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Ken Jennings ‘Feels Slighted’ After Colin Jost Was Revealed as ‘Pop Culture Jeopardy!’ Host


After it was revealed Colin Jost was chosen to host a new Jeopardy! spinoff, sources exclusively tell Closer Ken Jennings 'feels slighted' and is 'petrified.'

On July 31, the Saturday Night Live star, 42, was announced as the host of Prime Video’s Pop Culture Jeopardy!, which goes into production this month. Jeopardy Productions via Getty Images“There’s only so much room for sentiment when it comes to cold, hard ratings numbers, and with Ryan Seacrest ‘s arrival at Wheel of Fortune, plus Drew Carey and Steve Harvey still killing it [on The Price Is Right and Family Feud, respectively], there’s a lot of pressure and scrutiny on Ken right now,” the source says. Last year, a separate source told Closer that Ken may have gotten too big for his britches, saying the former contestant-turned-host “is throwing his weight around and acting like he owns the place these days.

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