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Aaron Rodgers began his stint as guest host on Jeopardy!
Oz’s reign of terror is over on Jeopardy! Green Bay Packers Quarterback Aaron Rodgers began guest hosting today. I thought he was pretty good, definitely a different tone/voice from previous hosts (in my mind a deep, but calming/soothing one). He seemed nervous at first but definitely hit his stride. It will be interesting to see how the ratings perform, I wonder if Jeopardy! will see an uptick in ratings.
As a Packer fan, but someone that knows almost nothing about Jeopardy, I have been waiting for this thread to see what people think of him that are big fans of the show. I personally like Rodgers' demeanor and his appearances on Pat McAfee's show this last year were always entertaining. He really does seem like a guy that's sort of figured himself out a bit (having his salary will definitely help you have time/resources for soul searching) and is very zen. But I honestly don't know how well that transfers over to Jeopardy.
I've been excitedly waiting for Rodgers to host ever since they announced it. The NFL 2020 MVP hosting Jeopardy? I couldn't ask for a greater fusion of two of my hobbies! And I must say, I thought Rodgers was a natural too. I still can't get over the gall of the returning champion during Final Jeopardy, though!
He’s a little monotonous— but he was good enough. He seems like a genuinely nice guy.
I can’t wait for either Jennings or Mr Producer to take over.
I haven't been watching, but ran across this clip today. I think it's a good indicator to get trolled and take it in stride : https://www.cnn.com/videos/media/2021/04/06/aaron-rodgers-jeopardy-green-bay-packers-eg-orig.cnn