Ken Jennings praised as ‘funniest man on TV’ as Jeopardy! host jokes ‘gross!’ after correcting players’ wrong response
KEN Jennings has proven why he’s the G.O.A.T after Jeopardy! shared a mashup of his best reactions to the most blatantly wrong answers he’s heard as host.
The iconic game show compiled an Instagram video of Ken’s funniest zingers as host on Thursday.
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Ken Jennings was praised as ‘funniest man on TV’ by Jeopardy! fansCredit: Jeopardy!
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The champ-turned-host mocked the players’ respective, very incorrect, responsesCredit: Jeopardy!
The Instagram montage, created to tide fans over during summer reruns, was titled: “So wrong it’s right.”
Fans got to take a trip down memory lane with Ken’s coldest shut-downs since taking over for the late Alex Trebek.
Every time, much like his predecessor, the Jeopardy! host ruled with a hilarious add-on that didn’t sugarcoat the missteps.
Fans flooded the comments section praising Ken for his buzzer-fast quickness.
‘KEN STAYS ON IT!’
“The replies to the wrong responses are KILLING MEEEEE Ken you’re perfect,” one user commented.
“Very quick-witted. Ken stays on it,” wrote another.
“God, I love Ken,” wrote a third.
“Alex must be cracking up in heaven,” wrote a fourth.
“Ken is lowkey the funniest man on TV,” wrote a fifth.
FAIL FEST
The first clip featured Jack Weller buzzing in with a barnburner wrong guess under the category was “Plurals That Don’t End in S.”
Tasked with simply naming the plural to the clue: “Moose,” the contestant responded, “What are meese?”
Ken replied with an audible laugh, chiding: “No…No, Jack!”
Another contestant correctly knew that the plural of “Moose” was still “Moose.”
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A contestant guessed the plural of Moose was ‘Meese?’ to which Ken shouted, ‘No!’Credit: ABC
The following clip was of a contestant named Brad responding to a clue about women authors with “Faulkner.”
Ken couldn’t resist making fun of the player for thinking William Faulkner would be in a women authors category.
Ken bluntly ruled: “No. Faulkner would be surprised to find himself in a women authors category.”
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The next clip showed a contestant guessing ‘Faulkner’ was a woman authorCredit: Jeopardy!
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Ken Jennings told him, ‘Faulkner would be surprised to find himself in a women authors category’Credit: Jeopardy!
A third clip was a clue asking for the French name for a cigarette, and a player guessed: “Baguette.”
The clue also mentioned holding the item between two fingers, rendering the player’s response a technically tricky feat.
Fashioning two fingers as if they were holding up a loaf of bread, Ken said: “Little easier to hold than a baguette, a cigarette.”
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A player incorrectly responded to this clue with ‘baguette’Credit: Jeopardy!
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Ken explained to the embarrassed player, ‘Little easier to hold – a cigarette’Credit: Jeopardy!
Next, Ken asked what rapper has two children with Rihanna, who is also the actor in “Dope” and “Monster.”
The correct answer was ASAP Rocky, but the player got his queens mixed up and thought it was Jay-Z.
Of course, this would mean that Jay-Z and Rihanna would have children together, which, again, Ken had to point out was hilarious in theory.
When Amar Kakirde incorrectly guessed “Jay-Z,” Ken said, “No. Big news for Beyonce if true.
“This is ASAP Rocky.”
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Another player mixed up ASAP Rocky with Jay-ZCredit: Jeopardy!
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Ken Jennings told him, ‘Big news for Beyonce if true’Credit: Jeopardy!
The next clip was a clue about the infamous Renesmee Cullen from Twilight.
Ken was looking for the name of the Twilight character who fell in love with her when she was a baby.
Drew Basile incorrectly guessed Edward, who is her father, which led to Ken saying he was looking for Jacob, which is “almost as gross.”
Twilight is, of course, about a love triangle Bella Swan, vampire Edward Cullen and werewolf Jacob Blake.
Bella eventually chooses Edward, but author Stephenie Meyer didn’t let Jacob leave the books without love.
He “imprints” on Bella and Edward’s baby Renesmee, which means he falls in love with her when she grows up – a slightly icky aspect of the books Ken seemed well aware of.
Jeopardy!’s 41st season premieres on September 9, 2024.
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This niche Twilight clue was looking for ‘Jacob’Credit: Jeopardy!
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Drew Basile guessed ‘Edward?’ to which Ken proved he was up on his Twilight loreCredit: Jeopardy!
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The host explained it was ‘Jacob’ which he called ‘almost as gross’
