Ken Jennings says he will never play "Jeopardy!" Again - and not because he's host
The former champion could obtain authorization from producers, but he has a good reason not to compete.
Don't expect to see Ken Jennings with a Danger! buzzer In his hand again, he says that his play days are completely over. The host came to glory as a competitor in the game game in 2004 when he won a record of 74 games. (This record is always valid. Amy Schneider With 40 victories in 2022.) Since 2021, Jennings has played a different role in the show, sharing accommodation tasks with Mayim Bialik . They both replaced the longtime host Alex Trebek , died in 2020 and hosted the show for 36 years.
With tournaments that regularly bring champions, the fans wondered if Jennings was going to try again in the match in the future. In a new interview, he shared that he had a completely unrelated reason with his current post which prevents him from taking the clues. Continue reading to learn more.
Read this then: The 10 most loved Danger! Candidates of all time .
The hosts are not supposed to play the game.
In 2022, Cinemablend reported that in an episode of Danger! podcast Inside Jeopardy! , accommodate Sarah Foss explained the rule that Whoever welcomed the show cannot compete because they "saw behind the curtain", which could give them an unfair advantage.
But, executive producer Michael Davies said Jennings could be an exception to the rule. "I tell you, it's as if Ken was the biggest of all time - Arnold Palmer Who disintegrates at the masters, "said Davies." If Ken came desperately and said to me: "That's it. I always want to play Danger! `` I cannot believe that I completely close the door of Ken by playing any form of Danger! at any time in the future. ""
Jennings has another reason for which he will not play.
According to Jennings, it is not the rule on the hosts who play that prevents him from competing. He just doesn't want to face the former champion James Holzhauer Again. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
"Let me be very clear and on the disc here: it's because I'm terrified to play James because I think he would win," Jennings said Deseret News in a recent interview.
Holzhauer won the Fourth most of the consecutive matches Any competitor with 32 years, won the second more money - before Jennings - in regular season games, and won the most money in a single match in 2019. Holzhauer is still participating in competitions, including Danger! Mastery , that he won in May.
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Jennings has already beaten Holzhauer.
In his Deseret News Interview, Jennings suggested that he was lucky by beating Holzhauer when they played against each other in the Danger! The best of all time tournament in 2020. The third competitor was Brad Rutter , which holds the record for money of all time saved in the show, including in special tournaments.
"I am very happy to be withdrawn from Danger! Because I think I fled with one in the goat tournament, "said Jennings." And I think there is a very good chance that [Holzhauer] wipe out the ground with me if we were to play again. So I feel very lucky to be retired - I will not be a revenge match. ""
Jennings has published a similar feeling on social networks when Danger! Mastery was announced earlier this year. "Look at this range of donations! Masters," He tweeted . "I'm happy to host him and not play."
Holzhauer teased Jennings about a revenge match.
During Danger! Mastery , Holzhauer challenged Revancher Jennings in a last danger! round. Because he was so far at the top anyway, instead of writing a real answer to the index, Holzhauer took the opportunity to write, "Stop making a revenge match, Ken."
Jennings laughed and replied: "Do you know how much work I had to go to arrive at this fight here and avoid replaying you, James?" He jokingly added: "I am afraid of not being able to give you credit, but your heart is in the right place. You see, it is not in the form of a question."
Jennings called accommodation Danger! His "dream work".
Jennings said Deseret News As he had to be surprised to be appointed the new host of Danger! .
"I was 100% sure of not having a chance of work - because it would be crazy," said the 49 -year -old man. "If I recruit for this work, I would go with a robust broadcaster with decades of experience, not just someone who was good in the show many years ago. But fortunately, they tried my luck."
Hosting the show is his dream come true, said Jennings. "Now that I drive the truck, I really take this responsibility very seriously, like the way I saw Alex do it," he said. "I gradually became a little less terrified - just like playing the game, I suppose. I have my dream work, and I have to somehow pinch myself every day, I do not take it for granted."
