Over 20 years after his legendary 74-game streak on the iconic game show, Jennings is looking back on his interviews with former host Alex Trebek—including one moment when he wasn't exactly truthful with the audience.
Ken Jennings Admits He Lied in a 'Jeopardy!' Interview with Alex Trebek
While spilling the tea in a new Instagram video, the now-host of Jeopardy! looked back at one of the contestant interviews during his run on the show in the early '2000s, specifically when he introduced Trebek to his "good luck charm."
In the throwback clip, Jennings can be seen holding a plush toy Totoro, the titular character from the 1988 anime film, My Neighbor Totoro.
'Jeopardy!'s Ken Jennings reveals the 'lie' he told during his original interviews with Alex Trebek.But according to Jennings, 51, Totoro brought no such luck.
"I did not actually have the Totoro as a good luck charm," Jennings confessed, noting that the toy was actually something that belonged to his sister-in-law.
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Ken Jennings' Confession Leaves Fans Wondering How Many Other Contestants Have Lied
After hearing about how he fabricated the Totoro story, Jeopardy! fans in the comments on Instagram started to question how many other contestants have fibbed during their contestant Q+A's.
"I am now beginning to wonder just how many stories from various contestants are actually made up" someone else added.
In another Instagram post shared last month, Jennings looked back at one of his OG interviews where he claimed to like airline food—a fact he has since admitted that was a total lie.
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"Little did he know he would need a lot more than 19 stories to tell," added another.
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