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Jeopardy!’s Ken Jennings leaves fans ‘surprised’ after letting his ‘guilty pleasure’ slip during player story

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KEN Jennings has made a shocking confession about an iconic 90s film – and the revelation has left fans stunned.

The moment arrived on Tuesday night’s episode of Jeopardy!

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Ken Jennings revealed that he is a fan of the American Pie filmsCredit: ABC
Ken's reference to sex comedy films left fans surprised

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Ken’s reference to sex comedy films left fans surprisedCredit: Alamy

Host Ken Jennings spoke to the contestants during the usual mid-game interviews.

The segment began with Kelly Proulx, director of nonprofit communications from Billerica, Massachusetts.

Ken asked Kelly where she met her husband – and Kelly revealed the couple’s musical origins.

“We met in the marching band at the University of Notre Dame,” Kelly said.

“We were right next to each other on the first day of band camp my freshman year and the rest is history, I guess.”

She added: “We actually know several other band couples.”

Ken responded that he wasn’t shocked by the cute story.

“It doesn’t surprise me, I mean, from what the American Pie movies taught me,” he said.

All three contestants laughed at Ken’s reference to the popular film series, which is about teenagers navigating their sex lives – and the second film is set at the band camp.

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“Good match and win for Kelly. Ken made me laugh when he mentioned American Pie during Kelly’s interview,” one fan reacted to the moment in a Reddit thread dedicated to the game show called r/Jeopardy!.

“Hahaha, who knew that was your guilty pleasure? It surprised me,” added another.

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.

The funny moment comes when Ken may be under increasing pressure with Ryan Seacrest joining Wheel of Fortune.

Ken was also recently criticized for giving a “hurtful” clue that fans feel was unverified.



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