Last week saw the culmination of the coveted Professors Tournament on Jeopardy!.
The finale sent tournament winner Sam Buttrey home with the $100,000 in prize money.
But many people focused on something other than his skills and knowledge.
Sam Buttrey bears a STRIKING resemblance to comedian Steve Martin.
Take a look for yourself:
We\u2019re giving an A+ to Sam Buttrey for winning our first-ever #ProfessorsTournament! We'll see him in the next Tournament of Champions!pic.twitter.com/xdu6dkU3Ma— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy!) 1639800000
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Even Martin himself thinks so.
He cheekily suggested Buttrey and he should split the prize money.
So great to split the prize money with Sam!https://twitter.com/Jeopardy/status/1472054012832727043\u00a0\u2026— Steve Martin (@Steve Martin) 1639874014
First day he was on, I told my mom, \u201cHe looks just like Steve Martin!\u201d Of course, she has no idea who you are or what you look like— Teri Mueller (@Teri Mueller) 1639876367
Perhaps you can hire him as your stunt double, while you are at it.— Steve (@Steve) 1639874264
Don't forget the true message of the Christmas season. Give me your half.— Jon Gabriel (@Jon Gabriel) 1639874657
Jeopardy! was thrilled at the thought of having Steve Martin on.
They retweeted him to invite him to come on the show "anytime, in any capacity!"
We would love to have you on Jeopardy! anytime, in any capacity!https://twitter.com/stevemartintogo/status/1472364450967699460\u00a0\u2026— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy!) 1639888685
Jeopardy! has been in a hosting limbo since beloved host Alex Trebek died in the fall of 2020, leaving the position vacant.
Since then, the show has relied upon two rotating semi-permanent hosts—Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings, after former show producer Mike Richards was hired and then resigned from the post shortly thereafter.
Special TOC of champions with Steve Martin hosting, then have Sam come out instead at the opening.— Patrick K. Hardin (@Patrick K. Hardin) 1639947678
Glad Steve Martin..um..Sam won and can return for TOC. Noticed the redemption right away. Glad it wasn't only me. Good job, Sam.— KittyKatdoeh (@KittyKatdoeh) 1639925104
I think I speak for the majority of my co-contestants when I say "OMG YES!!!"— Paula the Boosted ROI Trainer (@Paula the Boosted ROI Trainer) 1639888870
Lookalike contestant tourney?— julie gerke (@julie gerke) 1639927272
Jeopardy! has also had celebrity tournaments in the past, of which Martin could ostensibly be a part of in the new year.
The celebrity tournaments spawned a popular spoof sketch on Saturday Night Live where Will Ferrel played Alex Trebek, often alongside a malicious Burt Reynolds or Sean Connery.
@SteveMartinToGo make it happen cap\u2019npic.twitter.com/1u3ym9DGIK— Holiday Hottie \ud83d\ude09 (@Holiday Hottie \ud83d\ude09) 1639972666
I'm happy to know I was not the only one to see the resemblance!— nance451 (@nance451) 1639915623
GREAT Celebrity Jeopardy host!— Jean Marie Oshima (@Jean Marie Oshima) 1639910449
@SteveMartinToGo Even with an arrow through the head, he\u2019d be the smartest guy in the room.pic.twitter.com/jLd0KFo1tl— Wes Bartlett (@Wes Bartlett) 1639916067
It is unknown if anything came of Jeopardy! 's offer to Steve Martin, but we'll be keeping a close eye out for further developments.