Could the next host of Jeopardy! be the long-running game show’s most famous contestant? One report says Alex Trebeck hopes to make Ken Jennings the quiz master. Gossip Cop investigates.
Ken Jennings has the record for most consecutive wins on Jeopardy at 74. He’s also become one of the faces of the syndicated show, often appearing in tournaments and side games, like the time he took on IBM’s Watson head-to-head. Jennings most recently won the Jeopardy “Greatest of All Time” game, besting James Holzhauer and Brad Rutter, two other legendary players.
Alex’s opinions are very important to everyone making the decision, He has been the face of the show for so long that It would be ridiculous to ignore his point of view. Indeed, Trebek and Jennings are friends. As the paper points out, the champion player chipped in and help the iconic host with the audio version of his recently published memoir and according to sources at the, the two men bonded. After doing his part of the book, Trebek apparently recommended Jennings to the bosses atas his replacement.
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