Ken Jennings Makes Circumcision Joke On 'Jeopardy!' And Fans Say It's A Cut Above

Ken Jennings’ gentle quip about circumcision on “Jeopardy!” Monday had some followers tipping their hats to the interim co-host. (Watch the video under.)

For the class “Energetic Bible Verses” the clue learn: “Since nobody had executed this for 40 years, God instructed Joshua to get a knife and do that to male Israelites.”

“What's, uh, circumcise?” Erica Weiner-Amachi answered.

“That's appropriate. A painful $2,000 for you!” Jennings cracked again.

A painful $2000 for you.#Jeopardypic.twitter.com/iRBNoNJOVF

— AC  (@ACinPhilly) July 18, 2022

Weiner-Amachi would later expertise the ache of shedding a tie-breaker to new champ William Chou.

Some followers, nonetheless, targeted on the chopping comment of Jennings ― who’s sharing internet hosting duties with Mayim Bialik for this season ― in his return from an absence.

Ken Jennings simply made a circumcision joke on Jeopardy, Make him the official host already

— evan romano (@EvanRomano) July 18, 2022

We love a circumcision joke on jeopardy

— Grayuhhhhhmmmm (@GrahamSig) July 18, 2022

Gotta snicker at Ken Jennings' fast quip,

"A painful $2,000 for you."#Jeopardy

— Deborah Edwards-Oñoro (@redcrew) July 18, 2022

@Jeopardy@KenJennings "A painful $2,000 for you." Thanks. Welcome again. You had been missed.

— charlespoet 🇺🇦 (@charlespoet1) July 19, 2022

“What's Circumcision?”
Ken: “That's appropriate, right here’s a painful $2000 for you!”

😭😭😭😭#jeopardy

— Sammie (@Sammieflute531) July 18, 2022

“A painful 2000 dollars for you” 😂@KenJennings persevering with to be certainly one of my favourite people ever. @Jeopardy has the simplest resolution of their palms.

— Aimee Everett (@AimeeEve95) July 19, 2022