“I found out is that it wasn’t the thing that I wanted after all.”
“It made as much sense to them as it did to me.
And, so, they wanted it for me as much as I wanted it.”

LeVar Burton is the new guest host of ‘Jeopardy.'.CAROL KAELSON/JEOPARDY PRODUCTIONS, INC.
“What I wanted was to compete.
If it doesn’t includeJeopardy, I wouldn’t have been this generous to myself.”
Hetold EW at the timethat the speed at which the game moves surprised him.

Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialik to share hosting duties on “Jeopardy” through end of season 38.Jeopardy Productions (2)
“I was nonetheless unprepared for the pace of the game as experienced by the host.
It’s challenging, really challenging on every level.”
Although he doesn’t want to return to hostingJeopardy, Burton is still open to other similar gigs.
“So we’re trying to figure out what the right game show for LeVar Burton would be.”
A search for a permanentJeopardyhost is still ongoing.