When he was announced as a guest host, Ken's salary for the role was not disclosed. Around the time of his death, Alex was reportedly making roughly $10 million a year for hosting the show. Given how established he was in the role, It's not surprising. He was an icon. Ken...makes less than that.

We don't have exact numbers but reports say he makes upwards of 30k per episode. Probably a lot more than 30 but we don't exactly know. The truth is he made more as a contestant.

Of course, Ken has already gotten fairly wealthy because of his time as a contestant on Jeopardy! He won more than $2.5 million during his initial run playing on the series and has since earned an additional $2 million on subsequent appearances. That includes the million-dollar prize he won after competing with fellow Jeopardy! legends James Holzhauer and Brad Rutter to determine the best player of all time.