‘Jeopardy!’ Ken Jennings Explains Intense Adrenaline Experience

Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings recalled a time when he had an intense adrenaline rush on the show. He appeared on the Inside Jeopardy! podcast with Mayim Bialik.

The hosts will continue to swap duties as normal. The pair were named as the permanent hosts since Alek Trebek tragically passed away in 2020.

During the August 29 episode of the podcast, the duo talked about the pressure of filling in for the original host. The announcement came with its share of controversy.

Fans slammed the decision and called it safe. Now, they’re admitting the pressure that they feel. Find out what Ken had to say about it.

Ken Jennings & Mayim Bialik feel the pressure

Amid the rampant negative comments, both Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialik feel the pressure. The Call Me Kat star admitted that she feels “a tremendous responsibility” when it comes to the role. She realizd that “other people’s happiness” is in the power of her hands.

“I watched Alex do it close up, and I couldn’t understand the kind of ease and grace because you’re doing so many things at once, right?” Bialik said on Inside Jeopardy! “You’re trying to run the show for the contestants, you’re part of the game just like the writers of the board, but you’re also trying to interpret it for the folks at home. So it’s like you’re a sportscaster almost. And it goes so fast.”

Fans have complained about the way she slows down the show. The neuroscientist says that it can be overwhelming to keep up with the pace. Bialik explained that fans “don’t realize how many things you’re calculating” all at once. She admits that it’s “embarrassing” every time she makes a mistake.

Bialik feels that pressure because of her doctorate in neuroscience. Ken Jenning feels that pressure as well because he’s a Jeopardy! champ. There are moments when he’ll find himself slipping up. Jennings joked that he could “say my name wrong.” Even the smartest people in the room can make mistakes.

Jeopardy! host feels an adrenaline rush

Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialik are still grateful for their new positions. Season 39 of Jeopardy! is currently in production. Fans can expect some exciting moments to happen. Sometimes it can give the hosts an adrenaline rush.

“It’s just a very intense adrenaline experience you kind of chase for the rest of your life,” Ken Jennings explained. “And when the games get really good out here, when the players are really cooking and it’s intense and it’s close, I kind of feel like I’m in there playing, you’re part of the game.”

He likened it to a “transcendent” experience when you feel as if the audience and the people at home are part of it. What are your thoughts on what Ken Jennings calls the show an adrenaline experience? Do you agree? Sound off below in the comment section.

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