Ken Jennings wasn’t fully aware of when his return to Jeopardy! would air. The 47-year-old champion’s return is marked by the one year anniversary of Alex Trebek‘s death, who passed away in 2020 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
Speaking with USA Today, Ken revealed that he knew something was a bit off about filming the day of his return, but he didn’t know what. “Apparently, everyone was aware that we were going to air (my first episode) on the anniversary and nobody told me,” he shared. “They didn’t want to put that in my head.
So I was not told until after that it was the Nov. 8 show.” Looking onward though, Ken is ready to honor Alex‘s legacy once again. “You would like to say just like getting back on a bike,” Ken shared of
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