Match episode's first runaway and got here out wanting like stiff competitors within the semifinalsCredit score: JEOPARDY! / ABC

Mayim has been dating her boyfriend Jonathan Cohen for more than a decade
Mayim has been relationship her boyfriend Jonathan Cohen for greater than a decadeCredit score: Instagram/bialikbreakdown

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