Ken Jennings management as Danger!The inaugural guest host of is coming to an end.
TVLine learned that the GOAT competitor will end his stint as Alex Trebek’s temporary successor on Friday, February 19. Danger! executive producer Mike Richards, who will be guest host # 2 starting Monday, February 22.
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As previously reported, Richards will be followed by Katie Couric, NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers, 60 minutes‘Bill Whitaker and Big Bang Theory veterinarian Mayim Bialik. Additional guest hosts will include Anderson Cooper and Dr. Sanjay Gupta. CNN, as well as Dr. Mehmet Oz and Todayit’s Savannah Guthrie.
To sweeten the deal, the game show will make a donation to the charity chosen by the invited host, in an amount equal to the cumulative earnings of the competitors who compete while they are hosting.
Jennings began her six-week season as a guest host on January 11. He was the first to replace Trebek, who died of pancreatic cancer in November.
“Sharing this stage with Alex Trebek was one of the greatest honors of my life,” said Jennings at the beginning of her first show. “Few things in life are perfect, but Alex did this almost perfect work for over 36 years, and it was even better up close. We were dazzled by his intelligence, charm and grace.
“Like everyone Danger! fans, I miss Alex very much ”, he continued, fighting tears. “And I thank him for everything he has done for all of us. Let’s be perfectly clear: no one will ever replace the great Alex Trebek. But we can honor him by playing the game he loved. (Watch the video of Jennings’ message here.)
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