Game show says rules preventing Canadian contestants

Canadians are now banned from being contestants on TV’s “Jeopardy”.

The website for the long-time game show indicates in its FAQ section that Canadians are “precluded” from applying, as no applications can be accepted from residents in Canada. “We are now evaluating this matter”, the statement reads.

It’s possible that either Canada’s anti-spam legislation or its recent Digital Privacy Act could be the legal obstacles to Canadian registration – but this is mere speculation, albeit from legal experts.

Contestants from Alex Trebek’s home country of Canada can’t participate on Jeopardy! after the show put in new regulations banning Canadians from participating.

Anti-Canadian prejudices are not at the heart of this decision – or at least that’s what the suits behind the show would have us believe.

Ben Hider Alex Trebek may be the only Canadian left on “Jeopardy!“. It’s not immediately clear why the law, which concerns deceptive or unsolicited online information-seeking, would affect willing participants.

Canadian contestants are still appearing in this season’s shows because they are drawn from the results of a test given a year ago, and Trebek noted that one competes on Monday’s “Jeopardy!“.

This sudden disqualification of a single country is unprecedented in game show history.

I don’t want to say I just solved this problem, but I may have just solved this problem. “Most of the other American game shows have been closed to Canadians from the start, so this news from ‘Jeopardy!’ is surprising”.

A spokesperson for the show told the Toronto Star the privacy laws in Canada have affected who can take the online qualifying tests for the quiz show. “I’m no Canadian, but I’m calling this utter BS on Jeopardy’s part”.