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

KEN Jennings has made a shocking confession about an iconic 90s movie – and the reveal left fans surprised.

The moment came on Tuesday night’s episode of Jeopardy!.

Ken Jennings revealed that he's a fan of the American Pie movies
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Ken Jennings revealed that he’s a fan of the American Pie moviesCredit: ABC

Ken's reference to the sex comedy movies left fans surprised
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Ken’s reference to the sex comedy movies left fans surprisedCredit: Alamy
Host Ken Jennings spoke to the contestants during the show’s usual mid-game interviews.

The segment started out with Kelly Proulx, a non-profit communications director from Billerica, Massachusetts.

Ken asked Kelly about 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 next to each other 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 meet-cute story.

“That 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 movie series, which is about teenagers navigating their sex lives – and the second movie takes place at band camp.

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

“Hahaha who would’ve thought that was his guilty pleasure? Surprised me,” another added.

Jeopardy! Host Timeline

Jeopardy! has had a tumultuous history regarding hosts after the death of the iconic Alex Trebek in 2020. Here are all of the hosts since the game show’s inception in 1964.

Art Fleming – 1964 to 1975, he was the original host of the daytime version of Jeopardy! on NBC.

Alex Trebek – 1984 to 2020, the late, great Alex hosted Jeopardy!’s modern iteration for 36 years until his death from pancreatic cancer.

Guest hosts – 2020 to 2021, Jeopardy! tested out a series of guest hosts for week or two-week stints, including Anderson Cooper, LaVar Burton, and Aaron Rodgers.

Mike Richards – 2021, he was named host for one 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 longest-winning contestant ever) joined Mayim as a guest host and they split hosting duties.

Ken Jennings – 2023 to present. Last December, Mayim announced on Instagram that she would “no longer” host Jeopardy! after a lengthy hiatus, having stood with the writer’s strike, and Ken was named sole host.

Ken now helms all editions of Jeopardy! including Celebrity Jeopardy!, the nightly show, and other primetime specials like Masters.

The funny moment comes as Ken could be under increased pressure with Ryan Seacrest joining Wheel of Fortune.

Ken was also recently called out for giving a “painful” clue that fans think wasn’t fact-checked.

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