“Jeopardy!” host Ken Jennings is aware of it’s not simple to compete on the present, having as soon as been a contestant himself.
On the opening night time purple carpet for the TCM Basic Movie Pageant, Jennings praised his predecessor, the late Alex Trebek, however famous “one difference” they’ve.
“Alex was a perfect host, but if there’s one difference between us is I remember what it was like to be a contestant. My heart just goes out to these people,” Jennings informed Fox Information Digital.
The Seattle-born host started his “Jeopardy!” profession 20 years in the past, successful over $2.5 million over the course of 74 consecutive video games.
He continued, “It’s their first time on TV, and we throw them into this crucible. It’s a high-pressure environment, so I’m always thinking, how can I make these people comfortable? Please, please get this right, somebody.”
“I’m 100% empathy out there for these three people,” Jennings added.
And contestants have made their share of blunders over the course of the present’s 40-plus 12 months run.
Just lately, followers on-line had been baffled that each one three contestants failed the “Fictional Characters” ultimate spherical class, incorrectly answering a “Wizard of Oz” themed immediate.
“Boq is one of these fictional people, ‘Not as big as the grown folk… but neither were they very small,” the clue learn. All three guessed different fictional little folks, however the right response was “What is a Munchkin?”
“In the 1939 movie of ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ the Munchkins are very small, but in the book, the Munchkins are said to be about Dorothy’s height,” Jennings informed them.
Jennings took over internet hosting duties in 2020 after the loss of life of Trebek from pancreatic most cancers.
In a Rolling Stone interview in January, the 50-year-old admitted he was much less frightened about internet hosting, however extra involved in regards to the grief and mourning the present’s workers was experiencing after the lack of Trebek.
“Everybody there was very emotional, and I had to be the one talking through it, even though I probably knew him least of all 100 people on set, crew and the staff. It was very scary. You’re aware that the audience does not want you there. They’re like me, they want the other guy, and I was missing him too. I’m like, ‘I don’t want to be here. I would give anything to not be here right now,’” Jennings informed the outlet.
On the TCM Basic Movie Pageant, Jennings did some further internet hosting duties, introducing two movies of their line-up, and located one other reference to Trebek.
“[TCM] is a big part of our process at ‘Jeopardy!’ because Alex always had TCM on backstage, and he was very knowledgeable, he knew his stuff,” Jennings mentioned.
