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Brayden Smith 1996-2021

posted 3 years ago by Adam60z (3749)
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The year is off to a bad start:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/13/arts/television/brayden-smith-dead.html
I think we'll have to wait for 2022 for Covid to end and all this tragedy to stop. I have no idea what Brayden died of at age 24. He was the last 5 time champ ever to appear with Alex.
I actually don't even watch it anymore with Ken; it's just boring with him as the host. He's just too generic. Maybe the next host will be better, but face it: without Alex it's just not worth watching.

[–] zaq123 (2389) 3 years ago

The newest host is even more generic.

I have a backlog of episodes to watch on my recording device and I only caught the last part of his first intro to the show (started recording too late) and he seemed to be talking like he is the replacement. I don't know. Hope not. They really need to find someone better.

[–] Adam60z (3749) 3 years ago

Yup, I don't even bother to watch anymore.

[–] BullSchmidt (3189) 3 years ago

> They really need to find someone better.

This guy did pretty well with it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2D8fAp3zTA

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

Complications from an undisclosed surgery.

https://www.iheart.com/content/2021-02-16-cause-of-death-for-jeopardy-champ-brayden-smith-revealed/

[–] Adam60z (3749) 3 years ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeZMS0A39VU

[–] maximmm (3041) 3 years ago

Surgery for an undisclosed condition -
Weird as fuck - was he doing a sex change surgery or what?
I don't watch the show, didn't know the dude, but the secrecy regarding the surgery is weird as fuck and I gotto say, having just seen the dude on youtube, he does have feminine facial features -

[–] zaq123 (2389) 3 years ago

He did have plenty of money to splurge on maybe an exotic car, or nice home, or sex change operation...lol

Maybe his big dream was to re-appear on Jeopardy as a woman in the upcoming TOC. Like that weirdo did on Penn and Teller's show a couple weeks ago.