"Jeopardy!" will resume production with a new interim host
The game show said it will have a "series" of interim hosts before announcing a permanent replacement for Alex Trebek.
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The game show said it will have a "series" of interim hosts before announcing a permanent replacement for Alex Trebek.
Former "Jeopardy!" contestant Ken Jennings will serve as the first of multiple interim hosts of the show following Alex Trebek's death.
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She also posted a sweet photo from the couple's wedding in 1990, which appears to show Alex putting a wedding band on her finger.
Other names on the list include actor Neil Patrick Harris, "The Price is Right" host Drew Carey and ESPN senior writer Mina Kimes.
An international gambling website calculated odds for potential replacements for the late "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek. These are some of their picks.
"He will forever be an inspiration for his constant desire to learn, his kindness and for his love of his family," the show's executive producer said.
Trebek was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer in 2019.
"It was one of the great privileges of my life to spend time with this courageous man while he fought the battle of his life," wrote Holzhauer.
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In 2003, the longtime "Jeopardy!" host invited 60 Minutes correspondent Ed Bradley to the gameshow's set. Bradley proved buzzing in with the right answer is harder than it looks.
"Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek has died at the age of 80, the show announced on Sunday. The beloved host had been battling pancreatic cancer. CBSN's Lana Zak reports.
"My numbers are good. I'm feeling great," the 79-year-old said in a video update.
Alex Trebek announced some good news Thursday: His chemotherapy treatment has ended and he's now "on the mend" and back to work at "Jeopardy!"
It's a new season for "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek. He began season 36 of the legendary show after announcing in March he had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. "CBS Evening News" anchor Norah O'Donnell has more.
Alex Trebek revealed on Tuesday he was returning to chemotherapy treatment. In an interview with "Good Morning America," Trebek said his doctors want him to undergo another round of chemo because he lost a lot of weight and his numbers "went sky high."
"I'd be lying if I said the journey had been an easy one," Trebek said in an emotional video. "There were some good days, but a lot of not-so-good days."
"What an incredibly kind, gracious and generous man," said CEO and president Ken Craft.
Ken Jennings risked nothing for the Final Jeopardy question — and ended up winning it all.
"Thinking about retiring and retiring are two different things," he said
Both men are 79 years old and revealed they were diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer last year.
The beloved "Jeopardy!" host said he will need just 30 seconds to say goodbye on his final episode of the show.
The message of support caused the beloved host to choke up on camera.
"Everyone knows someone or has been affected by cancer in some way," 18-year-old Avi Gupta said. "I believe scientists are winning the fight against cancer, we just need to help them to do more."
"I wish I had known sooner that the persistent stomach pain I experienced prior to my diagnosis was a symptom of pancreatic cancer," the "Jeopardy!" host said