‘Jeopardy!’ host Ken Jennings would have Emma Stone on show ‘in a heartbeat’ if she passes the test

“Jeopardy!” host, Ken Jennings, is able to welcome Emma Stone onto the show with open arms — however underneath a few situations.

During a current look on “Live with Kelly and Mark,” Jennings informed Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos he would have Stone on the show “in a heartbeat.”

“She would not need to be on ‘Celebrity,’ she wants to be on real original recipe ‘Jeopardy!’ I mean, that’s a hard show,” he told the talk show hosts. He went on to say she wouldn’t receive any special treatment and “would have to go through the same tests” as any other applicant.

The first step in applying to be on the game show is to take a 50-question online quiz. Then, if a person passes, they may receive an email within 12 months of submission letting them know if they’ve been chosen to move on to the audition round. 

Jennings told Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos, Stone is welcome on “Jeopardy!” as long as she passes the test. (Getty Images)

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Jennings joked Stone “might have a leg up” when it comes to the audition round, saying “she’s probably pretty good on camera.” During the audition round, applicants will play a mock version of the game and then give fun facts about their likes, dislikes, hobbies, career and so on.

“Now our viewers, if they want to be on the show, they can try out from home. You can take a test online, and then do a zoom audition,” Jennings said. “We no longer make people go to the mall or to a hotel to audition for the show.”

The “Jeopardy!” host’s comments come after Stone revealed on the Variety Awards Circuit podcast earlier in January that it’s her “favorite” show and her “dream” to be a contestant.

“You can only take the test once a year with your email address, and I’ve by no means gotten on the show,” she informed the podcast. “I watch it each single evening and I mark down what number of solutions I get proper. I swear, I might go on ‘Jeopardy!'”

Stone recently shared she applies to be on “Jeopardy!” once a year. (Getty Images)

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Jennings took over internet hosting duties in November 2021 when longtime host, Alex Trebek, handed away from a lengthy battle with pancreatic most cancers. It was introduced in July 2022, he and “Big Bang Theory” star, Mayim Bialik, would take over as everlasting co-hosts of the show.

From then on, the two took turns internet hosting the principal show, whereas Bialik took on full-time internet hosting duties of “Celebrity Jeopardy!” Things modified in December 2023, when Bialik introduced she was stepping down as the host of each reveals, leaving Jennings as the sole host.

“I admire the celebrities for putting themselves out there, because I think people think it’s going to be like the ‘SNL’ sketch, and it’s going to be remedial ‘Jeopardy!,’” he informed Ripa and Consuelos. “No this is legit ‘Jeopardy!’ that we make these stars play, and they are really good sports.”

His first taping as the official host of “Celebrity Jeopardy!” started earlier this month, and featured Utkarsh Ambudkar, Mira Sorvino and Lisa Ann Walter as contestants.

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Jennings is now the host of “Celebrity Jeopardy!” (Eric McCandless/ABC through Getty Images)

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“The difference, of course, is that they’re very comfortable on camera,” Jennings informed The Hollywood Reporter in December 2023. “Some of them too comfortable, sometimes I have to be the mean substitute teacher who’s like, ‘Hey, like, stop talking over there, we need to play ’Jeopardy!'”