"Jeopardy!" host Ken Jennings

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He was an all-time "Jeopardy!" champion who is now host of the venerable game show that is marking its 60th year on the air. Correspondent Luke Burbank puts the answers - no, the questions to Ken Jennings about how he trained as a contestant, and what it means to him to succeed the late Alex Trebek.
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@pamelamays4186 Місяць тому

Ken Jennings is living the childhood dream of thousands of Jeopardy fans.

@Jerseybytes2 Місяць тому

whenever we were at my inlaws my mother in law always turned the tv on at 7 so my oldest (who was around 2 at the time) could dance to the theme song

@NolaChick82 Місяць тому

I don't know why they bothered "searching" for a host when Ken was right there.

@VicGChad07 Місяць тому

Keep in mind: at the time, Ken Jennings was set to be one of the Chasers on ABC's revival of _The Chase,_ so there had to be some plan to find a replacement.

@chrisfinch8637 Місяць тому

@@VicGChad07 And there was a time where he was also one of those Master Minds, as well, on GSN.

@Magdalena8008s Місяць тому

Because any rational company would also look to make sure there isn't anyone better. And sometimes it's law to meet with some people. "Hollywood" isn't a monolith. It's a bunch of companies that still follow laws.

@KayKay14m Місяць тому

Ken is absolutely a great host because he respects the legacy. I've watched the other hosts they tried and every time, I was thinking they needed to bring Ken back. In my opinion, it's now his show and he should do it until the very end.

@shaliseshaw9385 Місяць тому

Alex Trebek would be proud. 😃😃😃😃😃😃😃

@Mr21scott Місяць тому

Of what? Jennings' comments about the terminally ill movie fan? The elderly? The ability challenged? The only thing they can share is that they are both scabs who worked through strikes.

@thx1138guy Місяць тому

@@Mr21scott Can't help but be envious of another's success, eh?

@kidd546 Місяць тому

@@Mr21scott Ken wasn't under the same contract, he's not a scab.

@judyjudd2352 Місяць тому

Hey, this guy is THE BEST! Thnx, KJ! I am so glad you are in place. RIP Alex. Ken’s Got This!❤

@semimba Місяць тому

I am glad they put Jennings in there as permanent host. It will always be hard to beat Trek but he close as close as they can possibly get.

@donwold1622 Місяць тому

Ken was the only correct choice for the new host. The others that "sat in" were all good, but Ken has that super humble quality that we all grew to love in Alex, and he has a proven track record that speaks for his intellect, so he's the one.

@christopherwesterberg8555 Місяць тому

He's an Awesome Jeopardy Host. Before He took over for Alex Trebek, He was a Contestant from June 2, 2004 to November 30, 2004

@I_WANT_MY_SLAW Місяць тому

I'm pretty sure everyone knows that.

@elvecinodeltio5960 4 дні тому

I didn't @@I_WANT_MY_SLAW

@briannahlabelle2458 Місяць тому

Jeopardy is my favorite quiz show and it’s what my family would watch together

@MatiasGeraldoThe2nd Місяць тому

CBS Sunday morning always has the magic touch to make me be interested in something, that a moment ago, I couldn’t care less about.

@maryannevitale2515 Місяць тому

Me too!

@mililaniman Місяць тому

Ken Jennings sounds like a humble young man. I admire his humility and knowledge. I took the Jeopardy test in my thirties, but I did not pass it.

@chrisfinch8637 Місяць тому

This man has been winning my heart, ever since he stepped on that JEOPARDY! stage, nearly 20 years ago. I've been coming home from school very quickly, just to see him keep on winning, until seeing his last show, while going against Nancy Zerg (who lost the next day). But with Ken Jennings becoming the JEOPARDY! G.O.A.T. and such, he really shows such a true example, on why he continues to love the game show, that's close to his heart, ever since he was a young boy, watching the show out in Korea. And Alex Trebek knew this, long before his death, and so did his competitors, James Holzhauer and Brad Rutter. Ken Jennings, you are the man, and so was Alex, too.

@billkittleman9631 8 днів тому

Did he win the Ultimate Tournament of Champions?? No. Respectfully to him, he’s not the GOAT

@marydear5198 Місяць тому

Yes Ken you got the "Golden Ticket"

@marytheresejacksonlutz2533 Місяць тому

I loved that analogy!

@ericmatthews9076 Місяць тому

He is very humble and down to earth. Alex would highly approve of the decision to make Ken the solo permanent host

@billkittleman9631 8 днів тому

His path to the “throne” of Jeopardy was truly a great fate

@user-wz3vl5gi2e Місяць тому

I love Jeopardy, watched when Alex was host and still watching Ken Jennings host, he is great, Alex would definitely approve😀

@JohnAckerman93 12 днів тому

I can’t agree with you more. I love watching Jeopardy as well, and Ken is a fantastic host. As you said, Alex would definitely approve of the choice

@Me97202 Місяць тому

It’s awesome that their best contestant ever became the one to take over for the late and legendary Alex Trebek.

@billkittleman9631 8 днів тому

He’s not their best ever, respectfully to him

@phillipblender7502 Місяць тому

Ken: Keep just being yourself. You are doing a wonderful job on the the show and, although the chances that I will ever be a contestant are almost nil, I would still like to say to you " Very well done!"

@alexwells9948 Місяць тому

I grew up watching Ken Jennings in 2004 it was season 20 when they had a new rule that contestants kept going until they lose

@billkittleman9631 8 днів тому

Exactly .. so many on this page may not have seen that Ultimate tournament of champions when he was defeated rather convincingly by previous great winners that hadn’t been allowed to continue

@Beth-zg6gb Місяць тому

I’m sure Alex would approve!

@colinsparman26 Місяць тому

What a wonderful story. Congrats Ken!

@deerh2o Місяць тому

It is about timing. He was a successful contestant as he got the timing of Alex and the buzzer. His timing was there to be available to be host, and as you watch him host, he has great timing with the game and monitoring the contestants. Such a hard-working, intelligent, talented person.

@agoogleuseragoogleuser9349 Місяць тому

I kept saying Ken Jennings should be the host after Alex Trebek - my friends and family kept saying "no". I win! I love Jeopardy! RIP mamacita!

@jeanetteschock4744 Місяць тому

Glad he got the job

@JohnAckerman93 Місяць тому

I am too. I just kept my fingers crossed that he would get the job. Everyone else was good, but Ken has what it takes to host this great game show since he was on it too. Alex would totally approve of this choice

@D.E.P.-J. Місяць тому

I used to watch Jeopardy! with Art Fleming when I was in my teens, later Alex Trebek, and now Ken Jennings. A great trio.

@brandonhall5615 Місяць тому

They picked the correct person to carry on the legacy. Don't often see that. Ken, you legend! Keep on keepin' on, brother!

@tjwash5118 Місяць тому

I’ve never seen a GOAT, give a GOAT award to a GOAT, until seeing this video!

@emilytolman46 Місяць тому

I love this!!!

@juliechandler8695 Місяць тому

My favorite show!!!!

@christiner6000 Місяць тому

I have no week night social life. I can't go anywhere because I have to watch Jeopardy. 😄

@kooale Місяць тому

You'll be great Ken, congrats!

@alexwells9948 Місяць тому

He won 74 times, over $2,500,000, and the winner of the Greatest of all Time championship

@mauricesnell5886 Місяць тому

In the words of the legendary Johnny Gilbert, "This... is 'Jeopardy!'" And the rest is history from the late Alex Trebek, to the new stamp of the Ken Jennings and made his "Jeopardy!" of his own.

@chrisandersen5635 Місяць тому

Great segment. At least for thirty minutes a day, facts do matter. Hmmmm. 🤔

@MisterDevos Місяць тому

I remember watching his first run of wins live when i was younger. He was such an epic contestant!

@TreyMcDonaldAnimator Місяць тому

It's the equivalent of someone like David Tennant becoming the Doctor for Doctor Who; a true fan through and through willing and able to carry the torch of a long running series with success and passion. I highly commend Ken and his road to success.

@johnmeye Місяць тому

Ken is a fantastic host

@jcortese3300 Місяць тому

I'm glad to see this -- when they ran through various guest hosts after Alex Trebek passed, the clear favorites were Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialik. EVERYONE loved those two in particular. And we had Mayim, and now there's Ken. Perfect. 🙂

@KenformerlyKen Місяць тому

Thanks for the upload🏆🙏❤️

@fable9159 Місяць тому

Your name is Ken too how funny! And you post Jeopardy videos every day too

@scudball1840 Місяць тому

Good man.

@joycej9415 Місяць тому

Great piece 👏 I love Ken as the host, even better than Alex!

@jazziphoto4138 Місяць тому

Come on, you could have named Art Fleming as well, we did get to see his image during the story.

@keymusic Місяць тому

Not to mention Don Pardo as the announcer.

@billkittleman9631 8 днів тому

For anyone out there who might not know - respectfully to Ken Jennings, he is Jeopardy’s all-time winningest contestant because he was ALLOWED TO CONTINUE beyond the previous traditional appearance limit .. when they held the ULTIMATE Tournament of Champions (of which he was obviously a contestant), he finally met his match and was actually defeated rather soundly

@pro12222222 Місяць тому

Ken you’re my jam ❤

@theycallmemilan Місяць тому

Man his first intro brought back memories…😂 I miss the old tunes😢

@tranquilitytravels2994 Місяць тому

Great content, love Jeopardy.

@hblanche Місяць тому

In his first hosting stint I thought he was being a little too soft spoken. That it was sometimes hard to understand him. Then someone pointed that out to him in a tweet, and now he's learned to project his voice much better. It's hard to root against him.

@KingOfTheSeas_ Місяць тому

I thought Mayim Bialik was a good host and I like her but Ken earned the job. I was always supposed to be his, hes the greatest contestant of all time.

@chrisfinch8637 Місяць тому

I was pretty bummed when I learned that she was no longer hosting. And she always had such a smooth voice, for doing so, too. I'm just glad she got to host that National College Championship, a couple of years ago, for all of ABC to see. That was fun, including a tiebreaker and such.

@imal25 Місяць тому

Jeopardy! turns 60 this year.

@chrisfinch8637 Місяць тому

60 in terms of when it was founded, and 40, in terms of when it all started in syndication.

@zottffss 26 днів тому

Ken is absolutely the perfect successor to Alex Trebek as the host of Jeopardy.

@donpeters9849 Місяць тому

I love Ken (sounds like a Barbie thing!) but every time Johnny say's "And the host of Jeopardy...Alex Trebek comes to mind.

@Scottwilkie18 Місяць тому

Crazy they took a clip from Jeopardy 2003 PC game with Alex promoting the sample contestant exam

@maryannevitale2515 Місяць тому

I believe that Alex Trebeck wanted him as host too dealing with issues when he was dealing with death. I wanted him too & I took look forward to 7:30 Monday - Friday & I’ve been watching since Art Fleming & so glad Richard’s didn’t become host which I thought was an automatic deal since he was Staff. I did like Aaron Rodger’s.

@jkdrummer9585 Місяць тому

Luke Burbank TBTL lives!

@fleece192 Місяць тому

Very cool story. Jeopardy,, let’s make a deal, wheel of fortune..ect. Good job Ken.

@user-ou3dm6th3x Місяць тому

He was the original host of Jeopardy. Who is Art Fleming? My friends know not to call me between 4:30 and 5:00 weekdays.

@robertpolnicky7702 Місяць тому

He was on in the 60s. I don't know for how long. The doors covering the answers slid open. I always thought he had an intimidating demeanor. My mind woukd have gone blank just from the intimidating atmosphere of the show. They had double jeopardy and final jeopardy. It was located in New York. I remember as a kid it seemed like an awfully scary and serious show.

@SuperMustache555 Місяць тому

I wish I learned more about how Jennings felt when he got the job

@I_WANT_MY_SLAW Місяць тому

Bittersweet. He was friends with Alex, and had tremendous respect and admiration for him. So obviously given the circumstances of how he got the gig, has to be sad. But he's reserving the great legacy of Alex. Ken actually was doing other shows, such as Mastermind, so it wasn't like he was in a need of a TV gig.

@chrisfinch8637 Місяць тому

@@I_WANT_MY_SLAW I still remember the first time we saw Ken's emotions, as he first became one of the first "guest" hosts of JEOPARDY!. It certainly wasn't easy to watch and listen, but we know for sure, that he meant all of what he truly said about Alex.

@robertpolnicky7702 Місяць тому

I always wondered how the philadelphia cab driver ranked against jennings and some others. Isolating the dollar value variable. I thiught maybe around 87.

@MorganNye Місяць тому

I wish Jeanne Trebek became host too.

@vermont741 Місяць тому

I love Ken Jennings! I’ll marry him in my next life 🙂

@roberthouston3809 Місяць тому

Dude landed a hottie!

@willdickinson4177 Місяць тому

Wonder why they ever wanted to have Mayim “co-host” the show with him…

@I_WANT_MY_SLAW Місяць тому

Ken is the best choice to host Jeopardy. Because he actually knows all the answers. Er...questions. All the other hosts were just faking it. They aren't smart. Especially Aaron Rogers. But we know Ken actually knows the answers. The producers probably give Ken a list of all the answers before the show, and Ken just laughs, and says "Come on guys, you know I don't need this."

@Avery_4272 Місяць тому

I agree, Ken is the best choice to host. But just because other people don't know a ton of trivia facts doesn't mean they're not smart. There are many kinds of intelligence.

@chrisfinch8637 Місяць тому

@@Avery_4272 It's always nice and artistic to hear about people who share their own insights on how they gather all sorts of trivia and such, to prepare for shows like JEOPARDY!, WWTBAM?, and even Masterminds. Even Ken tells us, that it's all about interest, and being able to read as much as you can, but not trying to cram.

@rickcarrarini5696 Місяць тому

Ken Jennings for Supreme ruler of earth. We could do much worse.

@steveconn Місяць тому

Would love to get on Jeopardy. How to do it if not Rosie Perez...

@HumanBeanbag Місяць тому

We need an A.I. Alex Trebek hologram.

@andyny29 Місяць тому

For me, Ken was better as a contestant. Alex will always be the greatest host of Jeopardy.

@I_WANT_MY_SLAW Місяць тому

Nobody is claiming Ken is better than Alex. Even Ken doesn't claim that. But Alex isn't here anymore. And Ken is the next best choice.

@thisguy73 Місяць тому

Ok alex is not able to do the job anymore. So what do you want now?

@chrisfinch8637 Місяць тому

He was better as a contestant, that's for sure. But there were times where he was stumped a couple of times by FedEx, Madeline Albright, and also going up against both Brad Rutter (James Holzhauer sure took care of him, twice) and IBM Watson.

@I_WANT_MY_SLAW Місяць тому

@@chrisfinch8637 I don't think he was stumped by FedEx. I think he wanted to lose, or was paid to choke.

@chrisfinch8637 Місяць тому

@@I_WANT_MY_SLAW No, he really did think it was FedEx, based off of how he misread a certain part of the clue, regarding the "70,000 seasonal white-collar employees", and thinking that FedEx had their employees wear those, for only four months a year, when it was really H&R Block, that does it. As a result of that, and his accomplishments, he admits he got free taxes for life, as well as FedEx deals, too.

@vincentxie3090 Місяць тому

Ken Jennings may be good at Jeopardy but is he good academically? such as being good at Science, Math etc

@el7jake Місяць тому

He was an excellent host, but I really liked the rotation between Ken and Mayim Bialij. But they are right: Ken shares something with the contestants that even Alex couldn't emulate: he's been there.

@NoteFromSELF Місяць тому

I thought of Mayim at first like her son did. Her background also made sense. They never should have made it a competition though. Probably Mike Richards' idea so he could declare himself host. Ken and Mayim are way better than Richards.

@neriashleycabajar1985 Місяць тому

Alex Trebek died of cancer in 2020, he was 80 years old! 😮

@fytghggyungf7601 Місяць тому

Love Ken! I’m so glad that got rid of that lady from that big bang show ❤

@chrisfinch8637 Місяць тому

I loved her and was sad to hear of them get rid of her. She definitely will hold a place in my heart, in my admiration for JEOPARDY!, anyway.

@mopthermopther Місяць тому

Regular Jeopardy is great. But Celebrity Jeopardy … oh the contestants are dumber than a mud fence😀

@trevortuominen8233 Місяць тому

SNL Celebrity Jeopardy! is a thousand times funnier. Ike Barinholtz is an exception though; he's a Learned League contestant.

@chrisfinch8637 Місяць тому

@@trevortuominen8233 Would you believe he played Alex Trebek in one sketch, with Bobby Lee, Ron Pederson, and Aries Spears? Nothing ever made me laugh more than a slap across Lee's face, Pederson's weird smile, Spears' admiration for "Davey Duck", and Barinholtz's rant on Jennings! That was a lot funnier than some SNL Celebrity JEOPARDY! skits.

@trevortuominen8233 Місяць тому

@@chrisfinch8637 Said sketch parodies Ken Jennings' run, no less. And he would later play an actual J! game hosted by Ken.

@dongonzalez5084 Місяць тому

Perfect replacement. Much better than Mayan Goal in. She's too irritating! Always talking down to the contestants.

@fable9159 Місяць тому

I agree. She interrupts contestants. So rude and smug! So glad she’s not hosting anymore!

@chrisfinch8637 Місяць тому

@@fable9159 Truth be told, I really miss her. She was always nice, and it was often soothing to hear a woman read the JEOPARDY! clues, from time to time.

@fable9159 Місяць тому

@@chrisfinch8637 really? I didn’t think she was that good. None of the woman guest hosts were good unfortunately

@chrisfinch8637 Місяць тому

@@fable9159 I don't know. I pretty much like hearing the ladies read the clues, in their time, so it was nice that I got to hear a woman read the clues and host the show, for that brief short time.

@mojojojo2524 Місяць тому

let's be honest, alex trebek is the only real host of jeopardy.

@chrisfinch8637 Місяць тому

Art Fleming was a decent host, too. After all, he was the first one, as well as had a clean style of presenting himself, back when television was neat and such, as well as in black & white.

@isaiahhatten7973 Місяць тому

YEP

@TheDCGeneral Місяць тому

Nice guy and fine, but Levar Burton should have gotten the job

@ajsy1090 6 днів тому

You did not watch his guest hosting stint where Matt Amodio almost did not make it to the TOC on his first day of guest hosting and the record breaking all time low score since the clues doubled in 2001? His stint got most of negative reviews.

@Missunderstood103 Місяць тому

So, a woman created Jeopardy. Cool.

@belindahanley7582 Місяць тому

Let’s investigate those 4500 FBI tips

@Matt-zx6zn Місяць тому

Jeopardy will never be the same. Alex wouldn't like it.

@michaelfeds6895 Місяць тому

Ken and his unsavory tweets.

@isaiahhatten7973 Місяць тому

I think this show has gone down hill since Alex died. It's not as good as it used to be. It's a shame how many awards they've won considering shows like The Price is Right, Family Feud and Wheel of Fortune are way better.

@StatsJedi Місяць тому

How to slight Art Fleming in one easy lesson. Shame on you.

@brynwest4495 Місяць тому

Bring back Mayim

@ericmatthews9076 Місяць тому

Oh God no

@Digimonisbetterthanpokemon Місяць тому

For the love of all that is holy no.

@mackenziewachter2508 Місяць тому

Nah! I hate Mayim! She's a bad host!

@ajsy1090 6 днів тому

Had Mayim hosted Jeopardy! Masters for the sake of giving her primetime specials on the original contract, do you think she can handle James Holzhauer's bantering or right now Yogesh Raut in the current season?

@igorschmidlapp6987 21 день тому

He's a really weak host. Doesn't make him a bad person, just doesn't have the "host" personality...

@ajsy1090 6 днів тому

Do you think Mayim can handle Yogesh Raut and James Holzhauer had she hosted Jeopardy! Masters?

@SunnyDiegoProduction Місяць тому

It’s strange that Ken is perfect on Jeopardy, but when asked trivia outside the show he’s not that great. He never seems to know anything outside the show lol I’m sure it’s like they said, “he’s given the questions before the show”.