LeVar Burton has changed his mind about the job that he once considered to be his dream
Photo: Jeopardy/YouTube Maybe don’t post this link on Twitter for a few days. LeVar Burton, a very popular write-in candidate to become Jeopardy!’s new host, has changed his mind about a job that he once considered to be his dream.
However, once Burton filmed five Jeopardy! episodes over the summer, his mind was altered by the experience, which was further amplified after Mike Richards’s hiring. “The crazy thing is that when you set your sights on something, you know, they say be careful of what you wish for, because what I found out is that it wasn’t the thing that I wanted after all,” he explained. “What I wanted was to compete.
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