James Holzhauer and Ken Jennings are two of the greatest champions in Jeopardy!’s history, and in recent years they’ve formed a bit of a rivalry. This rivalry is mostly fueled by the self-proclaimed game show villain, particularly since the now-host of Jeopardy! defeated Holzhauer and Brad Rutter in the first and so-far only Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time tournament in 2020. Despite his recent victory on Jeopardy! Masters, Holzhauer continues to hound Jennings about a rematch, and he recently spoke out about the GOAT’s refusal, while also revealing he thinks there’s another super-champ who could compete on Jennings’ level.
The idea of a rematch between Ken Jennings and James Holzhauer came up during Jeopardy! Masters, when the contestant used his Final Jeopardy response to call out the host for “ducking a rematch.” Jennings didn’t dispute the accusation, joking about how hard he worked to become a host so he wouldn’t have to face Holzhauer again.
