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Jeopardy! is saddened to share that Alex Trebek passed away peacefully at home early this morning, surrounded by family and friends. Thank you, Alex.


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Awwwwwww. RIP Alex. You were the perfect man for that job. 7:30 pm weeknights in our home will never be the same.


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Prayers for his family RIP


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Wasn't he fighting cancer for a few years? RIP Alex....


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RIP. A national treasure


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Rest in peace Mr. Alex Trebek

I certainly enjoyed your show.


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Very sad.

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Originally Posted By: Swish
RIP. A national treasure


...and he was Canadian. I remember when he became the host of Jeopardy! and thought it would flop without Art Fleming. The show really was a significant daily event in our house.


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Sorry to hear that. RIP Alex. Jeopardy isn't going to be the same.


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RIP to a great person and game show host. A true icon for the world.

He’s been in my living room every night for my life


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So sorry when I heard this. What an incredible icon. I watch Jeopardy every night


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Wasn't he fighting cancer for a few years? RIP Alex....


He announced he had pancreatic cancer sometime last year (2019). Sounds like he made it at least a year or more, which is really good. I had a friend, who was only 48 years old, that was diagnosed with the same thing July (2019) and passed in January (2020). Cancer can F off.

As for Alex, RIP.





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Simply awful. Terrible, terrible year.

I also don't know who could be suited to replace him. Ken Jennings?

Or...How about the guy who did the game show sequence in Billy Madison?


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The final episode of “Jeopardy!” hosted by Trebek will air on Christmas Day 2020. His last day in the studio as the host was filmed on Oct. 29, 2020.

According to The New York Post, Trebek was asked who he felt should replace him as the host of the game show after him.

“It’s probably going to be a woman, somebody younger, somebody bright, somebody personable, somebody with a great sense of humor,” he said at the 92nd Street Y, joking, “So I nominated Betty White.”



Joking aside, he went on to seriously suggest CNN’s Laura Coates, L.A. Kings announcer Alex Faust and TCM’s Ben Mankiewicz as worthwhile successors to fill his massive shoes as “Jeopardy!” host.


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I think you're right.

I had a friend die just about 3 years ago from pancreatic cancer. She made it 9 months.

At the time, in researching it, I believe I read the avg. time from diagnosis to death is 7 months.

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That's touching.

Some men leave an indelible stamp on life. Some do not.

Some men positively impact the world. Some do not.

I don't know for sure, but I would say that Alex Trebek succeeded in both.

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Stage 4. RIP, Alex. Hours spent on this show, from the time I was very young. Classy guy. Stand down.


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I think Ken Jennings might be the choice, but that’s such a tough role to fill. He’ll really be missed


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That's touching.

Some men leave an indelible stamp on life. Some do not.

Some men positively impact the world. Some do not.

I don't know for sure, but I would say that Alex Trebek succeeded in both.


I would say he did. He left the world a better place than he found it.


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This was a daily thing in our house. Jeopardy then Wheel of Fortune. My grandfather would have a slice of Longhorn cheese and a Stroh's beer when it came on. His last act on this planet was to open his beer and take one sip of the beer. What a way to end it.
I read today George Stephanopoulos is pushing CBS to take over the show.


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Originally Posted By: Dawgs4Life
I think Ken Jennings might be the choice, but that’s such a tough role to fill. He’ll really be missed




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I think Ken Jennings might be the choice, but that’s such a tough role to fill. He’ll really be missed




If I'm an executive at the network, I'm offering someone the job and then running to make a $1M bet.

I don't understand why people don't do that more often (assuming we'd ever know). For example, the person signing the national anthem at the Super Bowl, there's a prop bet for the length of the song and what color suit/dress they'll wear. Boom, easy money since you can control that.


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How the hell do guys like Piers Morgan and Chris Harrison even make that list???


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Jeopardy executive producer Mike Richards released a statement on Monday saying the show would resume production on November 30. The show will resume with Ken Jennings, a former contestant who was deemed the “Greatest of All Time” in January, as the first to guest host following Trebek’s death. Other guest hosts will be announced in the future.


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