Matthews in 'Jeopardy!' Hot Seat Last Night

The tables turned on MSNBC “Hardball” Host Chris Matthews as he appeared Thursday night on NBC’s “Jeopardy!” hosted by Alex Trebek.

Matthews competed against “Californication’s” David Duchovny and “Mad Men’s” Charles Shaugnessy.

For once, the chatty host was on the receiving end of rapid-fire answers. He apparently knows his President Obama trivia and his South American geography. But he struggled in the beginning. By the show’s end, he’d reached $10,000, said one report. Matthews played on behalf of his alma mater, LaSalle College High School in Philadelphia.

The show, it’s “Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational,” was taped a few months ago and aired last night.

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