Have you ever ever questioned what number of totally different ties Ken Jennings wears whereas internet hosting a season of Jeopardy!? He shared his reply in a brand new video., together with which of them are his favourite and which maintain particular that means.
“That is Ken’s tie tour (Jeopardy!’s Model) 👔 #Jeopardy!” learn the caption on an Instagram submit shared on September 9.
“I’m Ken Jennings, and that is my crib,” the host mentioned exterior the dressing room, in a tongue-in-cheek reference to the early 2000s MTV present. He wore a swimsuit with a purple patterned tie and costume footwear. “Come on in. I’m going to take you on a tie tour.”
When he opened the door, he revealed all the assortment, which he mentioned included round 220 ties. “That is the place the magic occurs, tie-wise,” Jenings shared. Steven Zimbelman, who was Alex Trebek‘s wardrobe man, additionally attire Jennings, and he gave him a shoutout within the video.
“I personally just like the floral,” he mentioned, holding up a lilac tie with purple flowers on it. Ken Jennings confirmed off a brand new one with circles on it and shared that there are quite a lot of paisley ties within the assortment. “Steve and I each love paisley, so there are quite a lot of these.”
Jennings then confirmed off the “Tie Bible,” the place the entire ties are positioned right into a scanner and are marked with the season and episode date. “We’ve a reference right here of what’s within the combine,” he mentioned. “So, we’ve a tie reference work. That is how vital the ties are to our work right here at Jeopardy!.”
The Jeopardy! host then confirmed off ties which might be positioned in a separate spot. “We’ve a bunch of previous Tupperware stuffed with Alex Trebek-era ties.”
There have been about 5 hanging on a hanger that Jennings confirmed off. He mentioned that each one the ties have a code on them, and those worn by Trebek on the sport present begin with AT. “That’s very particular,” he ended.
“Alex would love that you just honor him in that means! ❤️” a fan wrote.
“Ken is so trendy. Can’t wait to see him subsequent week for the brand new season,” one other commented.
“I find it irresistible! You at all times look nice,” a 3rd mentioned.
“I at all times checked out the tie Alex was carrying! Now I do the identical with Ken! Love the ties!” one final fan mentioned.
Jeopardy!, Season 42, September 8, verify native listings
