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# Watch Kit Harington Judge a Jon Snow Impersonator Competition

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## Melissa Locker


Jun 11, 2015 2:25 PM UTC

by 

[Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/)


## Melissa Locker


Jun 11, 2015 2:25 PM UTC

Kit Harington’s Jon Snow has had a rough go of it on _Game of Thrones_. His father was beheaded, his siblings scattered and his time on The Wall has been marked by unrest and threats from the South, North and within. None of that prepared Harington for what he faced last night on _Jimmy Kimmel Live!_

Kimmel wasn’t content to have one Jon Snow on the show so when Harington stopped by, Kimmel invited three of the internet’s finest Jon Snow impersonators for a Jon Snow-off. On _Game of Thrones_, Snow is limited to conversations about White Walkers, life among the Crows and sorrow, but on _Kimmel_ the Snow sound-alikes were given less tragic material to work with. Specifically, a box of Frosties, a real-estate listing and a bottle of Pantene shampoo. Needless to say the phrase “zero heavy build up” has never sounded so life or death.

_Read next:_ [_More_ ](http://time.com/3616311/game-of-thrones-video-game/?iid=time%5Freadnext)[Game of Thrones _Cast Set to Join Video Game Adaptation_](http://time.com/3616311/game-of-thrones-video-game/?iid=time%5Freadnext)

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