Will Ferrell's Alex Trebek loses to Sean Connery in SNL's Celebrity Jeopardy

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last updated 17 February 2015

If you've ever seen Will Ferrell's Alex Trebek face off against Darrell Hammond's Sean Connery and other celebrity guests on Saturday Night Live, you know the routine. How will Connery pronounce the category "Let It Snow?" On Sunday's 40th anniversary reunion show, the two regulars were joined by a rotating cast of celebrities playing other celebrities (Alec Baldwin's Tony Bennett and Jim Carrey's Matthew McConaughey were particularly spot-on), and as always, Trebek loses control of the game, and the viewers win. —Peter Weber

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Peter Weber is a senior editor at TheWeek.com, and has handled the editorial night shift since the website launched in 2008. A graduate of Northwestern University, Peter has worked at Facts on File and The New York Times Magazine. He speaks Spanish and Italian and plays bass and rhythm cello in an Austin rock band. Follow him on Twitter.

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