A number of new guest hosts have been announced for the long game show “Jeopardy!” Savannah Guthrie, Anderson Cooper, Mehmet Oz and Sanjay Gupta will join a growing list of celebrity hosts, including Katie Couric, Aaron Rodgers, Bill Whitaker and Mayim Bialik.
As part of each TV personality’s time on the show, the money will be donated to a charity of their choice, amounts equal to the contestants ’total earnings in the weeks that appear.
“We look forward to each guest host contributing their unique skills to the program and our contestants earning a lot of money that we can match to benefit,” said executive producer Mike Richards.
After a long time, the host Alex Trebek he died of pancreatic cancer last November, the rumors swirled about its possible replacement. The winner of “Jeopardy! Greatest of All Time,” Ken Jennings, was eventually named a consultant producer and then announced as a temporary host. He did his “Jeopardy!” debut on January 11th, and Richards will follow him as host for a brief period.
The dates of the appearances of the famous hosts, along with the names of the charity, have not yet been confirmed. Of the new star lineup, only CNN’s Cooper has previously appeared on the show as a contestant in its Power Players tournaments.
A permanent host has still been announced.