Jeopardy has been without a permanent host since Alex Trebek sadly passed away in 2020. Trebek stood behind the iconic game show's podium for 37 years. Following his death, someone new had to take on the hosting duties. After a slew of celebrity guest hosts, Executive Producer Michael Richards was chosen to take over, but very soon after, he stepped down due to previous controversial comments he made. Since then, Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialik have been sharing the responsibilities, and while many fans appreciate the job they are doing, some have taken issue with Mayim.

Her contract, as well as Jennings', go until the end of the current season, which wraps in July. So who will take over? Mayim's TV show, Call Me Kat, just got picked up for a full season which means she might be too busy with that to host, so it seems Ken would be the frontrunner, but there is now "buzz" that there could be a dark horse candidate who steps in: former champion Buzzy Cohen.

Cohen, who won nine-games in 2016, was able to make a name for himself during that time thanks to his unique bespectacled look and his charisma. Trebek even referred to him as "Mr. Personality." He currently appears as a chaser on The Chase, but lately, he's been tweeting hints that he might be next in line to host Jeopardy.

It started last week after a game show news Twitter account tweeted, "100% prepared to be wrong but still not totally believing that the Mayim-hosts-primetime-Jeopardy thing is still here." Buzzy replied to it with a cryptic gif of Yoda saying, "No, there is another." A few days later he tweeted, "Shout out to the camera guys on [as yet unannounced project] for convincing me to get a picopresso from @wacaco_ltd - cannot wait to get this thing going!!!" The tweet came a day after another one that revealed Buzzy was in Los Angeles, where Jeopardy tapes.

Christina Martinez

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