Jeopardy! fans are excited about contestant Father Steve Jakubowski, who captured hearts during his appearance on the game show on Sept. 19.
Dressed in his black suit and clerical collar, he often looked into the camera with a charming smile, earning him the affectionate nickname on the Internet of “sexy priest.”
This title pays tribute to the character from Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s acclaimed series Fleabag, where Andrew Scott played the irresistible ‘Hot Priest’.
Despite ultimately losing to Jen Feldman, who also triumphed over reigning champion Chris Lindsay, Jakubowski left a memorable impact on viewers.
On social media, many fans expressed their hope to see him back on the show, clearly eager for another dose of his captivating presence.
Jeopardy! fans are excited about contestant Father Steve Jakubowski, who captured hearts during his appearance on the game show on Sept. 19.
Dressed in his black suit and clerical collar, he often looked into the camera with a charming smile, earning him the affectionate Internet nickname of “sexy priest.”
“There’s a sexy priest on Jeopardy right now, send help,” one person wrote on X.
Another posted: ‘Sexy priest on Jeopardy tonight, a little win I needed.’
One joked: “Is this Jeopardy contestant a PRIEST? I’m about to convert,” while another chimed in: “There’s an extremely hot Catholic priest on Jeopardy, and that’s not fair.”
And one compared the contestant to a Marvel star, writing: ‘The role of Father Steve will be played by Paul Rudd tonight… #Jeopardy.’
The Fleabag comparison was made clear when one commented: “Call me Fleabag because I think I need this sexy priest on Jeopardy right now.”
Father Jakubowski is a native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he graduated from Central Catholic High School in 2013, according to MLive.
After his high school years, he pursued higher education at Notre Dame and eventually entered the seminary after graduation.
In April of this year, he was ordained a Holy Cross priest and now serves at a Catholic parish in Austin, Texas.
On social media, many fans expressed their hope to see him back on the show, clearly eager for another dose of his captivating presence.
Despite ultimately losing to Jen Feldman, who also triumphed over reigning champion Chris Lindsay, Jakubowski made a memorable impact on viewers.
Father Jakubowski is a native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he graduated from Central Catholic High School in 2013, according to MLive.
Jakubowski described his participation in Jeopardy! as “a great experience.”
‘Ken Jennings and all the producers and crew were very kind to me about the novelty of having a Catholic priest on the show,’ he explained to Fox.
‘I hope I have left a positive impression of my community and the Church.
“The show airs at 3:30 where I live in Austin, so we had a viewing party at our parish school with our students and their parents; it was a lot of fun to share that with our parish.”
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