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KEN Jennings has shared new details about hosting Jeopardy!, including his most surreal moment and the boot camp-style training he underwent.

The former champion, 50, opened up about being the face of the game show in a new interview with CBS News.

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Ken sat down with Luke Burbank to discuss going from a famed Jeopardy! contestant to the permanent host.

Ken was not initially selected for the hosting role.

Ken and Mayim Bialik were initially announced as co-hosts in July 2022, succeeding the late…

Jeopardy! legends are household names these days—and thanks to their quizzing prowess, they make tournaments and other specials that much more fun to watch. Jeopardy! Masters is the next spectacle on the docket, premiering May 1 and featuring reigning Masters champ James Holzhauer; Season 1 Masters finalists Matt Amodio and Mattea Roach; Tournament of Champions (ToC) winner Yogesh Raut; and Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament (JIT) champ Victoria Groce. All five earned their spots in the competition, but one slot was left open for the coveted “Producers’ Pick.” At the Inside Jeopardy! Live on Tour event on April 12 in New York City, producer Sarah Foss announced that 2022 ToC winner Amy Schneider was their choice…

While the Writers Guild of America strikes are over and productions across America are resuming, the classic syndicated Jeopardy! game show is canceled indefinitely.

Ever since 1984, Jeopardy! has been broadcast on TV sets all across the United States. Created by Merv Griffin, the show that many know and love today first began in the mid-80s with the late host Alex Trebek leading the gameshow proceedings. Other versions aired during the 60s and 70s.

Unfortunately, Trebek passed away in November 2020 after a 20-month battle with stage IV pancreatic cancer. His death shocked the world, and the process of finding his replacement — someone who could live up to his almost 40-year quiz show legacy — was on.

At first, former Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings hosted in…

Mini Mathur hosted the singing reality show Indian Idol for the first six seasons, however, she opted to leave when she saw the show had lost its spirit. Mini explained that at first, the show would focus on the contestants’ power, but subsequently, the producers began requiring ‘constructed’ moments.
The actress got candid about her stint recently in a podcast with Cyrus Broacha where she explained why she chose to quit the show and how reality shows were losing their charm with those constructed moments.

She revealed that she got close to the contestants and even invited them over dinner, “I was truly invested in every single person. Even when the cameras stopped rolling, I didn’t drop my smile. They would come to my house for dinner, I would sit with them for hours…” she…

Mini Mathur hosted the singing reality show Indian Idol for the first six seasons, however, she opted to leave when she saw the show had lost its spirit. Mini explained that at first, the show would focus on the contestants’ power, but subsequently, the producers began requiring ‘constructed’ moments.
The actress got candid about her stint recently in a podcast with Cyrus Broacha where she explained why she chose to quit the show and how reality shows were losing their charm with those constructed moments.

She revealed that she got close to the contestants and even invited them over dinner, “I was truly invested in every single person. Even when the cameras stopped rolling, I didn’t drop my smile. They would come to my house for dinner, I would sit with them for hours…” she…