The Answer Is: Former Cal Star Aaron Rodgers Will Be 'Jeopardy!' Guest Host
This week, with the passing of Alex Trebek, "Jeopardy!"has begun having guest hosts for its new shows.
And guess who one of the guest hosts will be. And the answer is: Aaron Rodgers.
Yes, the former Cal star, who is preparing along with his Packers teammates for Saturday's playoff game against the Rams (and a possible matchup against another former Cal star Jared Goff), first mentioned that he will be a guest host of the famous quiz show during his weekly appearance on The Pat McAfee Show.
Rodgers was a contestant during a celebrity edition of Jeopardy! back in 2015, and now he will have a chance to host it at some point this year. Or so he says.
Apparently he wasn't supposed to make any such announcement yet, as a representative from "Jeopardy!'' declined to comment for ESPN and said no announcement has been made about future guest hosts.
"I may have jumped the gun a little bit, so I apologize to 'Jeopardy!' if they wanted to announce it," Rodgers said, according to an ESPN story. "I just got so excited on the show earlier. It just went down the last couple of days, us figuring it out. It is very exciting. It's for the offseason. We'll be even more excited when that opportunity gets a little closer, but, man, the show has been so special to me over the years."
Ken Jennings, a famous Jeopardy! contestant who became the highest-earning American game-show contestant of alltime, was the first guest host when he orchestrated Monday's program.
Here is a clip of Rodgers when he was contestant on Jeopardy! in 2015
And he dropped an F-bomb after missing one question:
Rodgers apparently will get his shot to guest host during the Packers' offseason.
"It's been a staple at my house here in Green Bay for the last 16 years -- 6 o'clock watching Alex [Trebek] and trying to get as many questions as I can," Rodgers said, according to ESPN.
"When the opportunity came up [for 'Celebrity Jeopardy!'] in 2015, I mean that was a dream come true -- it really was -- to be on there. To get to meet Alex was just such a special moment, and we're all obviously sad about his passing [on Nov. 8].
"There's this nostalgic connection to certain figures in our life based on our childhood and where we were at and the times we had those memories, it almost makes these people feel like family, like you know them."
Cover photo of Aaron Rodgers by Tim Fuller, USA TODAY Sports
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