Princess Beatrice Receives an Unexpected Shout-Out from Jeopardy! Champ Harrison Whitaker

The six-day champion shared a hilarious royal anecdote during his latest winning episode

Princess Beatrice; Harrison Whitaker. Credit :Karwai Tang/WireImage; Jeopardy!

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Princess Beatrice received an unexpected shout-out on Jeopardy! this week
On the Tuesday, Nov. 18, episode, returning champion Harrison Whitaker revealed that he once worked as a bouncer for a party held by Beatrice’s company
The British royal family has frequently been part of Jeopardy! trivia, with the late Prince Philip serving as a major Final Jeopardy! hint in 2023

Princess Beatrice received an unexpected shout-out on Jeopardy!‘s latest episode.

During the Tuesday, Nov. 18, episode of the long-running trivia show, host Ken Jennings was conducting his usual interviews with the contestants when returning champion Harrison Whitaker offered up an anecdote about his one-time turn as a club bouncer.

“Obviously, you can tell from looking at me that it came naturally, of course,” joked Whitaker, a 27-year-old researcher from Terra Haute, Ind., who admittedly might not have the physical build that many would expect for someone in the occupation.

“I used to live in New York,” he explained, “and a friend of a friend had a company that needed somebody to work as a bouncer for the night.”

Whitaker continued, “So I took it on, and the company so happened to be sort of run by Princess Beatrice, of the British royal family.”

Jennings seemed impressed, replying, “Wow, so you’ve been a bouncer for the royals, bouncer to the crown?”

“Exactly,” Whitaker responded with another laugh.

It was a lighthearted mention of the princess, who is currently in the midst of some personal turmoil following the royal exile of her father, the former Prince Andrew.

Andrew had his royal titles stripped by his elder brother, King Charles, last month amid the fallout from multiple scandals, including his ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

While Beatrice, 37, and her younger sister, Princess Eugenie, 35, have been permitted to retain their titles, in accordance with King George V’s Letters Patent of 1917, the royal shakeup has had a “devastating effect” on their family, according to a royal insider.

“Even though they keep their titles, the ripple effect will have consequences for the rest of their lives,” Ailsa Anderson, former press secretary to the late Queen Elizabeth, recently told PEOPLE.

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The British royal family is frequently mentioned in Jeopardy! trivia. On Sept. 6, 2023, a question about the late Prince Philip helped memorable champ Luigi de Guzman to a come-from-behind victory.

The answer clue: “Prince Philip’s titles included Baron Greenwich & Duke of Edinburgh, but not Prince Consort, last used by this royal.”

Both Guzman and challenger April Marquet correctly guessed “Who is Prince Albert?” However, Guzman’s bold wager propelled him to his third consecutive win, which would eventually land him in the show’s Tournament of Champions.