Jeopardy! Contestant Father Steve Is the Internet’s New “Hot Priest"

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Zendaya Question connected Jeopardy! Has Fans Calling Out the Game Show

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Because the Internet has recovered a caller Hot Priest successful Jeopardy! contestant Father Steve Jakubowski. The Michigan-born Catholic clergyman has driven viewers chaotic with his brushed grin and laidback demeanor connected the crippled show.

Father Steve appeared connected the crippled show’s Sept. 19 episode, earning him the nickname “hot priest,” a rubric taken from the deed Phoebe Waller-Bridge amusement Fleabag, starring Scott successful the relation of the aforementioned Hot Priest.

This antheral of the cloth hails from Grand Rapids, Michigan, graduating from Catholic Central High School successful 2013. He went connected to be Notre Dame, entering the seminary aft graduating. He present works for a Catholic parish successful Austin, Texas, MLive reported.

During the occurrence big Ken Jennings asked Father Steve astir his caller appointment, wondering whether Jeopardy oregon being a Catholic clergyman was much stressful.

“Catholic priest,” Father Steve rapidly replied, laughing.

Ultimately, Father Steve mislaid retired to Brooklyn-based teacher Jen Feldman, who bested the clergyman arsenic good arsenic reigning champ Chris Lindsay to determination connected to the adjacent round.

And portion Father Steve came successful 3rd spot during Final Jeopardy walking distant with conscionable $99, helium earned the emotion and adoration from the Internet.

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As 1 instrumentality enactment it on X (formerly Twitter), “I americium an atheist but I would def see becoming a Catholic for Father Steve..... #jeopardy.”

The Fleabag comparisons were each implicit the Internet with one instrumentality writing, “Call maine fleabag due to the fact that one deliberation one request this blistery preist connected jeopardy rn.”

Others saw similarities betwixt Father Steve an a large A-list actor, writing, “The portion of Father Steve volition beryllium played by Paul Rudd tonight… #Jeopardy.”

And though helium placed last, viewers were already calling for the blistery priest’s instrumentality with one instrumentality writing, “@Jeopardy instantly bring backmost Father Steve for ‘Second Chance’.”

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