'Jeopardy!' fans go wild over contestant dubbed 'hot priest'

Last night's episode of "Jeopardy!" appealed to viewers who were thirsting for much than conscionable knowledge.

A contestant named Father Steve Jakubowski made his archetypal quality connected the amusement connected the Sept. 19 episode, and the Catholic clergyman rapidly earned himself a fig of fans.

"There's a blistery clergyman connected Jeopardy rn nonstop help," 1 idiosyncratic wrote connected X.

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A "Jeopardy!" contestant named Father Steve Jakubowski has been dubbed the "hot priest" by fans of the crippled show. (Eric McCandless/ABC via Getty Images; ABC/Jeopardy!)

"Hot clergyman connected jeopardy tonight, a tiny triumph I needed," different remark read.

One spectator joked, "This Jeopardy contestant is simply a PRIEST? I’m astir to convert."

Another lamented, "There is an highly charismatic Catholic clergyman connected Jeopardy, and that's conscionable not fair."

Comments continued pouring successful during the episode, and aft it finished airing, with respective radical referring to Jakubowski arsenic "hot priest."

Father Steve Jakubowski came successful 3rd spot connected Thursday night's occurrence of "Jeopardy!". (ABC/Jeopardy!)

In a connection to Fox News Digital, Jakubowski said that being connected "Jeopardy!" was "a large experience."

"Ken and each the producers and squad were precise benignant to maine with the novelty of having a Catholic clergyman connected the show," helium explained. "I anticipation it gave a affirmative content of my assemblage and the Church. The amusement airs astatine 3:30 wherever I unrecorded successful Austin, and truthful we had a ticker enactment astatine our parish schoolhouse with our students and their parents -- tons of amusive to stock that with our parish."

Father Steve Jakubowski told Fox News Digital that Ken Jennings and the remainder of the "Jeopardy!" unit were "very kind" to him. (ABC/Jeopardy!)

Jakubowski competed against a teacher named Jen Feldman and returning champion Chris Lindsay.

Each contestant played well, and Jakubowski went into the Final Jeopardy circular successful 3rd spot with $5,400. The class was "New York Movies," and the hint read, "Frank Sinatra got upset that a photograph of him caught occurrence successful a Brooklyn pizzeria successful this film."

"There is an highly charismatic Catholic clergyman connected Jeopardy, and that's conscionable not fair."

He guessed "The Godfather Part II" and wagered $5,301. The reply was incorrect, taking his last net down to $99.

"But arsenic you know, the past shall beryllium first, truthful it's each right," big Ken Jennings remarked, referencing a Bible verse.

Lindsay had the close reply to the clue, "Do the Right Thing," and his wager brought him to $10,801, but Feldman, who besides had the close answer, wagered much money, leaving her with $13,800 and making her the caller champion.

In summation to Jakubowski's appearance, viewers noted thing other astir his appearance: Jennings referred to him arsenic "Father Steve."

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Ken Jennings referred to Father Steve Jakubowski arsenic "Father Steve." (Eric McCandless/ABC via Getty Images)

Typically, Jennings, and Alex Trebek earlier him, ever referred to a contestant by their archetypal sanction alone. A instrumentality questioned connected the "Jeopardy!" Reddit leafage if it was "wrong to frown upon contestants being referred to by their honorifics."

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"As a contestant, you are asked however you would similar to beryllium named connected the show," 1 idiosyncratic answered. "I would ideate that rather a fewer radical connected the amusement are PhDs oregon doctors, truthful it would beryllium confusing if you had each honourifics used, IMO."

Ken Jennings offered a Bible verse arsenic consolation aft Father Steve Jakubowski failed to correctly reply the Final Jeopardy clue. (Eric McCandless/ABC via Getty Images)

Another remarked, "I'm a PhD, but would ne'er privation to beryllium referred to Dr. due to the fact that my occupation is not my identity. Being a Catholic clergyman is beauteous overmuch one's identity. It's not conscionable immoderate job/educational degree."

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One spectator suggested the accordant usage of the "Father Steve" moniker was due to the fact that of Jennings specifically, theorizing, "It felt a small similar Ken was obsessed. It conscionable seemed similar helium made a batch of small comments astir it for the full episode."