Jeopardy! finalist Katie Nolan reveals how she would ‘beat’ host Ken Jennings at game show

Celebrity Jeopardy! finalist Katie Nolan reveals how she would ‘beat’ host Ken Jennings at game show

SPORTS TV personality Katie Nolan has revealed how she would outplay Ken Jennings at his own game.

Katie, who crushed it in the Celebrity Jeopardy! semifinals, treated fans to a Reddit Ask Me Anything after her “smack-talking” win.

Sportscaster Katie Nolan was dubbed a ‘genius hottie’ after ‘crushing it’ on Celebrity Jeopardy!Credit: ABC

The finalist revealed the category where she could ‘take’ Ken Jennings and more on RedditCredit: Getty
Nolan, 36, beat actors Steven Weber and Dulé Hill on Tuesday, clinching $17,400, which will advance her to Celebrity Jeopardy! finals.

She dished about Ken, 49, and the A-listers she left in the dust during her AMA in a Jeopardy! Reddit forum on Wednesday.

One fan asked: “If you had to face Ken Jennings in a one category, winner-take-all showdown, what category would you choose?”

Katie (who has appeared multiple times on YouTube’s Drunk History) responded: “Cocktail recipes.”

Reflecting on meeting host the champ-turned-host, she gushed: “Totally starstruck.”

“He was so kind, and it was one of my favorite parts to be able to see him host the show from behind the scenes. I think he’s settled so nicely into the role, and I’m excited to see him continue to do so.”

Katie previously beat Law and Order’s Christopher Meloni in the first round on an ultra-rare tiebreaker clue.

Another fan asked: “What’s the mood like after the game? It sounded like Meloni was genuinely mad to lose.”

She admitted: “Everyone was nice and respectful but, yes, some seemed a liiittle less thrilled than others. which I totally understand because I’d be the same way!”

“Steven and I remain healthy rivals, I think. Christopher [Meloni] will never talk to me again.”

A third fan asked: “How did you get your invitation to be on Jeopardy? How did it feel like be in the finals?”

She revealed Jeopardy!’s new showrunner Michael Davies gave her her first big break, and asked her to be on the spinoff last year- she said “no.”

Katie wrote: “Michael Davies was the first Big Important Guy in TV that I met, and now he’s the Big Important Guy at Jeopardy! which rules.

“He had asked me last year and I said no because I was too afraid I would suck at it and it would ruin my incredibly pure, long-standing relationship with the show.

“But this year when he asked, my fiancé [Dan Soder] was like ‘don’t be ridiculous, you’re saying yes.’ So I did, and I’m very glad.”

A fourth fan asked: “Will you drink out of the Celebrity Jeopardy! Trophy if you win it all?”

In addition to $1M for her charity, Katie also gets a chic red question mark trophy.

She replied: “You know better than anyone that if there’s a way to drink out of it, I’ll find it.”

FANS STUNNED BY ‘OBITUARIES’ JOKE

The former ESPN and Fox Sports host dominated Tuesday’s Triple Jeopardy! round as fans raved she was a “smoke show” who was “killing it” on social media.

But fans weren’t ready for her “smack talk” in the semifinals toward Wings actor Weber, 62.

Katie chided her competitor after he swept the New York Times Obituaries category, saying, “Looking for your friends?”

Gasps ensued and Weber responded, referencing an acronym category from earlier: “I.H.Y… I hate you!”

The exchange left fans buzzing on social media, with one user noting, “When Katie said something to Steven about looking for his friends because he reads the obits a lot. That was a BURN!”

“Katie did some smack talk to Steven after he swept the Obituaries category. I didn’t see that coming,” another wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

The next Celebrity Jeopardy! semifinal, which features Rachel Dratch, Mo Rocca, and Heather McMahan, airs January 16 on ABC at 8 pm ET.

Katie will be joined by Abbott Elementary’s Lisa Ann Walter and the winner of next week’s semifinal in the grand finale on January 23.

In the Celebrity Jeopardy! semifinal, Katie shocked fans by asking Steven Weber after he swept an ‘obituaries’ category: ‘Looking for your friends?’Credit: ABC