Rodgers gets surprise during 'Jeopardy!' hosting stint

Updated Apr. 6, 2021 2:39 p.m. ET

Associated Press

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers got quite the surprise in his first episode as a guest host of “Jeopardy!”

Contestant Scott Shewfelt was stumped on the final question of the episode that aired Monday. He decided to reply by referencing a controversial Packers strategic decision in last season’s NFC championship game as he wrote, “Who wanted to kick that field goal?”

The Packers trailed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-23 and had fourth-and-goal at the 8-yard line with just over two minutes

When Shewfelt’s question appeared on the screen,

The “Jeopardy!” Twitter account

When Rodgers had been asked about the field-goal decision after the game, he said “I didn’t have a decision on that one.” Rodgers later added, “That wasn’t my decision, but I understand the thinking, above two minutes with all of our timeouts, but it wasn’t my decision.”

for the next two weeks as the show goes through a series of guest hosts to replace Alex Trebek,

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