It’s easy to watch a quiz show like Jeopardy at home and rattle off the answers like a machine. So naturally, when a seemingly easy question is fumbled by the folks on the stage, it’s just as simple for us in the home audience to get hypercritical. Which is why, in a recent run of interviews, star contestant turned host Ken Jennings offered his thoughts on what goes on behind the scenes. And one particular subject near and dear to his heart has been explaining one thing that viewers don’t get to see when watching the show at home: the on-set pressure.
Jennings has been making the rounds as of late, doing interviews on behalf of his gig hosting not only the original recipe variant, but also the ongoing Celebrity Jeopardy spinoff. Filling in after Mayim Bialik’s surprise release from hosting duties, the former champion is now pulling a double for the show that’s made his image. Which makes the following remarks to THR all the more applicable:
