Ken Jennings vs. Mayim Bialik

After initially supporting Mayim Bialik for the next host of Jeopardy!, I have come to undertand that Ken Jennings would make a much better host. He is much smoother and more knowledgeble about trivia than Bialik is. And, he has an uncanny knack for connecting with the contestants.

The only specific blunder I can point to with Bialik is when she ruled against a contestant who gave an answer of "auto racing". Since the answer was "drag racing", she obviously should have responded by asking for a more specific response.

And now comes the current champion, Jake DeArruda, who has an expert's view of the issue, in contrast to my more casual observations. In preferring Jennings to Bialik, Jake states that “It’s obvious to close watchers that she mispronounces words, blows through punctuation, and is genuinely inconsistent in her pacing. Ken, meanwhile, has been in trivia for most of his life, so he knows the proper words to emphasize and generally seems consistent with his pacing. This is important for buzzer timing purposes.”

Jake says that all of the week's contestants were happy when it was announced that Ken would be hosting that week. There seems to be a general consensus that he is much more suitable for the hostsing job. Keep up the great work, Ken!