Trebek as guest karacter in MK 11 please?

Most of us fighting game community members would have easily been the first response for the $1,600 question (answer) under the "Pop Culture" category during last night's airing of Jeopardy, as it referenced one of the most notable fighting titles of all time: Mortal Kombat.

The clue was based around the less commonly recognizable villain, Shinnok, who made his playable debut back in Mortal Kombat 4 and has stuck around to pop up as an occasional big boss as the series has progressed.

While we're certain we would have sniped that quick $1,600, we won't spoil whether or not contestants Jonathan, Mary Ann or Gerald were able to do so.

Series co-creator Ed Boon clipped the sequence and posted it to Twitter and noted that it, "Was very cool for us (NetherRealm) to see Mortal Kombat on Jeopardy yesterday!"

The answer, as seen below, even included the franchise's trademark trading of the letter "C" for the letter "K," because Alex Trebek is, as mentioned in the headline, a badass that always does his homework.

Check out the clip from Boon by clicking the thumbnail here, then feel free to post your favorite Sean Connery/Burt Reynolds Celebrity Jeopardy quotes in the comments.



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