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Johnny Gilbert, the iconic voice of Jeopardy!, turned 97 on Sunday (July 13) and was honored with a heartfelt tribute video featuring past contestants and current crew members. “From all of us here at Jeopardy!, happy birthday to the one and only Johnny Gilbert! ,” the official Jeopardy! Instagram page captioned the video, which included special messages from the likes of host Ken Jennings, Tournament of Champions finalist and Inside Jeopardy! co-host Sam Buttrey, and long-time producer Sarah Whitcomb Foss. “Johnny Gilbert is not just the voice of Jeopardy!, but its heart and soul,” Jennings said of the legendary announcer. “I still get excited when I hear you say ‘This Is Jeopardy!’,” Buttrey added. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jeopardy! (@jeopardy) “The Foss girls love you, Johnny,” Foss said in a video with her two young daughters, Taylor and Reagan. She also commented on the video, writing, “We love you Johnny Gilbert.

In a recent clip of Good Morning America, Ken Jennings talks about when his son used to not call him dad. Ken Jennings is known as the host of Jeopardy!, but also a player of the game as well. Why was Dylan not calling Ken, dad? Keep reading to find out.

Ken Jenning’s Jeopardy! History

Jennings, the current host of Jeopardy!, recently shared a heartwarming and humourous story about his family during an appearance on Good Morning America. Ken is known for his record-breaking run as a contestant on the game show, Jennings was reminiscing about his time on Jeopardy! in 2004, when a funny moment involving his son, Dylan, came up. The occasion was a special segment where Ken played a version of Jeopdary! with the GMA hosts, in promotion of the third season of Celebrity Jeopardy!.

During the segment, GMA’s Lara Spencer asked Ken a question from the “Name Dropping” category,...

Ken Jennings wants viewers to know that the Celebrity Jeopardy! he hosts isn’t the same as what viewers see on Saturday Night Live.

SNL has famously parodied the special installment of the gameshow with some of their famous contestants, including Sean Connery, Katie Lee Gifford, Robin Williams, and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Various SNL stars make their impressions of famous people, typically in a hilarious fashion.

They’ve even parodied one of their beloved cast members, as they had Jimmy Fallon appear as a fake Adam Sandler during the 1998 episode’s sketch.

While the parody often portrays celebrities as dumb, Ken praised the recent group of celebrities competing on the real-life Celebrity Jeopardy! he hosts.

“This is like legit. These folks are smart. A lot of them were broadcasters, stand-up comics. We had Neil deGrasse Tyson,” he said Tuesday on Good Morning America.

“These might be our smartest celebrities ever, and...

Ken Jennings was on hilarious form during an appearance on the Tuesday, January 21, episode of Good Morning America. The Jeopardy! host wisecracked his way through a candid conversation with the GMA team, and chimed in on the widespread debate about who should be on the Mount Rushmore of Jeopardy! contestants. However, while naming the four people on his list, he actually left out all of the players who have been brought up in the conversation. Instead, Jennings said his G.O.A.T. list is about the people who remind him of watching the show when he was younger. “I think, for me, there’s too many great contestants to fit on a mountain,” Jennings said. While the GMA hosts insisted that Jennings himself was an obvious choice for the Mount Rushmore list, he added, “My Mount Rushmore would be Alex Trebek — the reasons I liked the show as a kid. The announcer,...

This week on Jeopardy!, a contestant did something special while he was being introduced as the show started. Every episode of the popular game show begins with Johnny Gilbert introducing each of the contestants before he introduces Ken Jennings to come out and host the show.

During the introductions, one of the contestants, Jonathan Fox, signed a message during his time on the screen. Here is what Jonathan said and what fans thought about the moment.

Jeopardy! Player Sends Out Special Message

Jonathan Fox, a staffing capacity manager from Plymouth, Massachusetts, was one of the new contestants on Jeopardy! on Tuesday’s episode. He faced off with Kathleen Clark, an English teacher originally from Stamford, Connecticut, and defending champion Joey DeSena.

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The episode started as it always does, with Johnny Gilbert introducing each contestant before Ken Jennings came out onto the stage. However, many fans noticed something special.

Jeopardy! fans are up in arms after details about how past players are paid have been made public. Viewers have started campaigning in hopes of helping former players get paid more in residuals when their reruns air on television. So, what prompted this discussion and how much are past players paid? Here’s what has been revealed so far.

Game Show Channel Shut Down On Pluto TV

Jeopardy! was recently removed from Pluto TV. Fans noticed that it disappeared from the streaming platform on Wednesday, July 31. Pluto was the only way for viewers to watch Jeopardy! outside of cable television.

It wasn’t the only game show impacted either. The entire game show channel on Pluto TV stopped working. Instead, when viewers tuned in to the channel, a black screen appeared with “Jeopardy! hosted by Alex Trebek is no longer available on Pluto TV.”

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Randy West, the former announcer for Jeopardy!,...

Fans notice a clip Jeopardy! shared on social media and took the time to pay tribute to someone who was in it. The clip was supposed to honor announcer Johnny Gilbert’s birthday. However, the clip also had contestant Cindy Stowell in the clip, and that is who fans noticed above all.

Here is what you need to know about Cindy Stowell from Jeopardy!

Cindy Stowell Died After Recording Her Jeopardy! Episode

The Jeopardy! clip that played had Alex Trebek as host and Johnny, 98, reading the clues. The clip showed a woman who had been playing the game from that moment on, and this was Cindy Stowell.

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Cindy appeared on Jeopardy! in 2016 during her battle with cancer. She had a dream to appear on a game show in her life, and she got the chance with Jeopardy! She even donated her winnings to cancer-related organizations...

Legendary game show announcer Johnny Gilbert celebrated his 96th birthday on Saturday, July 13, and Jeopardy! marked the occasion by sharing a classic clip of Gilbert’s “musical stylings.” “Happy 96th birthday to the one and only Johnny Gilbert! Celebrate with him singing (or saying) some of these iconic lyrics,” the official Jeopardy! Instagram page posted on Saturday alongside a clip from a memorable Alex Trebek-era episode. The category was titled “The Musical Styles of Johnny Gilbert” and saw the iconic announcer reading out lyrics from various hit songs. Gilbert read aloud each quote in what Trebek referred to as “his inimitable style.” This included lyrics from Adele‘s “Hello,” Taylor Swift‘s “Shake It Off,” and Mike Posner’s “I Took a Pill in Ibiza.” However, perhaps the most memorable was Gilbert’s reading out the lyrics from Snoop Dogg‘s “Drop It Like It’s Hot,” which heard him reciting,...

Ken Jennings was one of the most successful Jeopardy! players in history. However, when it came time to replace Alex Trebek as the show’s host, he had to do a lot to convince the producers he was the right person for the job. This included going through what Kern calls a “boot camp” where the producers tested him.

Here is what Ken said he went through to get his job as the Jeopardy! host.

Ken Jennings Goes Through “Testing” To Win Jeopardy! Hosting Job

Ken Jennings won the role of the Jeopardy! host after Alex Trebek died. However, he split the duties with Mayim Bialik before she left the series and he took over as the main host. Despite his history with the show, Ken said that he had to go through a “boot camp” to prove he was deserving of the position.

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In an interview with CBS News,...

Jeopardy! launched its new annual Honors ceremony in 2022, where people will be inducted into the Jeopardy! Hall of Fame each year. Six people have been inducted so far. However, one person is missing, and fans believe the show has insulted one legendary figure.

Here is who fans feel the Hall of Fame has snubbed and why they feel it is insulting.

Has Jeopardy! Hall Of Fame Snubbed Deserving Candidate?

The Jeopardy! Honors ceremony now takes place every year, and six people have been inducted since it started in 2022.

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The six people inducted so far include Alex Trebek (the former host), Merv Griffin (the creator), Juliann Griffin (Merv’s wife), Harry Friedman (the former showrunner), Johnny Gilbert (the announcer), and Steven Dorfman (a longtime writer). The first five were inducted in 2022, and Dorfman was inducted in 2024.

However, the fans feel that someone who should be in...

Recently, Jeopardy! Offered a strange tribute to announcer, Johnny Gilbert. However, the creation has fans and Johnny alike in amusement.

Johnny Gilbert Gets A Bizarre Tribute From Co-hosts

In 1984, Johnny Gilbert joined the crew of Jeopardy! Since taking over the role, he the only cast member in every episode of the show. In honor of Johnny’s huge accomplishments, Jeopardy! co-hosts made a big bizarre gesture. On the official Instagram page, they detail an intricate cake sculpting process of the long-time TV announcer’s face and body. Who wouldn’t be surprised by a replica of themselves in cake form?

Johnny Gilbert Receives The Gesture With Grace

In the Jeopardy! video, the artist is using modeling chocolate and fondant icing to create a miniature Johnny Gilbert. Additionally, fitting him to a tee, the tiny figure sports the signature silver and red coat and a headset. Furthermore, the little chocolate hand...

Jeopardy! celebrated its 9,000th episode with the Friday, March 22 installment. And every single one of them for the past 40 years has been announced by Johnny Gilbert, who at 95 is still going strong. Gilbert joined the show alongside Alex Trebek when it debuted in its daily syndicated format in 1984. The March 22 episode ended with a celebratory salute to its decades-long history, commemorating the thousands of games and contestants. Jeopardy! is also about to celebrate its 60th anniversary later this year, marking the first time it ever appeared on TV in its previous format, a full 20 years before the daily show so beloved by viewers today. The Diamond Celebration commemorates the show’s 60th anniversary on September 10, 2024. Starting March 30 and through the rest of the year, Jeopardy fans can participate in events, get special merchandise, and see a national tour. “For 60 years, Jeopardy! has been America’s favorite sport of the mind,...

[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for the April 17 episode of Jeopardy!] Last time on Jeopardy!, returning champ Ben Chan extended his streak to three games (on April 14), so where was he in the latest episode? The April 17 episode of Jeopardy! saw three new contestants compete: attorney Madeleine McKenna, writer Daniel Ciarrocchi, and retired systems analyst Toni van Kampen. Fortunately, host Ken Jennings immediately addressed the strange circumstance. “Astute Jeopardy! viewers will have already noticed that Johnny Gilbert, when he introduced our players, did not mention a returning champion and their winnings. Astute and loyal Jeopardy!viewers will remember that last week, Friday’s show ended with Ben Chan clinching his third runaway win,” Jennings said. “How do we solve this riddle? Well, as has happened only a few times in Jeopardy! history, the returning champ found themselves unable to travel this week. What that means is, never fear, we’ll have Ben back on at a later date,” he ...

On the latest installment of Celebrity Jeopardy!, host Mayim Bialik was interviewing that night’s contestants when a potentially awkward topic came up: Actor Ike Barinholtz is a huge fan of the other current Jeopardy! host, Ken Jennings. Barinholtz quickly elaborated that he loved watching Jennings as a Jeopardy! superchampion. As far as Bialik and Jennings as hosts, he said, “You are both my children!”

Jennings actually appeared later in the episode, sort of, providing pre-recorded clues in a category about shows and actors who, like him as a Jeopardy!

With all the recent Jeopardy! talk regarding format changes and new rules, host Ken Jennings is hoping the show brings back some specific elements from the show’s vintage era. While hosting a Q&a session with the studio audience ahead of Tuesday’s (October 4) episode, Jennings was asked what he would change about the show. “I mean, the thing about Jeopardy! is that in Season 39, it’s pretty well perfect, you know?” he responded. However, he did reveal a couple of things that he misses. Ken fondly recalls some sound effects lost to time during a Q&a with the audience. pic.twitter.com/1bTDvxYVQT — Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) October 5, 2022 “You know what I miss is, now entering the studio. I know we don’t have time anymore, but I loved seeing the contestants march in. You know?” he said, referencing how long-time Jeopardy! announcer Johnny Gilbert used to begin the show by saying,...

Network: ABC

Episodes: Ongoing (hour)

Seasons: Ongoing

TV show dates: September 25, 2022 -- present

Series status: Has not been cancelled

Performers include: Mayim Bialik (host), Johnny Gilbert (announcer).

TV show description:

A trivia game show, the Celebrity Jeopardy! TV series is based on the long-running syndicated competition. Celebrities competing on the regular version of the show date back to the original Jeopardy! series, which ran from 1964 until 1979 on NBC. The first weeklong event, held as part of the daily syndicated version, aired in 1992.

As in the regular version of the game, three contestants compete in various rounds to win as much money as possible. In this version, the contestants are playing for their favorite charities.

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Network: ABC

Episodes: Ongoing (hour)

Seasons: Ongoing

TV show dates: September 25, 2022 -- present

Series status: Has not been cancelled

Performers include: Mayim Bialik (host), Johnny Gilbert (announcer).

TV show description:

A trivia game show, the Celebrity Jeopardy! TV series is based on the long-running syndicated competition. Celebrities competing on the regular version of the show date back to the original Jeopardy! series, which ran from 1964 until 1979 on NBC. The first weeklong event, held as part of the daily syndicated version, aired in 1992.

As in the regular version of the game, three contestants compete in various rounds to win as much money as possible. In this version, the contestants are playing for their favorite charities.

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Jeopardy! executive producer Michael Davies has been opening up about his role on the long-running game show and revealed one of the first changes he made when he stepped into the position. Davies took over at the show earlier this year following the departure of Mike Richards. Speaking on the Inside Jeopardy! podcast, he explained that the first change he made was the location where host Mayim Bialik looks when thanking the show’s long-time announcer Johnny Gilbert. At first, the Call Me Kat star would look out into the audience and thank Gilbert before turning to the camera and introducing the show. However, Davies suggested that Bialik deliver her thanks directly to camera, explaining, “I think on a show about fact, it wasn’t right that we were looking over to an imaginary Johnny.” He continued, “Instead, you know, we thank him, because we should thank him in the beginning of the episode,...

Swifties aren’t able to calm down after contestants on a recent episode of “Jeopardy!” were stumped by the lyrics to one of Taylor Swift’s songs.

During the July 20 episode, host Ken Jennings read the 400 clue in the category “Title That Completes the Rhyme” to a trio of stumped faces. The clue included the lyrics: “And I’m just like oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh (oh) / You need to just stop / Like, can you just not step on my gown?”

The next line in the song is “you need to calm down,” which is also the title of the song. But alas, none of the contestants had an inkling of the correct answer and didn’t even buzz in to try to guess. After five seconds, the timer went off to complete silence.

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Network: ABC

Episodes: Ongoing (hour)

Seasons: Ongoing

TV show dates: February 8, 2022 -- present

Series status: Has not been cancelled

Performers include: Mayim Bialik (host), Johnny Gilbert (announcer)

TV show description:      

A trivia game show, the Jeopardy! National College Championship TV series is a primetime version of the syndicated Jeopardy! College Champion tournament. About 26,000 college students at 4,000 schools applied to be in the first season of the primetime tournament.

In the show, 36 college or university undergraduates answer trivia questions and compete in one of a dozen quarterfinal matches (two games per hour episode). The winners of each match move on to the four semifinal games. The three players with the highest point scores from those matches then compete in the two-game final in hopes...

Mike Richards’ first episode as host of “Jeopardy!” — one of what would end up totaling only five — taped Aug. 19 but only aired, after his ouster, on Monday night. He was introduced by longtime announcer Johnny Gilbert as “the host of ‘Jeopardy!’”; he delivered brief tributes to Gilbert and to his predecessor Alex Trebek up top. And viewers who hadn’t been following the saga of his hiring and eventual firing over the past months might be forgiven for being very confused by a broadcast that offered no clarity about absolutely any of it.

Richards had been the show’s executive producer before he found himself in the middle of a search to replace late emcee Trebek. And his eventual selection as that on-air replacement raised eyebrows, even more so when reporting by the Ringer’s Claire McNear, in a piece that dropped Aug. 18, exposed ill-advised comments Richards had made about women and people with disabilities,...

A “Jeopardy” contest who used a hand sign allegedly associated with a white power group says the gesture was a “terrible misunderstanding,” as alumni of the game show call on producers to address the controversy.

Over 560 (and growing) former “Jeopardy” players published a letter on Medium addressing contestant Kelly Donohue’s three-fingered hand sign, which they allege is associated with the white power group known as the Three Percenters.

“A recent contestant has caused concern among ‘Jeopardy’ viewers for two separate occurrences, and we as former contestants feel the need to speak out against the messaging that these choices communicated — either intentionally or unintentionally — by the contestant Kelly Donohue and, implicitly by association, the producers of ‘Jeopardy,'” the letter reads.

Donohue, who recently won three episodes in a row, made his fourth consecutive appearance on the game show Tuesday night. As longtime announcer Johnny Gilbert introduced the contestant, he...

Welcome to this week’s Friday Night SmackDown review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and this is Mafia Jeopardy! Johnny Gilbert: On this episode, we have from Ptooey, Italy, Juniano Gaspallo! From Horslutte, New Jersey, a cold-blooded killer named Nicky Nuthin! Nicky Nuthin: I didn’t say nuthin. …and from Ottoaroticaxfikseation, New York, he’s the most violent librarian of the Gnoggi crime outfit…Pritto The Perv Pokko! …and here is the host of Mafia Jeopardy, Nathan Favel! Me: I’m already here. Okay! We have a great game to get to… Juniano: Let’s begin this game! Move asshole! Pritto: Yeah! Me an Nicky wanna start! Right Nicky? Nicky: Nicky ain’t here. Shut up. Me: Uh…here are the categories! Where’s The Drugs? The Bastard Had It Comin! Who Iced Nico? You A Narc?! You Ain’t A Fag, Right? You Got A Problem With My Face?...

With Mike Richards‘ two-week stint as Jeopardy! guest host concluding on Friday, we’re offering up fans of the iconic game show something of a Sophie’s Choice: Who would you rather see behind the lectern full-time, Richards or inaugural interim emcee Ken Jennings?

Since his run began on Feb. 22, Richards — who doubles as Jeopardy!‘s exec producer — won over social media with his movie-star looks, warm demeanor and magnetic charm. The positive reviews are all the more impressive when you consider that the onetime Pyramid host was an 11th hour pick.

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ABC this Sunday night revived Supermarket Sweep, hosted by SNL vet Leslie Jones. Did the latest version of the popular game show ring your register?

In keeping with at least the most recent versions of the show (I don’t remember that far back, kids), Supermarket Swayyyyyyyp! takes three teams of two contestants, plies them with grocery-themed quizzes/challenges through which they can add seconds to their “clock,” and then sets them loose on a Big Sweep through a supermarket. (Based on the total seconds each team accumulated, their Big Sweep start times are staggered — meaning, among other things, the...

Jeopardy! is a long-running game show that originally aired on NBC in 1964 through to 1975, then was revived on the same network from 1978 to 1979 before becoming a daily syndicated show produced by Sony Pictures Television from 1984 through to present day.

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The original versions of the quiz show, which sees three contestants compete to give an answer in the form of a “what is” or who is” type of question, was originally hosted by Art Fleming. Don Pardo took over after, followed by John Harlan for the 1978/79 season. However, the daily syndicated version has always been hosted by Alex Trebek since it launched in 1984, with Johnny Gilbert as the announcer.

To date, more than 8,000 episodes of the show have aired, and it is considered to be one of the greatest TV shows in American history. This September, the 36th season premiered.

15 years ago today, Elle Woods taught us to bend and snap. Legally Blonde hit theaters on July 13, 2001, giving Reese Witherspoon her breakout role and giving us a movie that put a pink-loving sorority girl in the place where she’s the outcast: law school. Until she proves all her doubters wrong, that is, in the midst of a murder trial, no less. The comedy’s success led to a 2003 sequel and a stage musical that premiered on Broadway in 2007. Other notable July 13 happenings in pop culture history: • 1923: The Hollywood sign, which then read “Hollywoodland,” was officially dedicated. • 1939: Frank Sinatra made his recording debut in a New York studio, singing “From The Bottom Of My Heart” and “Melancholy Mood” with the Harry James Band. • 1964: The Supremes recorded “Come See About Me” in “Hitsville U.S.A.,” Motown’s first headquarters. • 1984: The Muppets Take Manhattan and The Last Starfighter opened in theaters.

The fact that "Jeopardy!" is still on the air is kind of amazing. It is, after all, a syndicated game show that has been running, without interruption, since 1984 (before that it ran from 1964-75 and again for a single season in 1978/79 on NBC) and one that hasn't changed its general format much in that time. Alex Trebek has been hosting and Johnny Gilbert has been announcing and you still have to answer the cards with a question (otherwise, you'll be disqualified yo). And while there have been moments when the general public has become reinvested in the series (remember that albino winner Ken Jennings? Or that weird robot?), it's pretty much stayed the course, grabbing whatever bits of popular culture or societal fads come along the way. Including, it seems, devoting a category to the queen of all things, Beyoncé.

Just watch the video; it's pretty great. Some of the questions are easy,...

I got the memo about Alex Trebek potentially leaving Jeopardy! in 2016, and that sent my mind into a frenzy (accompanied by the ping-pang-pow sound effect of a Daily Double). Alex Trebek's name is synonymous with Jeopardy! for a reason: He is an astoundingly great host who knows so much trivia and loves the learning process. You might think his knack for accents and correcting contestants is pretentious or annoying, but that discipline is so essential to the dignity and respect of the show's difficult material. Hell, this man hosts the National Geography Bee every year. He is a TV legend and it pains me to think of him departing the series.

But the task becomes a little bit easier when I think of some of the qualified people who could replace him. A few names have been thrown about loudly -- particularly Matt Lauer's and Anderson Cooper's...

All it took was one phone call from Jeopardy! Senior Publicity Coordinator Susie Eun, and I was off and running recently to catch up with Glenn Kagan and some new potential Jeopardy! candidates who were already in a neat formal line, ready for their 9 a.m. session to begin. These candidates had already been screened, and had passed the online test before they even got to the Doubletree. However, they would now have to go through the more formal in-person Jeopardy! test and audition process. How they would fare today would depend on their knowledge; cool, wit, personality, and perhaps to some degree a combination of all the aforementioned.

I caught up with Glenn Kagan, the Contestant Coordinator for Jeopardy!, and asked him how long he has been with Jeopardy!, a show whose origins date back to Merv Griffin and the year 1964 when Lyndon B. Johnson was president.

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Welcome to The Vampire Diaries Round Table!

We posted our official Season 3 premiere review last night. Now three TV Fanatic staff members - Dan Forcella, Steve Marsi and Eric Hochberger - have gathered to discuss "The Birthday" in a Round Table format.

As always, reader feedback is encouraged on the following questions and answers...

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What was your favorite quote from last night?

Dan: Definitely "It's your party, you can cry if you want to" because it was classic Damon charm with a stone cold demeanor. 

Steve: The Season One-evoking "Hello, brother," with the Salvatores now in completely unfamiliar, opposite roles. Awesine.

Eric: Pretty much most of Alaric and Damon's mocking of being at a high school party. It's so easy to forget these are high school kids until Damon mutters something witty about beer pong.

Will Stefan the Ripper ever return to the Stefan of old?

Dan: Of course. That...

Ugo.com has up a fun gallery of game-show hosts and the movie roles they’ve played, both as themselves and — in some cases — in dramatic acting roles you might never have envisioned them in. (Dick Clark as a robber in 1968′s Killers Three? Ack!) What’s most notable to me, though, is the regularity with which Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek once popped up in various movies, from quick drive-bys in 1991′s Dying Young and 2000′s Charlie’s Angels to — my favorite — a hefty subplot in White Men Can’t Jump concerning Rosie Perez’s trivia savant character. (Jeopardy! announcer...