Jeopardy! champion Brian Henegar quits Twitter after users compare him to Hitler
Danger! champion Brian Henegar quits Twitter after slamming ‘jerks’ who compared his looks to HITLER’s
- A Tennessee man turned Jeopardy! champion this week went viral
- Brian Henegar, who won nearly $50,000 this week, was compared to Hitler
- He first responded by leaving Twitter, only to return and then pledge to donate to the ADL and grow his mustache
Danger! champion Brian Henegar announced on Tuesday that he is bowing to Twitter trolls and leaving the social media site after countless users compared him to Adolf Hitler.
A native of LaFollette, Tennessee, Henegar called users who compared him to the Nazi dictator a “bunch of jerks” who ruined his parties.
“Right now I feel every emotion under the sun as I relive my Jeopardy! appearance. And I see what a bunch of jerks are doing on Twitter because they can all focus on my looks… So I’m going to be leaving Twitter for a while, goodbye,” he wrote.
So far this week, Henegar has racked up nearly $50,000 in prize money, kicking off his winning streak on Monday by defeating Crystal Zhao and Amanda Bain Wysocki in Final Jeopardy.
During Monday’s performance, one person tweeted, “Brian was so excited when he won, he caused quite a führer.”
Danger! champion Brian Henegar announced on Tuesday that he is bowing to Twitter trolls and leaving the social media site after numerous users compared him to Adolf Hitler
Henegar joked about the comparisons, saying his mustache is more like Tom Selleck’s character in Magnum PI
His final answer in the ‘Novelist’ category was: ‘A 2012 book review listed topics that ‘provoked his anger:’ the death penalty, big tobacco and ‘the plight of the wrongfully convicted’.
The customer service representative at the truck stop answered successfully, “John Grisham.”
“As I believe is slowly dawning on you, you are the new champion. He can’t believe it!’ Host Ken Jennings said. While Henegar called his win “an explosion of every emotion you can imagine.”
On Wednesday, Henegar, 40, wrote that despite the initial tweets making him “lose all faith in humanity,” when he saw the messages of support, his faith was “restored.”
Henegar further wrote that in response to the Hitler comparisons, he would make a donation to the Anti-Defamation League, the group that fights anti-Semitism. “That way something good will come out of your hatred,” he tweeted.
Since the negative comments about his facial hair, Henegar first said he planned to shave it off, citing the time it took to keep it looking good, but later said he chose to shave it off. grow into a goatee.
While another said, “Okay, this Brian dude on #Jeopardy is channeling some Hitler vibes with his looks.”
“*sigh* I wouldn’t have used the phrase “lightning fast” to describe #Jeopardy champ Brian Henegar’s buzzer skills had I realized people were saying he looks like Hitler,” said another.
At least one person, who said he was a friend of Henegar’s, took to Twitter to defend himself.
“The fact that Brian Henegar on Jeopardy! being compared last night to a historically evil dictator based on his looks is utterly disgusting, I bet it’s because all the haters are jealous of his knowledge… go touch grass…,” the person said.
Henegar also received support from users after announcing a donation to the ADL. One user called it a demonstration as “pure class”, another said it was the “perfect response” to the trolls.
