Jeopardy! fans think Ken Jennings dropped new hint that he is going to be the show’s permanent host
JEOPARDY! fans think Ken Jennings has dropped a new hint that he is going to be the show's permanent host.
The presenter, 47, sent fans into meltdown when he seemed to reveal that he won't be appearing on the new season of The Chase in May.
The Chase's official account tweeted: “New season. New Chasers.
"Victoria Groce, Brandon Blackwell, and Buzzy Cohen join Brad Rutter and James Holzhauer on May 3 when #TheChase returns."
Ken - who joined the show in January 2021 - was notably missing from the line-up.
His costar James pointed out his absence, posting jokingly: "By popular demand, The Chase is now 100% @KenJennings-free."
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Ken tweeted back in a similarly playful tone: "I'm already missing all the lovely folks at @TheChaseABC, and the great trivia minds, and James."
The TV personality's post seemed to many like a hint that he won't be returning to The Chase any time soon.
Fans flooded the comments to ask whether this means he will now become a full-time host on Jeopardy!
“Please tell me this is because you are taking the full-time Jeopardy hosting job,” one begged.
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“I hope this means you’ll be the permanent host of Jeopardy! You are fantastic there but I’ll miss you on The Chase,” another wrote.
“Permanent J hosting announcement incoming?” a third viewer asked.
After the tragic death of longtime host Alex Trebek, who passed away from stage four pancreatic cancer on November 8, 2020, Ken and Mayim Bialik took over as presenters of the popular game show.
Ken is a veteran of the show as he currently holds the record for the highest average of correct responses per game.
He 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.
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This week, the presenter celebrated his 100th episode of hosting Jeopardy! as fans called for him to become a permanent host.
Days earlier, viewers shared their dislike of Mayim and called for Ken to replace her.
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!”
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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.”
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.
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A former neuroscientist, she is also associated with “brain health supplement”, .
Jeopardy! icon Alex had been behind the game show's podium since 1984.
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