Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers made his debut as the interim host of “Jeopardy!” on Monday night, and frankly, he was pretty solid.
Rodgers is no stranger to “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” panelist and businessman Kevin O’Leary. “Danger!” has selected a number of interim hosts following the death of iconic host Alex Trebek in November 2020. Former “Jeopardy!” Contestant Ken Jennings, who is the highest-earning game show contestant of all time, was the first interim host, and he tweeted in support of Rodgers before Monday’s show.
I was with the same guest host and scout group as this guy and it was impressive. He had the arm mechanism, the drill with three cones, the “Oooooh, sorry.” https://t.co/HYTuN0A02x
– Ken Jennings (@KenJennings) April 5, 2021
Rodgers also showed that he has a pretty decent Larry David impression.
That was a nice, pretty, pretty good impression, @ AaronRodgers12 #Control your enthusiasm pic.twitter.com/XKNDEkKrYx
– Danger! (@Danger) April 5, 2021
Of course, as always, the written answers to Final Jeopardy! offered the best moment. Two-time champion Scott Shewfelt was too far behind the leader to make up, so he decided to troll Rodgers a bit over Packers coach Matt LeFleur’s decision to kick a field goal in last season’s NFC Championship Game.
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A danger! The contestant pokes fun at guest host Aaron Rodgers by pointing out the Packers’ decision to kick a late field goal in their post-season loss to the Buccaneers.
Cheeky. But Rodgers handled it with confidence – and since he says he’d love to be a full-time host, who knows what could happen in the future?