Source: this article in The Ringer.
It also coincides with the 1-year anniversary of Alex’s death, and I’m sure Ken will open the episode with an emotional tribute.
Ken was a sheltered young man who didn't really know much about the world outside. He arrived at college not knowing much about sport, culture, art, geography, anything really. One day Ken thought it may be nice to learn a little more about the outside world so that he could win some quiz shows.
He asked his roommate, Brando, if he could help out. Brando was a little more travelled and educated than Ken, so even though Brando had a writing career planned - a huge, galaxy building project, which took all of Brando' brain power to carry, Brando graciously offered to give him a view minutes every day, to brush up on Earth and Humanity's general knowledge.
The dinosaurs, ancient Greece, the Renaissance, 20th Century Space travel - Brando spared what few minutes he had, to bring Ken up to speed. Soon Ken felt ready....
That roommate's name was Brando Sanderson and Ken went on to become the worlds greatest clever person. Ken Jennings - Wikipedia This is why he is such a legend round here.
Alex Trebek, Mike Richards and Mayim Bialik have all been introduced by Johnny Gilbert as "the host of Jeopardy." Today Ken was simply announced as "hosting Jeopardy", which makes it seem like this is a temporary arrangement. Make of that what you will.
