Re: Grand Slam (the game show)
I think it's amusing that people seem to begrudgingly acknowledge Rutter as the #1 seed, when there's really no way you can possibly dispute it. He has never lost a game. Period. End of story.
The "upset" over Jennings in the Jeopardy UToC was in no way, shape, or form an upset. Rutter played under the old rules where you had to retire after 5 days. He mowed through the competition for 5 days, won his ToC, won the Million Dollar Masters, and then went through the field of the Ultimate Tourney of Champions. This guy has faced what is inarguably the toughest field of competitors TWICE, and has still never lost a match.
That being said, this is a different format, and anything can happen. If he goes down, I suspect that it will be to Ogi Ogas, but I still say Rutter is the smartest, quickest guy in the field. If the Grand Slam tournament were played 100 times with this same field, I suspect he'd win 90+ of them. Just my $.02.
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