STUNNING CONFESSION: Ken Jennings Says Jeopardy! Would “Snatch Emma Stone in a Heartbeat” — But Reveals One Massive Reason Why It Might Never Happen
Jennings shocked fans by gushing over the Oscar winner’s brains and charm, but admitted there’s one surprising obstacle that could stop her from ever competing.
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Ken Jennings responded to Emma Stone wanting to be on Jeopardy!Credit: The Mega Agency
However, Ken turned down the idea of a ‘fast track’ to the audition processCredit: Live! Kelly and Mark
‘She would have to go through the same tests’ as everyone elseCredit: Live! Kelly and Mark
Ken, 49, appeared on Live with Kelly and Mark on Monday.
He was asked by co-host Mark Consuelos if he had heard that Emma, 35, recently revealed she applies to the game show every year.
“Yeah, she wants to be on – and she doesn’t want to be on [Celebrity Jeopardy],” Ken said.
“She wants to be on real, original recipe Jeopardy! I mean, that’s a hard show.”
“We would take her in a heartbeat,” he said.
However, Kelly Ripa asked if there was a “fast track” she could take, to which Ken replied with a hard “no.”
“She would have to go through the same tests” as other contestants,” he said.
“We no longer make people go to the mall or to a hotel to audition for the show,” Ken added, explaining that Jeopardy! hopefuls can audition online now.
“I think she might have a leg up, though. She’s probably pretty good on camera,” he concluded.
Emma, like hundreds of thousands of other Americans each year, would be thrown into the regular application pool.
Contestants audition via the online Anytime Test (which takes 15 minutes and is rumored to require an 80% score to qualify).
Once someone passes the Anytime test, they’re invited to a Zoom audition, which simulates a round of the game show.
Thankfully, the second audition is more of a personality test than anything else.
“They were picking people not on who was buzzing first, just how you’d be in front of the camera,” a potential contestant told The U.S. Sun.
Then, it’s time to await the call, the moment Jeopardy! contacts you with an official invite, which can take three to 18 months.
STONE COLD SERIOUS
Stone first revealed her burning desire to compete on the long-running trivia show, but not the watered-down Celebrity Jeopardy! spinoff, earlier this month.
“I apply every June,” she said during an appearance on the Variety Awards Circuit podcast.
“I don’t want to go on Celebrity Jeopardy! I want to earn my stripes.”
“You can only take the test once a year with your email address, and I’ve never gotten on the show,” Stone added.
“I watch it every single night and I mark down how many answers I get right.
“I swear, I could go on Jeopardy,” she concluded.
Meanwhile, if Emma does make it on Jeopardy!, she will be playing under host Ken
Co-host Mayim Bialik was let go from syndicated Jeopardy! last month, leaving former champion Ken as the sole host.
She was named co-host with former champion Ken in 2022, after a scandalous host hunt and following Alex Trebek’s tragic death in 2020.
Emma Stone may have to wait up to 18 months to appear – if she passes the online audition, that isCredit: Getty
Mayim Bialik was fired from the syndicated game show last month, making Ken the sole hostCredit: Jeopardy!
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