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‘Supermarket Sweep’: Host Leslie Jones wins hearts, fans want to come to the show so she can call them 'baby'

Viewers have come to love and accept Jones' loud voice, twisted sense of humor and her little quirks and charms

ABC’s hit vintage game show ‘Supermarket Sweep’ is back in its reboot version and no one is happier than executive producer and host Leslie Jones herself. As a child, Jones adored the show, "I just loved the whole game," she said. 

While fans of the show took a little time to warm up to the ‘Saturday Night Live’ veteran, once they did, they couldn’t get enough of her. By now viewers have accepted Jones' loud voice, twisted sense of humor and her little quirks and charms. “Watching #SupermarketSweep and I just wanna compete so @Lesdoggg can call me baby,” wrote a fan of the host.

“Why the heck can't @Lesdoggg say dollars like a normal human being?  It's not doelawrzzzz  #SupermarketSweep,” a viewer pointed out. “#SupermarketSweep is a good time y'all. Loving @Lesdoggg and the new games! It's just some darn good couch time with the fam,” wrote a fan of the show. 

For the second round of the game show on the November 30 episode, Team Meat and Potatoes, Team Mushrooms and Team Sweet-Pea took the sweeping floor. Team Sweet-Pea managed to secure $1,872, which wasn’t bad given the fact they didn’t win any bonus points, Team Meat and Potatoes racked up $3,507 and Mushroom earned $3,246.

Team Meat and Potatoes stole Team Mushroom’s inflatable which carries bonus points and ended up having the highest score by the end of the big sweep. They moved on to the final sweep but couldn’t guess the answer to one of the initial riddles. The riddle that they failed to guess was a condiment that rhymes with "win a grin" which was cinnamon. While some viewers could guess the correct answer, others felt the riddle was complicated. 

“I feel like #supermarketsweep sabotaged the annoying straight couple by giving them an impossible-to-answer question and I think I'm okay with that,” wrote a viewer. “#SupermarketSweep gotta say, wasn't feeling that last one. The rhyme for cinnamon was really weak,” wrote another.

“I'm here yelling cinnamon at the top of my lungs my kid thought I was crazy,” read another comment. “#SupermarketSweep sad to see team meat and potatoes lose but I did not get that question either,” read yet another comment. 

“She couldn’t figure out that “cinnamon” rhymes with “win a grin” lol #SupermarketSweep,” wrote a viewer of the show. “I’ve never hated anyone more than I hate this Team Meat & Potatoes couple on #SupermarketSweep right now,” wrote another viewer. 

A viewer felt it was karma time for the couple for stealing the inflatable as they wrote, “That was karma for stealing the triple bonus.” Another viewer defended the couple saying they would still have the highest score without it, “So that inflatable “steal” was a bunch of crap but they still would’ve won by $1. Time to draw another line on the floor by the checkout counters #SupermarketSweep.”

Catch ‘Supermarket Sweep’ every Sunday at 8/7c on ABC.