Ex-NFL Star Hit By 'Humbling' Moment In Alex Trebek's Penultimate 'Jeopardy!'
Cris Collinsworth may not exactly be a household name, but he does appear in millions of households as a TV football commentator.
The contestants on host Alex Trebek’s second-to-last “Jeopardy!” episode Thursday apparently weren’t fans. They were stumped by the clue “The announcers on ‘NBC Sunday Night Football’ are Al Michaels and this former wide receiver.”
Who is @CollinsworthPFF? pic.twitter.com/75uN6xlQvW
— The Comeback NFL (@TheComebackNFL) January 8, 2021
Collinsworth, who played eight seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1980s, took his temporary obscurity in stride.
“Another humbling moment,” he tweeted. “Nobody on Jeopardy had a clue.”
Another humbling moment. Nobody on Jeopardy had a clue pic.twitter.com/u2k23i5XuB
— Cris Collinsworth (@CollinsworthPFF) January 8, 2021
At least Collinsworth can say he was part of game show history. The episode marked the penultimate to air featuring Trebek, who died Nov. 8 at age 80 from pancreatic cancer, after its taping in late October.
The final episode airs Friday.
This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.