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Megan Behnke

Turns Out Old Jeopardy! Episodes Don't Age So Hot, But Ken Jennings Has No Problem Roasting Himself

Ken Jennings smiling with clue board in the background on Jeopardy! Masters.

After making his mark on Jeopardy! with 74 consecutive wins, Ken Jennings has been making his mark on the show in a different way as a host. He took over as the long-running game show’s permanent host following the death of Alex Trebek, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he’s forgotten how it all started. He’s occasionally looked back at his time as one of the biggest winners in Jeopardy! history, and now he’s roasting himself from 20 years ago.

Jennings has changed a lot since his time as a Jeopardy! contestant and now as a Jeopardy! host, and it turns out, old episodes don’t age so well. In a hilarious way, that is. Jennings looked back at some of his interviews during his first run on the show, including one where he was asked by Trebek what his expectations were going into the show, and he admitted he didn’t have much faith and “didn’t want to be the guy naked going into Final Jeopardy!” Between that and his “bulky shirt,” Jennings had a lot of thoughts for his interview during his seventh appearance all those years ago:

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