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Aaron Rodgers and I am not alone
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/aaron-rodgers-gets-high-praise-from-key-jeopardy-executive-after-first-week-of-hosting-iconic-game-show/
Aaron Rodgers gets high praise from key 'Jeopardy!' executive after first week of hosting iconic game show
Although Rodgers seemed to be a little nervous during his first episode, Richards said the Packers quarterback only got better as the week went on.
"The intensity goes up in the real game, which Aaron found out," Richards said, via NBC Sports. "You can see, even with the second show, his voice got better, his command got better, he started to enjoy it and have fun. But the truth is, you never truly relax. You've got the open, introducing the categories, 15 questions, the short interviews with the players, 15 more questions, 30 questions in Double Jeopardy, sum up, introduce Final Jeopardy, then do that, and through it all, you're the arbiter of every question."
By the end of the first week, Rodgers looked completely comfortable behind the lectern that Alex Trebek made famous. Not only did he make a marijuana joke about Willie Nelson, but he also made sure to bring up Turd Ferguson during a short conversation with a contestant about Burt Reynolds. Rodgers will be returning on Monday, April 12 to host five more episodes.
The Packers quarterback is the fifth person to guest host "Jeopardy!" since Trebek died in November. Besides Rodgers, the show has also been hosted by Richards, Ken Jennings, Katie Couric and Dr. Oz. After Rodgers' guest stint is over, he'll be followed by Anderson Cooper, Savannah Guthrie, Mayim Bialik, "60 Minutes" correspondent Bill Whitaker and Dr. Sanjay Gupta of CNN.
TlalocW
(15,358 posts)He'd make an excellent host.
TlalocW
Id watch that 😂
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Blue Owl
(49,913 posts)I just watched "Windy City Heat" recently... and could see him hosting a game show...
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)I guess he could settle into it over time
malaise
(267,800 posts)Like him
CurtEastPoint
(18,549 posts)Then when the guy got Boston Celtics he goes, 'THIS you knew?'
He is funny, charming and fun to look at.
Diamond_Dog
(31,658 posts)malaise
(267,800 posts)Green Bay is my only NFL team because of its ownership structure.
a kennedy
(29,462 posts)Hugh_Lebowski
(33,643 posts)Anderson I bet will also kill it.
malaise
(267,800 posts)They could change my mind
2naSalit
(86,048 posts)But I think those two will be great hosts.
Diamond_Dog
(31,658 posts)malaise
(267,800 posts)Glad the end is in sight
blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)Jeebo
(2,005 posts)I haven't seen Rodgers yet, though. I've got a couple weeks' backlog of Jeopardy episodes DVR'd that I haven't watched yet. But among Richards, Jennings, Couric and Oz, I like Jennings most because he's the only one who actually SEEMS Jeopardy, if you understand what I mean by that. The others did a fine job, but they just didn't SEEM Jeopardy like Jennings does.
-- Ron
happybird
(4,515 posts)my number 2, after the producer.