What’s embarrassing? Ken Jennings sat down to observe all of his Jeopardy! interviews, and he had some robust reactions to a few of them. Followers didn’t notice how humorous he was.
“Hey, I’m Ken Jennings, and I’m going to be rewatching my interviews from my unique Jeopardy! streak. I’m genuinely afraid to see what I needed to say, however let’s go forward and do that anyway,” he began the YouTube video.
Appropriately, he began together with his first interview. “Aww, have a look at this younger, eyebrowless man,” Jennings stated. The primary story was about how two drunk youngsters and a truck driver saved him when he was stranded in a Nevada desert after working out of gasoline. Jennings gave them a shoutout, however didn’t know in the event that they watched Jeopardy!.
For his seventh look, Jennings made enjoyable of his shirt. “Take a look at that shirt,” he chuckled. “It was a cumbersome shirt.” The then-Jeopardy! participant had on a maroon button-down with a grey tie. “I simply needed to put on numerous huge boxy costume shirts. That was my primary Jeopardy! dream,” he joked. Jennings shared a couple of later interview that he borrowed numerous his brother’s garments as a result of he was working out of them, and his brother knew he was profitable since he was within the viewers for the primary sport.
For his ninth sport, Jennings talked about going skydiving together with his buddy, who principally pressured him to go. “Going skydiving is like being on Jeopardy!” the host stated. “The mind is simply so overwhelmed if you’re on the market. What truly took half an hour truly took 5 minutes.”
Jennings revealed that he lied about just a few of his tales. He introduced a “good luck appeal” with him and claimed it was one thing he picked up in Japan. Nonetheless, he was working out of tales and borrowed a small stuffed animal from his sister as a substitute. In one other story, the sport present contestant lied about liking airline meals.
Ken Jennings additionally joked that he had “killed a person down South,” when requested about his darkest secret, however stated he stole the joke from David Letterman. “Possibly I ought to begin asking contestants what their darkest secret is.”
Throughout his final sport, Alex Trebek requested Jennings if he had give up his job. He stated he hadn’t, however within the interview shared that this was a cursed story as a result of his streak ended that day.
Jennings stated that he didn’t give up his job for a few years till he bought provided to put in writing a e book, wherein he needed to take a depart from his job. “I suppose I’m nonetheless on depart,” he stated.
The host ended the video by saying that one of the best Jeopardy! story is sort of a Mad Lib. “Hey, I’ve two skateboards, however they’re each from Portugal,” he gave an instance. “Objectively, that’s a boring story. You wouldn’t strive that on a primary date, but it surely’s virtually excellent for Jeopardy!”
In August, Jennings revealed he finds the interviews to be the “cringiest half” of the sport present. He promised to maintain them quick.
“Till watching this YouTube video, I don’t assume I noticed how humorous Ken actually is,” a Reddit person stated.
“Ken is hilarious. I can’t consider they ever thought of anybody else for the internet hosting job. Love him a lot,” commented one other.
“Now I wish to know what number of of his interviews had been lies out of his near-100 (or extra!) appearances lol,” a YouTube person wrote.
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