It’s nearly impossible to keep up with all of the cameos and callbacks in Adam Sandler’s Happy Gilmore 2, which has remained in Netflix’s top movies since premiering on the 2025 movie calendar. The sequel even pays tribute to the actors we’ve lost since the 1996 film, including Bob Barker, after The Price Is Right host’s iconic fight scene. This time around, Jeopardy! — another of the best game shows of all time — was represented, and Ken Jennings opened up about his appearance.
Ken Jennings went on the Inside Jeopardy! podcast to discuss his appearance in the new Netflix movie, in which Happy Gilmore’s daughter, Vienna (played by Adam Sandler’s daughter Sunny), is watching Jeopardy! and sees a clue pop up about her dad, whose name no one can remember. As outlandish as most of the movie is, it seems the scenario that Adam Sandler’s character faced isn’t actually that uncommon. Jennings said:
