Jeopardy! fans celebrate Ken Jennings’ 100th episode of hosting as they call show to hire him as PERMANENT host

JEOPARDY! fans celebrated Ken Jennings' 100th episode of hosting as they vie for him to become the show's permanent host.

The former contestant currently shares hosting duties with actress Mayim Bialik.

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Twitter users praised the 47-year-old over the milestone as one tweeted: "Congratulations to , celebrating his 100th night of hosting Jeopardy!

"This has been his longest streak, and we hope it continues for many games to come."

The comments followed with viewers demanding that Ken take over as the game show's full-time host.

One person wrote: "Why doesn’t Jeopardy just make him permanent host, I think he does a great job."

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While a second fan agreed, writing: "He really has shown himself to be the heir apparent. His knowledge and understanding of the game and the show, and his contestant empathy is wonderful I liked Buzzy but now think it should be Ken for a generation."

Another believed Mayim, 46, should get the boot from her duel-hosting gig, chiming in: "Yes! And please. No more Mayim!"

A fourth added: "Ken needs to be permanent," as a fifth replied with the same thought: "No more celebrities please .Ken is the one."

Earlier this week, fans voiced their concerns over Mayim's role on the show, calling for Ken to replace her.

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One outraged fan wrote: “Why is Mayim Bialik hosting Jeopardy again? 

“She is not funny, she has more money than most TV personalities, she endorses a terrible product and should concentrate on other things rather than hosting Jeopardy which she is terrible at. Please bring back Ken Jennings!”

A second agreed: “Please, Jeopardy, I beg of you: name Ken Jennings as host immediately and stop this Mayim Bialik farce.

A third shared: “Mayim Bialik has been hosting Jeopardy on and off for about a year at this point and still sucks at hosting. Remarkable stuff.”

JOINT HOSTS

Mayim rose to fame as the star of the 1990s series Blossom and continued to be a small-screen favorite with her role as Amy Farrah on The Big Bang Theory.

A former neuroscientist, she is also associated with “brain health supplement”, .

Ken is a veteran of the show as he currently holds the record for the highest average of correct responses per game.

Ken was finally defeated during his 75th appearance and has totaled nearly $5 million in winnings. 

Prior to his guest-hosting role, he returned to the franchise in 2020 and appeared on "Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time" alongside Brad Rutter and James Holzhauer.

Before his game show days, Ken worked as a software engineer.

STEPPED IN

After the tragic death of longtime host Alex Trebek, who passed away from stage four pancreatic cancer on November 8, 2020, Ken and Mayim took over as presenters of the popular game show.

The duo stepped up to the joint role following a brief stint from Mike Richards.

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