“What is… yes!”
Luckily, that was what Maria Shafer said to her now-fiancé, “Jeopardy!” contestant Michael Pascuzzi, when he proposed to her mid-show.
“Now ladies and gentleman, normally when I interview the contestants I base my conversation on little bits of information they’ve supplied us, but with regard to Michael Pascuzzi from Orlando, Fla., I have absolutely nothing on the card,” said host Alex Trebek in the clip.
“I can fill in for ya,” Pascuzzi said. “I just want to say one quick thing, and ask Maria Shafer right there, if she would make me a winner today and marry me?”
At that point, the camera panned to Shafer, who replied through tears, “Yes, of course!”
“Maria, you responded too quickly. I was about to say, ‘We’ll have the answer to that question right after this commercial break,'” Trebek interjected to much applause from the audience.
“That would be ‘What is yes,...
Luckily, that was what Maria Shafer said to her now-fiancé, “Jeopardy!” contestant Michael Pascuzzi, when he proposed to her mid-show.
“Now ladies and gentleman, normally when I interview the contestants I base my conversation on little bits of information they’ve supplied us, but with regard to Michael Pascuzzi from Orlando, Fla., I have absolutely nothing on the card,” said host Alex Trebek in the clip.
“I can fill in for ya,” Pascuzzi said. “I just want to say one quick thing, and ask Maria Shafer right there, if she would make me a winner today and marry me?”
At that point, the camera panned to Shafer, who replied through tears, “Yes, of course!”
“Maria, you responded too quickly. I was about to say, ‘We’ll have the answer to that question right after this commercial break,'” Trebek interjected to much applause from the audience.
“That would be ‘What is yes,...
- 9/28/2018
- by Margeaux Sippell
- Variety Film + TV
TV’s recent trend of on-air marriage proposals continued Thursday night, when a Jeopardy! contestant asked his girlfriend to marry him during the episode taping. During the mid-round interviews with host Alex Trebek, competitor Michael Pascuzzi took the opportunity to propose to Maria Shafer, who was watching from the studio audience.
“Normally, when I interview the contestants, I base my conversation on little bits of information they have supplied us,” Trebek, who was in on the proposal, began. “But with regard to Michael Pascuzzi from Orlando, Florida, I have absolutely nothing on the card. So, what do you want to talk about?...
“Normally, when I interview the contestants, I base my conversation on little bits of information they have supplied us,” Trebek, who was in on the proposal, began. “But with regard to Michael Pascuzzi from Orlando, Florida, I have absolutely nothing on the card. So, what do you want to talk about?...
- 9/28/2018
- TVLine.com
What is you're crying watching Jeopardy? The long-running game show, which made headlines recently thanks to host Alex Trebek's beard, is back in the news again, but this time thanks to a surprise proposal. Contestant Michael Pascuzzi, a store manager from Florida, didn't provide an anecdote for Trebek to ask him during the show's traditional meet the contestants segment. Instead, he proposed, on national TV, to his girlfriend Maria Shafer. Jeopardy! had a camera and mic on Shafer, of course, as she tearfully listened to the proposal. "I just wanted to say one quick thing and ask Maria Shafer right there...if she would make me a winner today and marry me," Pascuzzi said. She...
- 9/28/2018
- E! Online
A “Jeopardy!” contestant took full advantage of his appearance on national TV on Thursday, proposing to his girlfriend mid-show.
Michael Pascuzzi, a store manager from Florida, chose to forgo the traditional introductory interview with host Alex Trebek, instead pointing to his girlfriend, Maria Shafer, who was watching from the audience.
“I just wanted to say one quick thing, and ask Maria Shafer, right there, if she would make me a winner today and marry me,” Pascuzzi said, turning to address Shafer directly. “Will you marry me?”
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A tearful Shafer quickly replied “Yes of course!,” apparently ruining a joke Trebek was planning to make.
“Maria, you responded too quickly. I was about to say we’ll have the answer to that question right after this commercial break,” the host quipped.
She even responded in the form of a question.
Michael Pascuzzi, a store manager from Florida, chose to forgo the traditional introductory interview with host Alex Trebek, instead pointing to his girlfriend, Maria Shafer, who was watching from the audience.
“I just wanted to say one quick thing, and ask Maria Shafer, right there, if she would make me a winner today and marry me,” Pascuzzi said, turning to address Shafer directly. “Will you marry me?”
Also Read: 'Jeopardy' Host Alex Trebek Shaves His Beard to Satisfy His Wife (Video)
A tearful Shafer quickly replied “Yes of course!,” apparently ruining a joke Trebek was planning to make.
“Maria, you responded too quickly. I was about to say we’ll have the answer to that question right after this commercial break,” the host quipped.
She even responded in the form of a question.
- 9/28/2018
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
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