Ken Jennings agrees with fans that ‘Jeopardy! Masters’ player is ‘father’

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tweeted.Jennings, 48, seemed to agree that Buttrey is indeed “father,” throwing a like at the tweet.“That’s father.” – me, any time Sam Buttrey is onscreenCalling a celebrity or notable figure “mother” or “father” is a recent slang term that signifies god-like icon status.During Buttrey’s final question-and-answer portion of the competition, he took the time to thank the writers and producers of “Jeopardy!” — but fellow contestant Matt Amodio used his time to thank Buttrey.Amodio called the professor the “dearest friend I’ve made in all of Jeopardy!” before the two shared a sweet hug.Matt Amodio and Sam Buttrey: brainiacs *and* besties. #JeopardyMasters pic.twitter.com/nipZnRP43oJennings shared that it was an “absolute pleasure” to have Buttrey on the Masters tournament, and said that he is “absolutely a Master” regardless of the loss.But Jennings’ acknowledgment that Buttrey is “father” isn’t his first flirtatious moment with a Masters contestant.Jennings and returning champion James Holzhauer have previously competed against each other on “Jeopardy!” and Holzhauer came in second to Jennings in the highest winnings during regular-season play.But despite Holzhauer’s competitive nature, the two had a rather flirty exchange in a previous episode of the Masters tournament.Amodio chose a question under the “Authors” category, with the clue reading: “The Detroit Free Press said ‘The Mummy’ was ‘vintage’ this novelist; ‘elegantly erotic & full of enchanting terror.’”Amodio buzzed in with the answer “What’s Stoker.”“I also refer to James as ‘elegantly erotic but full of enchanting terror,’” Jennings quipped.Holzhauer returned the joke, saying: “Keep it in your pants, Ken.”“We actually had to pause taping so Ken could take a.