Alex Trebek's cancer may mean ending his time as "Jeopardy!" host
"I will keep doing it as long as my skills do not diminish, and they have started to diminish," the 79-year-old told CTV in an interview.
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"I will keep doing it as long as my skills do not diminish, and they have started to diminish," the 79-year-old told CTV in an interview.
Trebek said he lost 12 pounds in one week and that at times his treatment left him in "excruciating pain" and depressed
This summer, Trebek celebrated his 79th birthday and that he completed chemotherapy
The "Jeopardy!" host also revealed another personal tidbit: who he would like to play him in a biopic
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Holzhauer attracted so many people to watch his record-breaking streak on TV, no other series this season (football excluded) averaged more viewers per episode on the first night they aired
James Holzhauer gave $1,109.14 to pancreatic cancer research for "Alex Trebek and all the other survivors"
Holzhauer's record-breaking streak, which began in April, came to an end Monday night
Holzhauer is just $58,000 shy of Ken Jennings' record of $2.52 million in winnings for the TV trivia show
It's just one of several donations Holzhauer has made with his $2 million in winnings
"The doctors said they hadn't seen this kind of positive result in their memory," Trebek says
The "Jeopardy" champ gets closer to Ken Jennings' all time $2.5 million record
The veteran quiz show emcee talks about his longevity on air, and his current battle against stage 4 pancreatic cancer
The longtime "Jeopardy!" host opens up to "Sunday Morning" about chemotherapy, working through crippling pain, and his on-air hairpiece
Holzhauer won his 21st game Thursday, placing him behind only Ken Jennings, who won 74 consecutive games in 2004
"Jeopardy!" champion Ken Jennings took 33 games in 2004 to reach $1 million, according to fan website thejeopardyfan.com
"I've always tried to be straight with you and I'm not going to stop now," he said in a Twitter video
James Holzhauer's $110,914 take broke $77,000 mark for winnings in a single game
Trebek, 78, said last week that he would continue working after he received his diagnosis, saying he still had three years left on his contract
"So Alex Trebek, go kick cancer's butt — it has no chance against you! You got this!"
TV's king of trivia, Alex Trebek, says he will fight and beat advanced pancreatic cancer. The "Jeopardy!" host announced his diagnosis Wednesday. The 78-year-old says he plans to work during his treatment. In a statement, "Jeopardy!" producer Sony Pictures said, "If anyone can beat this, it's Alex." Dr. Tara Narula reports.
"Now normally, the prognosis for this is not very encouraging, but I'm going to fight this," the "Jeopardy!" host said
"And with the love and support of my family and friends and with the help of your prayers also, I plan to beat the low survival rate statistics for this disease," the "Jeopardy!" host said
"This week I was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer," Alex Trebek, the 78-year-old "Jeopardy!" host, said in a video posted online Wednesday. Watch his announcement here.
"Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek said Wednesday that he has advanced pancreatic cancer. Trebek said while his prognosis is not encouraging, he plans to fight. Tony Dokoupil reports.