Jeopardy! paid tribute today to five-time champ Brayden Smith, honoring the late 24-year-old “Billy Buzzsaw” with a video and on-air acknowledgement as part of the game show’s Tournament of Champions.“You’ve now met all 15 of the player who qualified for the Tournament of Champions,” says — well, almost all,” says guest host Buzzy Cohen in the video (watch it above). “Brayden Smith, the incredible young man who won five shows and $115,000 in January, passed away earlier this year.
Brayden’s family has established a fund in his name, and Jeopardy! will be donating to that fund. We want to express our best wishes and condolences to his family.”This afternoon, Smith’s mother, Debbie Smith, retweeted the video tribute, noting, with a reference
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