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It took four episodes, but you can finally cross “Green Bay” off your bingo card.
Aaron Rodgers gave a nod to his NFL city during his opening segment as guest host on Thursday’s episode of “Jeopardy!” It was the first time Green Bay came up since his 10-episode hosting stint began on Monday.
“Being here is really personal for me. I truly am a ‘Jeopardy!’ fan, and the people who know and love me understand not to call me at 6 o’clock, because that’s when ‘Jeopardy!’ airs in Green Bay,” he said. “I’m so happy to be here, and I hope you’re enjoying this as much as I am.”
Deep breath .
Palumbo said he played and coached football at White Plains High School, where his head coach was Mark Santa-Donato, who was coached by Ralph Friedgen Sr., who was coached by Earl “Colonel Red” Blaik at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, who had Lombardi on his coaching staff from 1949 to 1953.
“So we’re football cousins,” Palumba said.
A stretch, for sure, but an A for effort.
“OK, that’s a good four degrees of separation there,” Rodgers said, laughing.
“Hey, it’s better than six,” Palumba replied.
Props to Rodgers for getting Panzerkampfwagen Maus, the name of the heaviest tank ever built, to somehow roll off his tongue during a clue under the Heavy Metal category. But perhaps a missed opportunity not to have a little more fun than he did with the lyrics to “Smelly Cat” from “Friends” for the Funny TV Songs category?
There wasn’t a “Star Wars” category on Wednesday’s episode of “Jeopardy!,” but viewers learned the host is partial to the film franchise’s primitive furry forest dwellers.
During his chat with contestants, guest host Aaron Rodgers asked Amy Rey, a market researcher from Lawrenceville, New Jersey, about her love of assembling elaborate Lego sets. She explained it started when her son was young and needed help putting together the Ewok village from “Return of the Jedi.”
“Oh, I love the Ewoks,” Rodgers quietly interjected, his inner “Star Wars” nerd detectable in the tone of his voice.
Ewoks apparently have something of a love-them-or-hate-them reputation among Star Wars fans, and Twitter was quick to take note.