Ken Jennings Shows of His ‘Jeopardy!’ Tie Collection Ahead of Upcoming Season

Brittany Sims September 2, 2025, 6:06 pm

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Have you ever wondered how many different ties Ken Jennings wears while hosting a season of Jeopardy!? He shared his answer in a new video., along with which ones are his favorite and which hold special meaning.

“This is Ken’s tie tour (Jeopardy!’s Version) 👔 #Jeopardy!” read the caption on an Instagram post shared on September 9.

“I’m Ken Jennings, and this is my crib,” the host said outside the dressing room, in a tongue-in-cheek reference to the early 2000s MTV show. He wore a suit with a purple patterned tie and dress shoes. “Come on in. I’m going to take you on a tie tour.”

When he opened the door, he revealed the entire collection, which he said included around 220 ties. “This is where the magic happens, tie-wise,” Jenings shared. Steven Zimbelman, who was Alex Trebek‘s wardrobe guy, also dresses Jennings, and he gave him a shoutout in the video.

“I personally like the floral,” he said, holding up a lilac tie with purple flowers on it. Ken Jennings showed off a new one with circles on it and shared that there are a lot of paisley ties in the collection. “Steve and I both love paisley, so there are a lot of these.”

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Jennings then showed off the “Tie Bible,” where all of the ties are placed into a scanner and are marked with the season and episode date. “We have a reference here of what’s in the mix,” he said. “So, we have a tie reference work. This is how important the ties are to our work here at Jeopardy!.”

The Jeopardy! host then showed off ties that are placed in a separate spot. “We have a bunch of old Tupperware full of Alex Trebek-era ties.”

There were about five hanging on a hanger that Jennings showed off. He said that all the ties have a code on them, and the ones worn by Trebek on the game show start with AT. “That’s very special,” he ended.