JEOPARDY! host Ken Jennings has taken fans by surprise after making an unexpected wisecrack about “nepo babies” in the middle of the game.
The game show champ made the joke during Thursday night’s episode.
Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings made a wisecrack about ‘nepo babies’ during Thursday night’s episode[/caption]
It happened while returning champ Paolo Pasco battled to secure a two-game winning streak after defeating Ian Morrison, the day before.
He competed against Andy Miller, a math professor from Nashville, Tennessee, and Jill Frechette, a research analyst originally from West Boylston, Massachusetts.
Paolo held an impressive lead throughout most of the game, despite Andy having a strong start.
Andy put himself in a comfortable position in the first round, entering Double Jeopardy with $8,600, compared to Paolo’s $6,600, and Jill’s $1,200.
Paolo continued to add to his earnings from there, taking both Double Jeopardy’s in the second round, finishing with $34,400 vs. Andy’s $12,200.
But before the round was over, Ken surprised viewers when he interrupted the game to make a silly remark, referencing the answer to one trivia question.
“The daughter of this high flyer of the 1960s became director of the Kremlin State Museum,” the question read.
Quick with the buzzer, Paolo answered correctly with Yuri Gagarin, which prompted Ken to interject.
“Yeah, they had nepo babies in the USSR apparently,” the TV star joked.
The audience giggled at Ken’s comment, and they moved on to the rest of the round.
Paolo and Andy went head-to-head in Final Jeopardy after Jill was eliminated when she was unable to get out of the hole.
She finished the game with -$400.
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