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Mayim Bialik Has Priceless Reaction To Learning She Was 'Jeopardy!' Contestant's 'Celebrity Crush'
We'll take things that make you smile for $200.
Here's the clue: This actor, author and neuroscientist was the childhood celebrity crush of a contestant on the game show she currently hosts.
If you said, "Who is Mayim Bialik," you get to select the next clue.
In what might be the most adorable contestant introduction ever, the aforementioned crush was an actual topic of conversation during Wednesday's High School Reunion Tournament.
While introducing contestant Dan Oxman of South Orange, New Jersey, Bialik giggled:
"I don't really want to talk about what we're going to talk about, but apparently I was your celebrity crush growing up?"
Oxman, now a senior in college, replied:
"This is a long time ago, Mayim, but you know, when I was a little kid, I saw you on TV and I really admired how you played, like, a super awesome scientist [on 'The Big Bang Theory]."
"And then I found out you were a scientist with a doctorate in real life. And then I was just like..."
The grinning contestant made a "mind blown" noise before adding:
"And you haven't aged a day."
You can watch the moment below.
\u201cWe see you, Dan \ud83d\udc40 \n\nWho was your celebrity crush growing up? #JeopardyHSRT\u201d— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy!) 1677728291
Viewers of the introduction had all kinds of reactions.
Of course, the majority agreed the moment was adorable.
\u201c@Jeopardy This was such a sweet exchange \u263a\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u201d— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy!) 1677728291
\u201c@Jeopardy This was so cute \ud83e\udd2f\ud83d\udc98\u201d— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy!) 1677728291
\u201c@Jeopardy Too cute!\u201d— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy!) 1677728291
And others related to Oxman's admission.
\u201c@FoxNews She was mine too! I remember watching it in middle school\u201d— Fox News (@Fox News) 1677870604
\u201c@JustJared She is crush-worthy!\u201d— JustJared.com (@JustJared.com) 1677727460
But some - like us - felt a little old, considering our childhood featured Bialik as a different character.
\u201c@Jeopardy I was like, "oh, he watched 'Blossom' growing up too" and then realized he was talking about 'The Big Bang Theory' and now I feel super old.\u201d— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy!) 1677728291
\u201cThe guy on jeopardy saying Mayim Bialik was his childhood tv crush and I was like oh when she played Blossom and then I realized the kid is like, 20 and Blossom was off air long before he was born and now I feel old\u201d— NikNak (@NikNak) 1677717743
\u201cMy age really hit me hard when I realized tonight's @Jeopardy contestant was talking about having a childhood crush on @missmayim on The Big Bang Theory, not Blossom. \ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\u201d— Sylvia Blair (@Sylvia Blair) 1677732654
While Oxman ended up in third place, he did walk away with $1,662. Plus, he spent a good half hour with his childhood celebrity crush - we'd call that a win.