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Fired ‘Jeopardy!’ EP Claims Aaron Rodgers Was Most Prepared Guest Host


Fired ‘Jeopardy!’ EP Mike Richards says he was ‘blown away’ by the ‘intensity’ with which Aaron Rodgers approached his guest-hosting duties

“We had talked about people coming in and guest hosting if Alex got too sick,” Richards explained in an interview published on Wednesday, March 20. While the show cycled through guest hosts including Katie Couric, Joe Buck, Anderson Cooper, Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings, Rodgers stood out in a way Richards didn’t expect. Just nine days after the announcement, Richards stepped down as host after a past lawsuit during his time with The Price is Right and previous derogatory comments he had made on his podcast resurfaced.

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