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JEOPARDY! host Ken Jennings has clapped back at a rowdy fan who “doesn’t understand” the game show’s currently airing episodes.

He snapped at them quite directly on Twitter: “Settle down!”

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Jeopardy! is currently on summer break and is airing reruns until Season 39 is broadcast starting September 12th.

Alum Ken, 48, will host permanently with Mayim Bialik, 46, when it returns.

Until next month and since Season 38 wrapped on July 31st, ABC has been airing highlight episodes as it films the upcoming season.

But all of this was news to one Twitter user and Ken wasn’t having it.

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‘IT’S A RERUN!’

The disgruntled viewer seemingly named Dina tweeted Ken’s way on Thursday: “Why is Amy Schneider back on as a contestant?

“It is not fair to the [n]ew players. I won’t watch Jeopardy while she is on. I know she is your favorite winner.”

Ken normally doesn’t tweet back at fans under his page, but felt the need to say something.

He responded: “It’s a rerun Dina! Settle down!”

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“Thank you Ken!” another fan replied after his clap-back.

“It’s called repeat, as in Jeopardy returns new on September 12th,” wrote another.

A third simply piled on after Ken’s response: “Duh.”

RERUN-NING RAMPANT

Jeopardy! takes every summer off to film new episodes and show repeats since it tapes two months in advance.

Other fans, however, have sadly been confused by or are unaware of the concept of repeat episodes even after weeks of them – perhaps with more calm wording than Dina.

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One Facebook user in a private group wrote on August 16th: “Why are they showing re-runs on jeopardy?”

Another wrote on Facebook today: “Mattea [Roach] is winning and winning. When does it end?”

Someone angrily responded amid the confusion: “Heaven help me. Any true jeopardy fan should know. They always show reruns during this time of year. I would love to know what planet you are from.”

Yet, others have said the game show could make it more visually clear they are off-season yet still on-air.

One fan recently tweeted: “Would love if @jeopardy put ‘Best of Season 38’ near its watermark on these rerun episodes.”

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Producers this year announced they “hand-picked” their favorite episodes featuring the winning-est players from last season.

Season 38 saw some monumental moments, with contestants like the aforementioned Amy winning 40 games in a row (she had 5 reruns), Matt Amodio winning 38 straight (also 5), and Canadian tutor Mattea Roach who won 23 (she’ll have 4 reruns).

All three not so coincidentally will be returning for the major Tournament of Champions, special games worth another $250K – in November.

TWO HOSTS

Ken and Mayim began filling in for the legendary Alex after his tragic 2020 passing and a fleet of Season 37 celebrity guest hosts.

They were announced as the permanent hosts on the show’s website at the end of last season.

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The lead-up to the final decision had feverish fans picking sides – largely viewers have preferred alum Ken in online polls – in a heated two-year category of pop culture discussion.

Before them, however, earlier guest hosts included “evil” former executive producer Mike Richards who even scored the host gig from the inside before it was “reversed.”

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