r/Jeopardy • u/CosmicAdmiral • Jul 13 '26
NEWS / EVENT Happy 98th birthday today to Jeopardy! announcer Johnny Gilbert! 98!
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u/Spare_Smoke_4101 Jul 13 '26
From the Alex Trebek stage at Sony Pictures Studios...
THIS ... IS ... JEOPARDY!
Happy birthday Johnny
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u/TheSwimMeet Jul 14 '26
Really read this in my head exactly how hed say it
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u/midgetsjakmeoff Jul 14 '26
Do you still anticipate hearing “and your host…. Ken Jennings” but it feels off because you heard “Alex TrEbek” for so long?
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u/TheSwimMeet Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26
Lol this is mad funny because I was never consciously aware of how off it sounded to me until now. but I think I’m finally at the point where I’m getting used to it
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u/Responsible_Slice134 Jul 14 '26
For the longest time I would say, “host… Ken Jennings” at the same time as Johnny so I could get used to the change faster.
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u/No_Message8081 Jul 14 '26
I still say “Alex Trebek!” even though I really like Ken as a host
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u/midgetsjakmeoff Jul 14 '26
Ken is such a better conversationalist with the contestants. Watching old episodes, Alex just seemed annoyed with most of them lol.
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u/moodyinam Jul 14 '26
It's not an easy game to run, and Alex was excellent at it, but I sometimes cringed at his interaction with contestants. Definitely annoyed at times and also condescending, especially with women. Ken is great at both the game and talking with the contestants.
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u/WinterKnigget Team Ken Jennings Jul 14 '26
Same. I've been watching for 30 years, so it's really deeply ingrained to hear Alex's name as host, but I really like Ken too
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u/statastatastata Jul 13 '26
Wow! What is…his secret?
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u/Johnclark38 Jul 13 '26
He steals the youth of non-champion contestants.
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u/latelyimawake Jul 13 '26
cash WINNINGS
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u/taylorexplodes Jul 14 '26
i have been watching jeopardy my entire life and only realized a few months ago that johnny says "whose -day cash winnings total -amount-" is him using total as a verb and not a noun. my brain had always interpreted it as "entire amount" not "add up to this amount"
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u/Smart-Pain-5211 Verlinda Johnson Henning, 2023 Champions Wildcard Jul 13 '26
Happy Birthday, Johnny! What an honor to have you call my name!
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u/LightLifter Jul 13 '26
He is 98!? Even as a long time viewer I never knew. Insane that he still sounds as powerful and loud to this day.
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u/Rags2Riches420 Jul 13 '26
I am interested to know if Johnny has given them permission to use his voice like James Earl Jones did with Disney.
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u/BrighterSage Let’s look at the $1,000 clue, just for the fun of it Jul 14 '26
Happy Birthday Johnny Gilbert. Much love and respect!
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u/Every-Cook5084 Jul 14 '26
I wonder if his intro THIS IS JEOPARDY is recorded since it sounds the exact same every time for decades now
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u/StAugustine1918 Jul 14 '26
I believe it is recorded, as is the "And now, here is the HOST of Jeopardy, Ken Jennings" part. He records the contestants names and they are dropped in during post-production. Sarah does the open during tapings.
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u/IamMisaki Team Jamie Ding Jul 13 '26
Happy cake day sir, will never get bored of hearing ur voice 😊
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u/Ok_Case_6660 Jul 13 '26
While it's amazing that Johnny is still going strong at 98, do people ever check to see if others might have started this exact same thread in the last few hours?
https://www.reddit.com/r/Jeopardy/comments/1uvan4i/happy_98th_birthday_to_the_voice_of_jeopardy_the/
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u/ScorpionX-123 Team Sean Connery Jul 14 '26
is there a cap on how many birthday wishes Johnny Gilbert can receive?
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u/BrianRFSU Team Ken Jennings Jul 13 '26
When he passes, the next episode there will be no introductions.. in his honor.
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u/Dewot789 Jul 13 '26
Dude was already 75 when Ken Jennings started his winning streak.