DANGER! fans begged host Ken Jennings to grow a mustache, but others reminded them of what he looked like when he had one.
The game show host used to sport facial hair before appearing as a contestant on Jeopardy!.
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On Saturday, a fan posted on Reddit that “Ken Jennings should post a mustache.”
“I think it would be a beautiful tribute,” they added.
The tribute is a reference to Alex Trebek, who wore a mustache when he was younger.
However, one fan said they were “not so sure” and shared a photo of the presenter when he had a moustache.
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In 2019, Ken, 50, shared a photo on his former Twitter account X of his former license.
“Coming in late Friday night, time for some ADULT tweets,” he captioned the post. publish.
Only his photo appeared on the old card.
Ken had his usual blond hair, which looked bedridden.
He also had a thin mustache, uncovered in the middle, and a scraggly mustache.
‘BIG DIFFERENCE’
“I’m not so sure,” said one fan, sharing the throwback photo.
To this, Reddit users responded by calling the photo “peak 90s.”
“Not sure about the mustache, but the chin hair is in its 90s heyday,” they wrote.
“He was definitely attacking some Spin Doctors on his ride,” replied one fan.
“Well 30 years is a big difference,” said another fan.
Danger! Host timeline
Danger! has had a tumultuous history regarding hosts following the death of the iconic Alex Trebek in 2020. Here are every host since the game show’s inception in 1964.
Art Fleming – from 1964 to 1975, he was the original host of the daytime version of Jeopardy! on NBC.
Alex Trebek – From 1984 to 2020, the late, great Alex hosted the modern iteration of Jeopardy! for 36 years until his death from pancreatic cancer.
Guest Hosts – 2020 to 2021, Jeopardy! tested a series of guest hosts for one- or two-week stints, including Anderson Cooper, LaVar Burton and Aaron Rodgers.
Mike Richards – 2021, he was named host for a week before resigning amid controversy. He was the show’s executive producer at the time.
Mayim Bialik – 2021 to 2023, when Mike was announced as the show’s new host, Mayim was chosen to host tournaments and primetime specials.
Mayim and Ken Jennings – 2022 to 2023, 74-time champion Ken (the winningest contestant of all time) joined Mayim as guest host and they shared hosting duties.
Ken Jennings – 2023 to present. Last December, Mayim announced on Instagram that she would “no longer” host Jeopardy! After a long hiatus, having defended the writers’ strike, Ken was named sole host.
Ken now runs all editions of Jeopardy! including Celebrity Jeopardy!, the late night show and other primetime specials such as Masters.
A fan also shared a photo of Ken pointing to his blue shirt that had the Jeopardy! source in it.
“This game show host needs to grow a mustache,” it read.
“How would we be able to tell him apart from his evil twin?” another fan asked.
“Eww, no. Anyone who can do this is just an exception,” said one Reddit user.
KEN’S CANDOR
Ken answered some behind-the-scenes questions on Friday.
He answered fans’ questions in an Instagram video.
Ken answered what his favorite pasta shape was and what his favorite wrong answer was.
Another fan asked if he would grow a mustache like Alex did.
“I feel like you can’t compete with Alex in any arena, let alone a mustache,” he said.
“I have an old driver’s license photo from college where I have a scraggly mustache and it’s ugly.”
Alex died on November 8, 2020, aged 80, after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
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