Ken Jennings Reveals Tom Hanks Sent Him A Personal Note After His Original ‘Jeopardy!’ Winning Streak

Joe Biden’s first night as president was marked with a special celebration featuring music from the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Katy Perry, John Legend and Foo Fighters. The event, which was dubbed ‘Celebrating America’ was hosted by none other than Oscar winner Tom Hanks, who is possibly the most likeable man in the world.

“Jeopardy!” guest host Ken Jennings was trolled by a contestant on Tuesday’s show.

(CNN)Ken Jennings debuted as guest host on "Jeopardy!" Monday, and opened the show with a tribute to the late Alex Trebek."Sharing this stage with Alex Trebek was one of the greatest honors of my life," Jennings said. "Not many things in life are perfect, but Alex did this job pretty much perfectly for more than 36 years, and it was even better up close.

On Monday, former Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings debuted as the show’s first post-Alex Trebek guest host.

Ken Jennings has officially kicked off his role as interim host for Following the tragic death of longtime host Alex Trebek last year, the 46-year-old former contestant stepped in to host the famous game show Monday night. He began the show by paying tribute to Trebek, who died last November following a battle with stage four pancreatic cancer.

Ken Jennings kicked off the first episode of “Jeopardy!” without Alex Trebek by sharing some touching words in memory of the legendary presenter. 

during the show’s opening.Even without the man who brought the wit and poise to the show for nearly 37 years, “Jeopardy!” went on business as usual Monday. Jennings, who holds the record for the longest “Jeopardy!” winning streak, opened the show with a monologue dedicated to Trebek — nearly choking up in the process.“Not many things in life are perfect, but Alex did this job pretty much perfectly for more than 36 years — and it was even better up close,” he continued.

Ken Jennings is defending his podcast co-host John Roderick following a controversy that saw the latter labeled "Bean Dad." That, in turn, led to some social media users accusing Roderick of "child abuse" and then digging up old tweets that they charged are racist, anti-semitic and homophobic.

"Jeopardy!" champ Ken Jennings spoke out in defense of his podcast co-host, John Roderick, after he caught backlash for telling a story about his daughter that readers likened to child abuse.  Jennings, who has been tapped to be the first guest host of the popular game show in the wake of longtime host Alex Trebek’s death, hosts a podcast called "Omnibus" alongside Roderick.Together, the duo unpacks odd true stories in an effort to create a sort of time capsule for future generations.  Over the

“Bean Dad”, the viral controversy of the day, has ensnared “Jeopardy!” champ Ken Jennings.

Ken Jennings is apologizing for his past controversial tweets. Taking to Twitter Wednesday, the Jeopardy! winner admitted to having tweeted"unartful and insensitive things," which resurfaced after it was announced he would host upcoming episodes of Jeopardy! in wake of the late Alex Trebek's death.

Tom Hanks isn't too thrilled with his latest hairdo. The Hollywood superstar appeared on "The Graham Norton Show" on Tuesday and revealed that he's undergone some serious hairstyling for his role as Colonel Tom Parker in the upcoming Elvis Presley biopic.

Ken Jennings is owning up to his social media mistakes. The champ took to Twitter on Wednesday to address some insensitive tweets he'd posted in the past. «Hey, I just wanted to own up to the fact that over the years on Twitter, I’ve definitely tweeted some unartful and insensitive things,» Jennings began his lengthy apology.

Ken Jennings went on an apology tour after old tweets mocking the disabled community resurfaced.In a string of tweets on Wednesday, December 30, the Jeopardy! consulting producer, 46, admitted that he tweeted “some unartful and insensitive things” in the past.Jennings claimed that many of the tweets “worked as jokes” in his mind, but said he was “dismayed to see how they read on screen.” He didn’t delete them, though, because he thought that would be “whitewashing a mistake.”He wrote, “Sometimes

Alex Trebek’s Jeopardy! successor isn’t just apologizing for a bad tweet — he’s issuing a blanket apology for anything insensitive he’s ever tweeted!

'Jeopardy!' host Ken Jennings has apologised for "insensitive" tweets he's posted in the past. The 46-year-old presenter - who is replacing late television icon Alex Trebek on the game show following his death last month - has taken to social media to address previous "failed" jokes he's made on Twitter.

Jeopardy! guest host and all-star contestant Ken Jennings has issued an apology for tweets with ableist messaging that resurfaced earlier this year. "I just wanted to own up to the fact that over the years on Twitter, I’ve definitely tweeted some unartful and insensitive things," he wrote on Twitter.

Ken Jennings is owning up to a few of his resurfaced tweets.