Discover the Most Outrageous Social Media Comebacks from Ken Jennings: The Jeopardy! Host Who Pushes Boundaries and Keeps Fans Guessing with His Bold and Unfiltered Responses!

See Ken Jennings’ rowdiest social media clap backs as Jeopardy! host often ‘goes too far’

KEN Jennings was fast on the buzzer, now he’s quick to hit the tweet button.

Here are the 74-time champion’s spiciest online exchanges since being named Jeopardy! co-host.

Ken Jennings may love Twitter as much as Jeopardy! fans love Ken JenningsCredit: Jeopardy!

Here are Ken’s wildest posts since taking over for the legendary Alex TrebekCredit: Getty
Ken, 49, was chosen to host with actress Mayim Bialik in 2022 after the humungous loss of Alex Trebek in 2020.

The late, great Alex left huge shoes to fill as he hosted the game show gracefully from its 1984 revival until his tragic passing.

Fans think the former contestant, especially, has lived up to Alex since.

From his rapport with contestants – especially James Holzhauer during Masters- to his ability to ad-lib on stage, he’s just a natural.

Ken is also Jeopardy! personified, going from Mormon software engineer in 2004 to the winningest player ever (netting the still-record regular gameplay earnings of $2.5million) to host.

However, unlike Alex, Ken is extremely online, his go-to social media platform being X, formerly known as Twitter.

Ken regularly corrects fans when they come at him over his hosting directly and cracks risque jokes – for better or worse.

‘DISGRACE’

Jeopardy! is now on summer hiatus and returning on September 11 with Season 40.

Most recently, Ken pushed back about the controversy surrounding the new season, which is relying on recycled clues to film during the Hollywood strikes.

A disgruntled fan called out Ken for hosting the new season during the strikes online last weekend.

They posted: “Ken Jennings, you’re a disgrace if you’re trying to cross picket lines.

“Alex [Trebek] would NEVER do anything of the sort. He would turn over his grave seeing you act like that.”

The star replied with a screenshot of Sony’s recent statement about the upcoming 40th season: “Jeopardy! has a long history with and tremendous respect for the WGA and our writers. We have always been careful to honor our WGA agreements and we would never air game material not created by WGA writers.”

He then highlighted the following section: “However, just as we did, led by Alex Trebek, during the 2007-2008 strike, we will deliver first-run episodes again this fall.”

“And that’s how you hit back, nice Ken,” one person replied.

Ken Jennings subtly hit back at a fan who clocked him for hosting the upcoming season which starts September 11Credit: Twitter

‘CONDESCENDING!’

During Season 39, a fan was bothered by Ken’s pronunciation of “Appalachian” on stage.

They tweeted: “How many times, @KenJennings? HOW MANY TIMES? #SayItRight #AppaLATCHun.”

Ken tweeted back: “You guys lost the war & now the North writes the dictionaries.”

He then linked to Webster’s Dictionary, which backed up his claim he said the mountain range correctly: “Ap·pa·la·chian.”

Many of Ken’s followers said even if he was correct, he went a little further south than called for.

“Oh Ken… that’s actually kinda icky, bro,” one user responded to him.

“Not only is this take moronic, it’s also condescending as hell,” wrote another.

Ken didn’t hit idly by when a fan said he mispronounced ‘Appalachian’Credit: Twitter/Jenkleinbooks

Fans called his response ‘icky’ and ‘condescending as hell’Credit: Twitter/KenJennings

KEN DELETES TWEET ABOUT FAN’S WIFE

In February, Ken and former champion Buzzy Cohen went back and forth on the platform when a fan complained about Ken’s hosting.

They wrote: “No offense Ken, but my wife would love Buzzy to host.

“I’ll have to hear her complain that you talk too fast, making it difficult for her to understand. Help us out & slow it down a notch.”

Ken wrote back: “Never. But maybe Buzzy can come over to your house and attend to your wife?”

The fan was shocked and replied: “I was just offering constructive criticism. But you insult my wife, Buzzy, and me.

“Even a fool can appear wise when he keeps his mouth shut. @jeopardy should reconsider your future.”

Ken deleted the tweet, perhaps realizing he went overboard.

Earlier this year, a fan said he and his wife want Buzzy Cohen to be hostCredit: Twitter

Ken suggested that Buzzy ‘attend to his wife’ insteadCredit: Twitter/@KenJennings

‘A**WAGON’

And earlier last season, a fan called out Ken for adding too much of side commentary to the gameplay for their liking.

The Twitter user wrote: “Listen Ken Jennings, just read the answers stop with the commentary #Jeopardy #a**wagon.”

Ken quote-tweeted them and shaded: “Looking into this now.”

Another user replied: “I didn’t realize you also host A**wagon!” as the angry message made it sound like Ken hosted an additional show with that title.

“It really hosts itself,” Ken added.

Ken got called an #a**wagon for adding too much commentary, which he quote-tweeted to feature on his pageCredit: Twitter

‘NOBODY ADDED A HINT’

Ken caught some flack when contestant Matthew Marcus buzzed in on a clue during what wound up being his 4th victory in February.

Ken read: “Lord Henry tells him ‘to get back to my youth I’d do anything’…except take exercise get up early, or be respectable; Wilde!”

Earlier in Matthew’s run, he had revealed he’s a big fan of Oscar Wilde.

Before Matthew responded to guess, Ken teased: “Matthew – he’s your favorite writer!”

Matthew was then incorrect with “Who is: Earnest [of The Importance of Being Earnest].”

Although “Wilde” was displayed in the clue, and Ken seemingly was just having fun, anything said mid-clue is testy territory.

As a result, threads erupted on Reddit and Facebook, where tough customers parsed through the moment and debated whether Ken should have said anything before Matthew made a guess.

One hot-headed Twitter user wrote: “@Jeopardy what’s up with giving the contestant a clue before answering?!

Ken responded personally: “The last word in the clue was ‘Wilde.’ Nobody added a hint.”

Ken responded to accusations he gave a contestant a ‘hint’ head-onCredit: Twitter

Ken also dunks on fans about general literary tidbits- because of course he doesCredit: Twitter/@KenJennings

KEN GETS NSFW

Sometimes, Ken’s tweets are just plain raunchy.

In December, Ken wished his 475,000 followers happy holidays, but not in the way they expected.

He shared a Planters Peanuts ad that read: “Planters: To All A Good Nut. Celebrate the Good at Every Gathering.”

He simply captioned it with a confused face emoji.

The photo was an ad for Planters Peanuts, and was a play on words to the line “and to all a good night” from the story, Twas the Night Before Christmas.

One commented a gif of George Takei saying “Oh my!”

“KENNETH WAYNE JENNINGS!” another scolded.

The Jeopardy! host got a little nutty when he pointed out this ad seemed NSFWCredit: Twitter

Ken also joked that he says ‘now serving’ in a ‘sassy’ voice in hotel elevators – when a fan used the word ‘c**ty’, he snapped backCredit: Twitter/@KenJennings

ONLYFANS?

In the spring, the legendary champion joked that he might make an account on the NSFW subscription website OnlyFans.

Contestant Anji Nyquist went viral after exclusively revealing to The U.S. Sun that she got more than she bargained for after winning July 5’s episode.

She shared in a Zoom interview that online admirers wanted her to join Onlyfans and dubbed her the “hottest contestant ever.”

OnlyFans is an internet content subscription service used primarily by sex workers.

The U.S. Sun’s story got some attention and was picked up by multiple outlets, including Fox News.

Their writeup used a photo of host Ken, 49, instead of the contestant.

Fox News, unfortunately, made it look like it was Ken getting requests to join OnlyFans instead of Anji as a result.

Ken quote-tweeted the article and wrote: “Let me stress that I haven’t made my decision yet.”

Ken joked he was considering joining the nudes website OnlyfansCredit: Twitter/KenJennings

KEN’S MAYIM JOKES

Additionally, during Season 39, Ken made a few Mayim jokes on his page but they were all in good fun.

One fan asked Ken what he does when Mayim is hosting the show.

He replied: “I go into one of those freezer cases from Alien and vice versa.”

Ken more rowdily called out the Blossom star in a post from Jeopardy!’s dressing room.

The Seattle native shared he was watching a Mariners game in the dressing room the hosts share.

“RT if you’re currently watching the Mariner’s game in your dressing room.”

He followed it up with: “Who are one of the 15 people who RTed this? Mayim?”

‘BETTER THAN ALEX’

In January, a Twitter user claimed Ken was actually better at hosting than the late Alex.

They wrote: “Hot take: Ken Jennings is better than Alex Trebek. Good night, everyone.”

The host swiftly replied, respecting his mentor with an all-caps: “NOPE.”

The host joked that when he isn’t hosting he gets into a freezer case from AlienCredit: Twitter

He also shouted out co-host Mayim Bialik implying they were in their dressing room at the same time watching sportsCredit: Twitter

THAT WHEELCHAIR TWEET

All said, Ken’s tweets actually did nearly cost him the hosting gig.

Ken infamously was being floated as the singular host in 2020 but when his offensive past tweets resurfaced, Sony returned to the table.

Ken tweeted, “Nothing sadder than a hot person in a wheelchair” in 2014.

He also faced criticism for a 2015 joke about a terminal Star Wars fan who viewed The Force Awakens before he died.

“It can’t be a good sign that every fan who has seen the new Star Wars movie died shortly thereafter,” he wrote.

Ken then posted in 2018: “I’m strongly against deleting old tweets, even the gross ones. seems like whitewashing.”

Ken later issued an apology for all the insensitive tweets he previously wrote and scrubbed from his timeline.

“Hey, I just wanted to own up to the fact that over the years on Twitter, I’ve definitely tweeted some unartful and insensitive things,” he posted.

“Sometimes they worked as jokes in my head and I was dismayed to see how they read on screen.

It wasn’t my intention to hurt anyone, but that doesn’t matter: I screwed up, and I’m truly sorry.”

The Wall Street Journal reported that the Jeopardy! champ was all set to take over Alex’s spot but his since-deleted tweets made them reconsider.

Luckily, all’s well that ends well – though he would have gotten the gig alone.

Ken was eventually chosen to host with Mayim, and fans think he does a great jobCredit: Getty

But his controversial past tweets cost him being chosen to host Jeopardy! soloCredit: Twitter