A JEOPARDY! contestant praised Ken Jennings as she told an anecdote to Mayim Bialik tonight.
Ken and Mayim are currently battling it out to be named as the show’s new permanent host.
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As tonight’s host Mayim, got to know contestant Li-Mae McClellan , she uncovered an interesting anecdote about the law student from St Louis, Missouri.
The Big Bang Theory alum asked: “You had a career change a few years ago, and did it have something to do with Ken Jennings?”
Li-Mae revealed: “It was at a time in my engineering career, I was a little disillusioned, maybe looking for an exit
“And I just happened to read an article where Ken said he was so glad he got Jeopardy because he wanted an exit from his career.”
Ken previously worked as a softwarer engineer before his rise to fame on the game show.
The contestant continued: “And he was ‘so desperate’ he considered law school.
“And I thought ‘well maybe I’ll go to law school.’”
