Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers made his debut as interim host for “Jeopardy!” on Monday night, and honestly, he was pretty solid.
Rodgers knows the group “Jeopardy!” stage. In a 2015 episode of “Celebrity Jeopardy!”, He raised $ 50,000 for charity by defeating astronaut and current United States senator Mark Kelly and “Shark Tank” speaker and businessman Kevin O’Leary. “Danger!” selected a series of interim hosts after the death of its iconic presenter Alex Trebek in November 2020. Former- “Jeopardy!” Contestant Ken Jennings, who is the highest-earning game show contender of all time, was the first interim presenter and tweeted in support of Rodgers before Monday’s show.
I was in the same scouting combination as the guest host as this guy and it was impressive. He had the arm mechanics, the three-cone drilling time, the “Oooooh, sorry.” https://t.co/HYTuN0A02x
– Ken Jennings (@KenJennings) April 5, 2021
Rodgers also demonstrated that he has a fairly decent impression of Larry David.
That was a beautiful, beautiful, very good impression, @ AaronRodgers12. #Curb Your Enthusiasm pic.twitter.com/XKNDEkKrYx
– Jeopardy! (@Danger) April 5, 2021
Of course, as always, the answers written in Final Jeopardy! provided the best time. Two-time champion Scott Shewfelt was way behind the leader to make a correct answer, so he decided to trick Rodgers a little by mentioning Packers coach Matt LeFleur’s decision to kick a field goal while losing eight points in this NFC Championship Game last season.
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One Jeopardy! The contestant scoffs at guest host Aaron Rodgers, pointing to the Packers’ decision to kick a late field goal in their postseason loss to the Buccaneers.
Brutal. But Rodgers handled it with confidence – and since he said he would love to be a full-time host, who knows what could happen in the future?