When longtime host Alex Trebek passed away, fans were pretty vocal about who his replacement should be.
However,the ugly truth about why Ken Jennings isn’t the permanent “Jeopardy!”
hostrevolved around a shocking scandal involving the super-champ.
Roach pointed to his lengthy history with the show as giving Jennings the edge over Bialik.“Jeopardy!”
legend Ken Jennings is stepping away from the hit game show for the time being.
“I’m handing the keys back to the talented actor-producer-writer-director (!)
@missmayim for a few months,” Jennings wrote onTwitter.
“We are lucky to have her!
Thanks for watching, and I’ll be back before the end of the season.”
Fans weren’t happy, with oneresponding, “No, no, and NO!
When are they going to give you permanent keys Ken?
You do a much more professional job most worthy of filling Alex’s shoes!
Moreover, a thirdsuggestedthey were going to stop watching for the foreseeable future until Jennings returns.
Bialik has made her love of hosting “Jeopardy!”
clear many times over, tellingEntertainment Tonightthat it had changed her life.
