CNN legal analyst Laura Coates says "Jeopardy!" declined her offer to host the game show, despite Alex Trebek publicly naming her as his potential successor.
On Monday's episode of "The Tamron Hall Show," Coates said she "asked for the opportunity" to emcee the program "when they were looking for people to possibly fill in" after Trebek's death in 2020. But she was allegedly rebuffed.
"I certainly raised my hand and knocked on doors and found them closed," Coates said. "I asked for the opportunity. I was told no — which is one of those moments, Tamron, when you have to remember to wear your own jersey.
