DANGER! champion Davey Morrison opened up about almost losing his life after falling out of a window during a recent episode of the game show.
Davey detailed the experience on Thursday when host Ken Jennings met each contestant.
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Ken turned last to the quiz master and mentioned his story from the night before about getting stuck in quicksand.
He then asked if Davey had been subjected to any other dangerous stunts, to which the Utah native recalled an incident when he was a child.
“When I was 8 years old, I was sitting on the windowsill in my bedroom at home, I leaned back and fell out of our second story window,” Davey revealed.
He then shared that he narrowly missed hitting his head on the concrete due to landing on a moving hose.
“Your life was saved by a mobile hose! Without that mobile hose, you wouldn’t be here today,” Ken replied playfully before moving on to the next round.
ANOTHER SCARY ACCIDENT
Davey did his Jeopardy! debut on the July 24 episode, where he defeated three-time champion Neilesh Vinjamuri.
It was then that Ken asked about the terrifying moment Davey shared with producers about getting stuck in quicksand.
The Utah native explained the accident by saying he was “location scouting” for a film project when he made a wrong step into the quicksand.
“I was waist-deep in a thick, sticky swamp that I couldn’t get out of,” Davey recalled.
Ken then asked how the screenwriter managed to escape, to which Davey revealed his quick-thinking tactic.
“I tried leaning back and lifting my legs to see if my weight would be more evenly distributed if I could land, and I did. I’m happy it worked,” exclaimed the actor.
“This might be the most important thing we learn from Jeopardy! Today,” Ken joked before moving on to the next contestant.
Davey secured his second victory on Thursday after raising $13,000 on Final Jeopardy! while their opponents, Phil Gatton and Krista Boyd, won $2,000 and $1,200, respectively.
Fans complained on social media that the clues seemed particularly challenging in that game, as there were so many unanswered questions.
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, and 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.
Viewers also expressed their frustrations with a seemingly unfair decision against Davey, which cost him some money.
The ordeal occurred during Davey’s episode against Neilesh, where he slipped up and technically gave a wrong answer before immediately correcting himself.
However, according to Jeopardy! rules, a contestant cannot change their answer after answering incorrectly.
Davey appeared to be blaming himself for his mistake, and fans claimed the young contestant shouldn’t have been penalized.
Fortunately for Davey, he has two wins and is looking for his third win on Friday in the season 40 finale of Jeopardy!
Reruns will run for the rest of the summer until Season 41 begins on September 9, 2024.
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