Many “Jeopardy!” fans are not pleased to learn that Mayim Bialik will serve as the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/television">game show’s</a> extended host over Ken Jennings for the rest of the spring and summer season.
There’s been a lot of drama as the network attempted to replace the incomparable longtime host <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alex-trebek">Alex Trebek</a>, who died in 2020. Eventually, “Jeopardy!” producers settled on a combination of both Jennings and Bialik to co-host the trivia show indefinitely. But now many <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">viewers</a> are upset that Jennings won’t host &#8220;Jeopardy!&#8221; in the upcoming months.
“Jeopardy” producer Sarah Foss said on the podcast “Inside Jeopardy!” that Jennings would host episodes airing March 10 through April 28 and Bialik would “take over on May 1, and she&#8217;ll take us all the way through the summer,” <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11806243/Jeopardy-fans-grouse-Mayim-Bialiks-extended-hosting-stint-amid-release-new-schedule.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=social-twitter_dailymailus">per</a> The Daily Mail.
Twitter users didn’t hold back with their feelings about the decision.
“Jeopardy, stop trying to make Mayim happen. It&#8217;s not going to happen,” one user <a href="https://twitter.com/MantiB/status/1630313128536817664">fumed</a>.
“No one likes Mayim Bialik as host. Everyone loves Ken Jennings,” another account <a href="https://twitter.com/Crucifixio/status/1628206260683255813">observed</a>. “I&#8217;m not sure why ABC almost seemingly gets off on continuing to bring Mayim back. In an age of test audiences, polls and every other metric you can think of, why does #Jeopardy blatantly disrespect their viewership?”
“Mayim is objectively not a good host. She’s robotic and awkward and hard to watch after months of Ken, who has really leaned into the role,” another commenter <a href="https://twitter.com/CougThoughts/status/1628182825680703488">added</a>.
There were also viewers who enjoyed seeing Bialik as host and shot back against her critics. One fan argued, “Mayim does a great job hosting. Some folks just can&#8217;t deal with a woman hosting a game show. I look forward to the Mayim shows.”
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Jennings became famous following his record-breaking run on the show in 2004. During that time, he won 74 consecutive games of “Jeopardy!” and became the highest-earning contestant ever, winning more than $2.5 million. Jennings went on to participate in multiple contest spinoffs before accepting his current position as co-host following Trebek’s death.
Bilaik, meanwhile, is an Emmy Award-winning actress best known for appearing on the NBC sitcom “Blossom” and the hit CBS comedy “The Big Bang Theory.”
The actress previously said she was surprised at how perceptive and critical the “Jeopardy!” audience can be. “There’s a tremendous amount of attention to everything, from the transition after Alex passed to me, and then me and Ken, and then the clothing I wear,” she said during a November 2022 <a href="https://www.tvinsider.com/1071532/jeopardy-mayim-bialik-ken-jennings-2/">interview</a> with TV Insider.
Prior to the final decision to let Jennings and Bialik take turns hosting “Jeopardy!” show producers tried out a variety of options for Trebek’s replacement, including LeVar Burton, Robin Roberts, Savannah Guthrie, George Stephanopoulos, Aaron Rodgers, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Anderson Cooper, and Dr. Mehmet Oz, plus others.

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‘Jeopardy!’ Fans Divided As Mayim Bialik Announced As Extended Host All Summer Over Ken Jennings

'Jeopardy!' Fans Divided As Mayim Bialik Announced As Extended Host All Summer Over Ken Jennings

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“<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jeopardy">Jeopardy!</a>” executive producer Michael Davies <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">announced</a> on Wednesday that the popular <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/television">game show</a> will have two hosts indefinitely. 
“I write today with the exciting news that we have closed and signed deals with Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings to be the hosts of ‘Jeopardy!’ moving forward,” Davies said in a <a href="https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/news-events/note-jeopardy-ep-michael-davies-new-hosts-and-new-initiatives">statement</a>.
“The fact is, we have so much ‘Jeopardy!’ to make, and so many plans for the future, that we always knew we would need multiple hosts for the franchise and we are just so grateful that Mayim and Ken stepped in and stepped up to put the show in a position to succeed,” he continued. “And succeed it has.”
Per the statement, Jennings will host new episodes debuting in September along with the inaugural Second Chance competition and the Tournament of Champions. Bialik will then begin hosting in January and will also head up “Celebrity Jeopardy!” and the “Jeopardy! National College Championship,&#8221; per <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/07/27/jeopardy-officially-names-mayim-bialik-ken-jennings-as-hosts">New York Post</a>.
The long-running trivia show has gone through multiple hosts since the death of “Jeopardy!” icon Alex Trebek in November 2020. Now producers have settled on having two hosts despite backlash against both for different reasons. 
Jennings, who became famous for his record-breaking run on the show as a contestant, had to apologize for some controversial tweets that were unearthed after he began hosting. Meanwhile, Bialik has been criticized for making mistakes on the show. 
“Jeopardy!” fans had mixed feelings about the news that both Jennings and Bialik would be hosting going forward.
“Alex, I&#8217;ll take Who Will Be More Woke? for $500.00,” one person <a href="https://twitter.com/Leland071869/status/1552398269891887105">replied</a>.
“Both are boring &amp; lackluster,” someone else <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=Both%20are%20boring%20%26%20lackluster&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live">said</a>.
“Ken should be the one and only,” another fan <a href="https://twitter.com/wfcr50/status/1552416629878824960">argued</a>.
“Keep her. Lose him,” another person <a href="https://twitter.com/tom_tkeane/status/1552501956131917824">chimed in</a>.
While there was no clear sentiment on which of these two, if any, should become the permanent solo host, fans did seem annoyed that show execs decided to keep both rather than making a decision. Some predicted that “Jeopardy!” would eventually choose Jennings or Bialik based on future ratings. 
Earlier this summer, LeVar Burton expressed his disappointment over <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-fix-was-in-levar-burton-reflects-on-losing-jeopardy-hosting-gig">not being chosen</a> as the permanent host of the game show. “Experiencing a very public defeat — humiliation, if you will — was sobering. And what I learned from the experience, really, is that it reinforced my belief that everything happens for a reason, even if you cannot discern the reason in the moment,” Burton said at the time.
“I didn’t expect that I would not be their choice for host,” he continued.
While “Jeopardy!” fans seem divided on who should take over, they all seem to agree that Trebek left some very big shoes to fill.

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Fans Divided Over ‘Jeopardy!’ Naming Both Ken Jennings And Mayim Bialik As Permanent Hosts

Fans Divided Over 'Jeopardy!' Naming Both Ken Jennings And Mayim Bialik As Permanent Hosts

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LeVar Burton is unhappy about getting passed over to host “Jeopardy!” on a permanent basis.
The 65-year-old actor didn’t mince words while discussing losing out on the hosting gig, which became vacant when longtime show host Alex Trebek died from pancreatic cancer in 2020.
The “Roots” star spoke with “In the Loop” on <a href="https://www.newsy.com/series/in-the-loop-with-christian-bryant/">Newsy</a> and said he was very upset about how it all played out.
“Experiencing a very public defeat — humiliation, if you will — was sobering. And what I learned from the experience, really, is that it reinforced my belief that everything happens for a reason, even if you cannot discern the reason in the moment,” Burton told host Christian Bryant.
Burton was one of a handful of guest hosts who were potentially in the running for a long-term “Jeopardy!” hosting opportunity. Those names included Ken Jennings, Mike Richards and Mayim Bialik. Jennings and Bialik have been switching off hosting for the latest season of the show, per <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/05/31/humiliated-levar-burton-drops-jeopardy-host-bombshell-the-fix-was-in/">New York Post</a>.
“In the fullness of time, everything will be revealed. And like I said, it was I think in that first week of feeling really sort of not just disappointed, but wrecked,” Burton continued. “I didn’t expect that I would not be their choice for host.”
During the interview, the “Reading Rainbow” alum admitted that his guest hosting led to other opportunities that he likely would not have had otherwise. One of those is hosting the 2022 Scripps Spelling Bee. Another will showcase Burton as the creator and host of a new game show based on the classic Hasbro game Trivial Pursuit.
“The doors have been opened. Windows have been opened. The phone hasn’t stopped ringing, and I never would have experienced those things that I’m experiencing, like hosting the Scripps Spelling Bee, had I gotten that job,” the actor told Bryant.
“So I think it was a big lesson for me and just being willing to sit in the discomfort long enough to find out what was really supposed to happen for me around this game show thing.”
Still, Burton believes the contest was ultimately rigged against him.
“The truth is it was my favorite game show. It really was. I mean, I watched that show since I was in the third grade and Art Fleming was the host,” he said. “And I honestly thought that I was well-suited for it. As it turns out, it really wasn’t a competition, after all — the fix was in.”
“I believe I’m still mining some of the takeaways from that experience,” Burton continued “First and foremost, I’m a firm believer in betting on myself, and I would encourage anyone and everyone out there to believe similarly in themselves. I’m always going to bet on me,” he concluded.
The full interview will be broadcast on ET at 9 p.m. Wednesday.

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‘The Fix Was In’: LeVar Burton Reflects On Losing ‘Jeopardy!’ Hosting Gig

LeVar Burton Reflects On Losing 'Jeopardy!' Hosting Gig

The clue: He is not the host of Jeopardy. The answer: Who is Mike Richards.
That’s because the long-running gameshow’s executive producer, whom Sony had tapped to replace legendary host Alex Trebek, has stepped down from the job before it began.
As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-jeopardy-host-mike-richards-apologizes-for-sexist-racist-comments">reported</a>, Richards had come under intense fire from critics upset with comments he made between 2013 and 2014 as the host of the podcast, “Randumb.” Among the remarks that earned condemnation: he referred to his female co-host as a “booth ho,” “boothstitute” and “booth slut,” and he said “Ixnay on the ose-nay. She’s not an ew-Jay,” in reference to a woman’s facial features.
This last comment drew the ire of the Anti-Defamation League, which <a href="https://twitter.com/ADL/status/1428446674574188546?s=20">called</a> for an investigation into his “pattern” of offensive remarks, saying, “Stereotyping is an entry point to hate.”
It marked the second round of outrage for Richards since he became a serious candidate for the job. The first involved his inclusion in two lawsuits from a &#8220;Price Is Right&#8221; model who alleged he and CBS discriminated against her after she informed them she was pregnant. Richards denied those allegations.
The mounting controversies evidently became too much for the 46-year-old, and he announced to staff Friday morning that he was quitting. <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/mike-richards-jeopardy-host-out-1234999713/">The Hollywood Reporter</a> reprinted Richards&#8217; internal memo in full:
<blockquote>Dear Team,
It pains me that these past incidents and comments have cast such a shadow on Jeopardy! as we look to start a new chapter.
As I mentioned last week, I was deeply honored to be asked to host the syndicated show and was thrilled by the opportunity to expand my role. However, over the last several days it has become clear that moving forward as host would be too much of a distraction for our fans and not the right move for the show. As such, I will be stepping down as host effective immediately. As a result, we will be canceling production today.
[Sony Pictures Television] will now resume the search for a permanent syndicated host. In the meantime, we will be bringing back guest hosts to continue production for the new season, details of which will be announced next week.
I want to apologize to each of you for the unwanted negative attention that has come to Jeopardy! over the last few weeks and for the confusion and delays this is now causing. I know I have a lot of work to do to regain your trust and confidence.</blockquote>
In a statement that confirmed that Richards will continue in his role as executive producer, Sony expressed surprise over his past provocative comments.
“We support Mike’s decision to step down as host,” the company said. “We were surprised this week to learn of Mike’s 2013/2014 podcast and the offensive language he used in the past. We have spoken with him about our concerns and our expectations moving forward.”
The statement continued: “Mike has been with us for the last two years and has led the ‘Jeopardy!’ team through the most challenging time the show has ever experienced. It is our hope that as executive producer he will continue to do so with professionalism and respect.”
Many fans campaigned for LeVar Burton to nab the job, but while the &#8220;Roots&#8221; star was popular on social media, his actual ratings <a href="https://ew.com/tv/levar-burton-jeopardy-ratings/">ranked</a> at the bottom of the recent guest hosts the show tested.
No word on who Sony might turn to next to fill Trebek’s shoes.

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The game show &#8220;Jeopardy!&#8221; has been cycling through guest hosts since the death of Alex Trebek, and this week celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz is set to take over the podium.
But more than 500 former contestants have objected to his inclusion.
&#8220;When we heard that Dr. Mehmet Oz was slated to be a guest host, agreement came quickly — we were opposed,&#8221;  they said their letter, first <a href="https://medium.com/@j.contestants.letter/a-letter-from-concerned-former-contestants-to-mike-richards-executive-producer-of-jeopardy-f2f8e2e53930">published</a> on Medium.com Feb. 24. &#8220;Dr. Oz stands in opposition to everything that Jeopardy! stands for.&#8221;
The letter says Oz, a longtime guest medical expert on &#8220;The Oprah Winfrey Show,&#8221; has been criticized for potentially &#8220;dangerous&#8221; claims.
&#8220;Throughout his nearly two decades on television he has used his authority as a doctor to push harmful ideas onto the American public, in stark contrast with his oath to first do no harm. These ideas include promoting supplements that do nothing, legitimizing gay conversion therapy (which is banned in California, as well as 19 other states), dangerous ‘cures’ for autism, and, most recently, the use of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19,&#8221; says the letter.
&#8220;None of these things is backed by any scientific fact and by promoting them he is actively putting his viewers in danger,&#8221; they added, saying Oz is just not a fit for the cerebral show.
&#8220;&#8216;Jeopardy!’ is known for being incredibly rigorous; a well-deserved reputation,&#8221; they concluded. &#8220;To then invite Dr. Oz to guest-host is a slap in the face to all involved.&#8221;
See the whole letter below:
<blockquote>It has been exciting to see Jeopardy! feature an increasingly diverse pool of contestants over the past few years. We are excited to see this diversity of talent expand to the guest host pool, with guest hosts such as Aaron Rodgers, Katie Couric, and Dr. Sanjay Gupta, to name a few. And as a large, diverse group of people, there is very little that a large group of Jeopardy! contestants can agree upon. But when we heard that Dr. Mehmet Oz was slated to be a guest host, agreement came quickly — we were opposed.
We understand that first and foremost, Jeopardy! is a television show, and ratings are important. However, Dr. Oz stands in opposition to everything that Jeopardy! stands for. Jeopardy! is a show that values facts and knowledge. Throughout his nearly two decades on television he has used his authority as a doctor to push harmful ideas onto the American public, in stark contrast with his oath to first do no harm.
These ideas include promoting supplements that do nothing, legitimizing gay conversion therapy (which is banned in California, as well as 19 other states), dangerous “cures” for autism, and, most recently, the use of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19. None of these things is backed by any scientific fact and by promoting them he is actively putting his viewers in danger. In fact, his ideas are so dangerous that thousands of his colleagues have petitioned to have him fired from his position at Columbia Medical School. And what kind of message does this send to the LGBTQ+ and autistic contestants and viewers of Jeopardy!?
Dr. Oz represents what has become a dubious trend in America: the elevation of the credentialed talking head at the expense of academic rigor and consensus. We once viewed intelligence and genius as something that a single heroic intellect could embody. We have since learned and we now understand that we do much better at study and science when we approach it as a group and build off of each other’s insights and checks. But consensus does not mean that everyone gets a seat at the table to present “treatments” that at best, have no medical evidence to support them, and at worst, are shown by medical evidence to be actively harmful. Evidence-based medicine is the gold standard because evidence-based medicine keeps people alive. And we need our public champions of learning and science to support that view.
Jeopardy! is known for being incredibly rigorous; a well-deserved reputation. As contestants, we’ve all seen what happens behind the scenes if there’s any doubt about a question. We’ve seen writers and judges frantically cross-reference answers in real time to make sure that the facts are accurate. To then invite Dr. Oz to guest-host is a slap in the face to all involved.
Sincerely,
Former Jeopardy! Contestants</blockquote>

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Despite having passed on, former &#8220;Jeopardy&#8221; host Alex Trebek has continued to deliver messages of optimism and hope.
Released on Monday, a video of Trebek filmed just days before his death from pancreatic cancer in November 2020 featured the beloved host encouraging everyone to open their hearts and consider the suffering of those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
&#8220;Hello, ladies and gentlemen, you&#8217;ll recall that about a month ago, I asked all of you to take a moment to give thanks for all of the blessings that you enjoy in your lives,&#8221; he began. &#8220;Now today, a different kind of message.&#8221;
&#8220;This is &#8216;the season of giving,&#8217; I know you want to be generous with your family, your friends, your loved ones, but today I&#8217;d like you to go one step further,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;I&#8217;d like you to open up your hands and open your heart to those who are still suffering because of COVID-19. People who are suffering through no fault of their own.&#8221;
&#8220;We&#8217;re trying to build a gentler, kinder society,&#8221; he concluded. &#8220;And if we all pitch in just a little bit, we&#8217;re gonna get there.&#8221;
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&quot;If we all pitch in just a little bit, we&#39;re gonna get there.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/Ip6HZJi43Y">pic.twitter.com/Ip6HZJi43Y</a>
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As reported by <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/alex-trebek-message-hope-pre-taped-jeopardy-episode">Fox News</a>, this week&#8217;s episode of the ever-present game show will &#8220;be the final ones featuring Trebek before guest hosts <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/jeopardy-resume-production-interim-guest-hosts-ken-jennings" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">beginning with champ Ken Jennings</a> will fill his position until a permanent replacement is named.&#8221;
The pre-recorded message of Trebek follows a previous message released on Thanksgiving just weeks after his death.
“Happy Thanksgiving, ladies and gentleman. You know, in spite of what America and the rest of the world is experiencing right now, there are many reasons to be thankful. There are more and more people extending helpful hands to do a kindness to their neighbors, and that’s a good thing,” he said in the 20 second message before advising people to “keep the faith.”
“Keep the faith, we’re gonna get through all of this, and we will be a better society because of it,” Trebek said.
Trebek died on Nov. 8 after a year-and-a-half battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/alex-trebek-dies-of-cancer-at-80">reported</a>, Trebek initially appeared to be on the mend after a first round of treatment that was eventually undone:
<blockquote>The TV icon, whose avuncular personality and biting wit made the daily show a must-see for millions of Americans, announced in March 2019 that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He went through chemotherapy after the diagnosis but said he had no plans to retire.
Trebek stayed on as host for another full year and talked openly about “massive attacks of great depression that made me wonder if it was really worth fighting on.”
In one statement at the end of a show, Trebek noted that the odds of surviving a second year with pancreatic cancer were just 7%, but said he hoped to be an outlier on that statistic.</blockquote>
Despite his overall positive message, Trebek did admit that he occasionally struggled with depression and sadness while battling the disease.
“My oncologist told me one of the symptoms, if you will, of pancreatic cancer is that you get these moments of depression, sadness,” Trebek said.
Trebek added that his wife, Jean, had to sometimes “tread lightly” in his presence as she took care of his difficult symptoms.
“It’s always tough for caretakers because [Jean] has to deal with her worrying about my well-being,” said Trebek. “I’m not always the most pleasant person to be around when I’m experiencing severe pain or depression, and she has to tread lightly around me.”
With that, Trebek reflected upon how his fight with pancreatic cancer helped him reflect upon his own mortality.
“I have learned something in the past year and it’s this: We don’t know when we’re going to die,” Trebek said. “Because of the cancer diagnosis, it’s no longer an open-ended life, it’s a closed-ended life because of the terrible … survival rates of pancreatic cancer. Because of that, and something else that is operating here, people all over America and abroad have decided they want to let me know now, while I’m alive, about the impact that I’ve been having on their existence.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-alex-trebek-recorded-an-inspiring-thanksgiving-message-before-his-death">WATCH: Alex Trebek Recorded An Inspiring Thanksgiving Message Before His Death</a>

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Longtime &#8220;Jeopardy!&#8221; host Alex Trebek may have passed, but that doesn&#8217;t mean he can&#8217;t still influence us for the better.
Prior to his death at age 80 after an uphill battle with pancreatic cancer, the game show host took the time to record a Thanksgiving message that the show released on Thursday on its official Twitter account.
In the 20-second message, Trebek asked his fellow Americans to be thankful despite all the pain they have experienced.
&#8220;Happy Thanksgiving, ladies and gentleman. You know, in spite of what America and the rest of the world is experiencing right now, there are many reasons to be thankful. There are more and more people extending helpful hands to do a kindness to their neighbors, and that&#8217;s a good thing,&#8221; he said.
Trebek concluded his message by advising people to &#8220;keep the faith.&#8221;
&#8220;Keep the faith, we&#8217;re gonna get through all of this, and we will be a better society because of it,&#8221; Trebek said.
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High on our list of things to be thankful for this year: Alex&#39;s Thanksgiving message from today&#39;s show. We hope you have a safe and happy Thanksgiving! <a href="https://t.co/8OlpkSGi9r">pic.twitter.com/8OlpkSGi9r</a>
&mdash; Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jeopardy/status/1331983552699715591?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Trebek died on November 8 after a year and a half battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/alex-trebek-dies-of-cancer-at-80">reported</a>, Trebek initially appeared to be on the mend after a first round of treatment that was eventually undone:
<blockquote>The TV icon, whose avuncular personality and biting wit made the daily show a must-see for millions of Americans, announced in March 2019 that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He went through chemotherapy after the diagnosis but said he had no plans to retire.
Trebek stayed on as host for another full year and talked openly about “massive attacks of great depression that made me wonder if it was really worth fighting on.”
In one statement at the end of a show, Trebek noted that the odds of surviving a second year with pancreatic cancer were just 7%, but said he hoped to be an outlier on that statistic.</blockquote>
Despite his overall positive message, Trebek did admit that he occasionally struggled with depression and sadness while battling the disease.
“My oncologist told me one of the symptoms, if you will, of pancreatic cancer is that you get these moments of depression, sadness,” Trebek said.
Trebek added that his wife, Jean, had to sometimes “tread lightly” in his presence as she took care of his difficult symptoms.
“It’s always tough for caretakers because [Jean] has to deal with her worrying about my well-being,” said Trebek. “I’m not always the most pleasant person to be around when I’m experiencing severe pain or depression, and she has to tread lightly around me.”
With that, Trebek reflected upon how his fight with pancreatic cancer helped him reflect upon his own mortality.
“I have learned something in the past year and it’s this: We don’t know when we’re going to die,” Trebek said. “Because of the cancer diagnosis, it’s no longer an open-ended life, it’s a closed-ended life because of the terrible … survival rates of pancreatic cancer. Because of that, and something else that is operating here, people all over America and abroad have decided they want to let me know now, while I’m alive, about the impact that I’ve been having on their existence.”

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‘Jeopardy!’ legend Ken Jennings is the first in what will be a series of guest hosts taking over the late Alex Trebek’s spot as the gameshow’s host.
The show announced the temporary new host on Monday in a <a href="https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/news-events/jeopardy-returns-studio-nov-30-interim-host">press release</a>. New hosts will be rotated in on a temporary basis until a permanent host is picked. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/alex-trebek-dies-of-cancer-at-80">Trebek</a> died from cancer in November at the age of 80.
“Alex believed in the importance of Jeopardy! and always said that he wanted the show to go on after him,” Jeopardy! Executive Producer Mike Richards said in a statement. “We will honor Alex’s legacy by continuing to produce the game he loved with smart contestants and challenging clues. By bringing in familiar guest hosts for the foreseeable future, our goal is to create a sense of community and continuity for our viewers.”
Jennings said he was “honored” for the opportunity to host the show. “There will only ever be one Alex Trebek, but I&#8217;m honored to be helping Jeopardy! out with this in January,” Jennings said. He will begin filming new episodes of the show on Nov. 30.
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There will only ever be one Alex Trebek, but I&#39;m honored to be helping Jeopardy! out with this in January. <a href="https://t.co/2m2b5IQnkw">https://t.co/2m2b5IQnkw</a>
&mdash; Ken Jennings (@KenJennings) <a href="https://twitter.com/KenJennings/status/1331003293674323970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 23, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Jennings is one of the most successful &#8220;Jeopardy!&#8221; contestants in the show’s history. As the gameshow noted, “earlier this year, Jennings claimed the title of Jeopardy!’s ‘Greatest of All Time’ in an epic prime-time event; he also holds the all-time records for most consecutive games won (74) and highest winnings in regular-season play ($2,520,700). Additional guest hosts will be announced in the weeks ahead.”
The gameshow has been playing through a backlog of show content that Trebek recorded in the months before he died. For two weeks around Christmas and New Years, the show will play ten of Trebek’s best episodes before playing what is left of Trebek’s unaired content in January.
“As we remember and celebrate the life of Alex Trebek, we will air 10 of his best episodes the weeks of 12/21 and 12/28, and air his final week of episodes starting 1/4,” the show said.
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As we remember and celebrate the life of Alex Trebek, we will air 10 of his best episodes the weeks of 12/21 and 12/28, and air his final week of episodes starting 1/4. <a href="https://t.co/HQaNewWa9U">https://t.co/HQaNewWa9U</a> <a href="https://t.co/aYPUOEuEwF">pic.twitter.com/aYPUOEuEwF</a>
&mdash; Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jeopardy/status/1330999826348007425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 23, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Trebek died on Nov. 8 after battling pancreatic cancer for over a year. He had taped his final episode of ‘Jeopardy’ just over a week before. As The Daily Wire reported:
<blockquote>Alex Trebek, the host of the “Jeopardy!” gameshow since 1984, has died.
“Jeopardy is saddened to share that Alex Trebek passed away peacefully at home early this morning, surrounded by family and friends. Thank you, Alex,” the gameshow wrote on its Twitter account.
The TV icon, whose avuncular personality and biting wit made the daily show a must-see for millions of Americans, announced in March 2019 that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He went through chemotherapy after the diagnosis but said he had no plans to retire.
Trebek stayed on as host for another full year and talked openly about “massive attacks of great depression that made me wonder if it was really worth fighting on.”</blockquote>

Who Could Succeed Alex Trebek? One ‘Jeopardy!’ Legend Is Giving It A Shot

ABC News host George Stephanopoulos&#8217; reps are reportedly already pushing for him to replace the late &#8220;Jeopardy!&#8221; host Alex Trebek, who died Sunday at age 80 from pancreatic cancer.
Stephanopoulos has been eyeing the iconic job for a while and his agent has been &#8220;lobbying hard&#8221; for him to do it, according to <a href="https://www.thewrap.com/george-stephanopoulos-pushing-next-host-jeopardy-alex-trebek-abc-news/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TheWrap</a>, which cited a &#8220;highly placed person&#8221; with knowledge of the situation.
ABC News, where the former Democratic operative serves as a political correspondent and co-host of &#8220;Good Morning America,&#8221; owns the syndication rights to &#8220;Jeopardy!&#8221; The beloved gameshow, which Trebek hosted for 36 years, is distributed by CBS Television and produced by Sony Television.
A source at ABC denied the TheWrap&#8217;s report to the New York Post, however, saying, &#8220;Of course he’s not lobbying … how disrespectful would that be to Alex’s family.&#8221;
Radio host Howard Stern floated the idea of replacing Trebek to Stephanopoulos during an interview in May, according to the <a href="https://pagesix.com/2020/05/13/george-stephanopoulos-it-would-be-fun-to-host-jeopardy/?_ga=2.16888761.1657576245.1604969601-1569276913.1594045260" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">New York Post</a>. “The first thing I said was ‘George Stephanopoulos’ and everyone went, ‘That ain’t crazy,”’ Stern told him. “You’ve got the intellectual capacity.”
“I think it would be a lot of fun, but I like what I’m doing too,” Stephanopoulos responded. “I am not going to be <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shermanesque_statement" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Shermanesque</a> about it. It’s a great show … It’s very flattering. Big shoes to fill.”
&#8220;It’s a show that wouldn’t damage your reputation,&#8221; Stern added. &#8220;There is a certain gravitas. It’s for brighter people. It would make you look good.&#8221;
Trebek died Sunday following a battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He reportedly spent his last day looking at the horizon on his swing next to his wife, Jean, according to the show&#8217;s executive producer, Mike Richards. &#8220;Even in his book, he described that he wanted his final day to be sitting on his swing next to his wife, Jean, and kind of watching the horizon and he got to do that,&#8221; Richards <a href="https://twitter.com/TODAYshow/status/1325782354271547392" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">said</a>.
As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/alex-trebek-dies-of-cancer-at-80" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reported</a>:
<blockquote>Alex Trebek, the host of the “Jeopardy!” gameshow since 1984, has died.
“Jeopardy is saddened to share that Alex Trebek passed away peacefully at home early this morning, surrounded by family and friends. Thank you, Alex,” the gameshow wrote on its Twitter account.
The TV icon, whose avuncular personality and biting wit made the daily show a must-see for millions of Americans, announced in March 2019 that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He went through chemotherapy after the diagnosis but said he had no plans to retire.
Trebek stayed on as host for another full year and talked openly about “massive attacks of great depression that made me wonder if it was really worth fighting on.”
In one statement at the end of a show, Trebek noted that the odds of surviving a second year with pancreatic cancer were just 7%, but said he hoped to be an outlier on that statistic.
He stopped taping his shows on Oct. 29, and “Jeopardy!” said his episodes will air through Dec. 25th.</blockquote>
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/alex-trebek-dies-of-cancer-at-80" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alex Trebek Dies Of Cancer At 80</a>

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Stephanopoulos Reps Angle For Him To Replace Trebek: Report

George Stephanopoulos

Alex Trebek, the host of the &#8220;Jeopardy!&#8221; gameshow since 1984, has died.
&#8220;Jeopardy is saddened to share that Alex Trebek passed away peacefully at home early this morning, surrounded by family and friends. Thank you, Alex,&#8221; the gameshow wrote on its Twitter account.
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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. <a href="https://t.co/Yk2a90CHIM">pic.twitter.com/Yk2a90CHIM</a>
&mdash; Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jeopardy/status/1325490106329751553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 8, 2020</a></blockquote>
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The TV icon, whose avuncular personality and biting wit made the daily show a must-see for millions of Americans, announced in March 2019 that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He went through chemotherapy after the diagnosis but said he had no plans to retire.
Trebek stayed on as host for another full year and talked openly about &#8220;massive attacks of great depression that made me wonder if it was really worth fighting on.&#8221;
In one statement at the end of a show, Trebek noted that the odds of surviving a second year with pancreatic cancer were just 7%, but said he hoped to be an outlier on that statistic.
He stopped taping his shows on Oct. 29, and &#8220;Jeopardy!&#8221; said his episodes will air through Dec. 25th.
In July, Trebek said he planned to stop receiving treatments for his pancreatic cancer if his current chemotherapy regimen fails.
Trebek, who was born in Sudbury, Canada, discussed the next steps of his battle with stage-4 pancreatic cancer with <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/17/books/alex-trebek-jeopardy-the-answer-is.html">The New York Times</a> in an article.
“Yesterday morning my wife came to me and said, ‘How are you feeling?’ And I said, ‘I feel like I want to die.’ It was that bad,” Trebek told the Times. “There comes a time where you have to make a decision as to whether you want to continue with such a low quality of life, or whether you want to just ease yourself into the next level. It doesn’t bother me in the least.”
He said taping his game show was &#8220;the strangest thing. It is some kind of an elixir,” he said.
Initial rounds of treatment <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/alex-trebek-back-action-after-latest-cancer-update-paul-bois">showed</a> promise, reducing his tumors by 50% and showing “mind-boggling” progress toward remission. He said he had “tears of joy” when he heard the news.
“I’ve got a couple million people out there who have expressed their good thoughts, their positive energy directed towards me, and their prayers,” he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mind-boggling-alex-trebeks-surprising-cancer-amanda-prestigiacomo">said</a> in a May 2019 interview. “I told the doctors, this has to be more than just the chemo, and they agreed it could very well be an important part of this.”
“I’ve got a lot of love out there headed in my direction and a lot of prayer, and I will never, ever minimize the value of that,” Trebek added.
Trebek’s initial progress was undone when his condition began to worsen. He <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-alex-trebek-gives-emotional-update-one-year-after-cancer-diagnosis">announced</a> in a video update that his cancer was not in remission and had come back.
“The one-year survival rate for stage 4 pancreatic cancer is 18%. I’m very happy to report I have just reached that marker,” Trebek began in a March 4 video.

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Alex Trebek Dies Of Cancer At 80

“Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek plans to stop receiving treatments for his pancreatic cancer if his current chemotherapy regimen fails.
Trebek discussed the next steps of his battle with stage-4 pancreatic cancer with <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/17/books/alex-trebek-jeopardy-the-answer-is.html">The New York Times</a> in an article published on Friday. The popular game show host, who turns 80 on July 22, said that his current course of cancer treatments is, at times, almost unbearable.
“Yesterday morning my wife came to me and said, ‘How are you feeling?’ And I said, ‘I feel like I want to die.’ It was that bad,” Trebek told NYT. “There comes a time where you have to make a decision as to whether you want to continue with such a low quality of life, or whether you want to just ease yourself into the next level. It doesn’t bother me in the least.”
Trebek has hosted “Jeopardy!” for more than three decades. Normally, he records 10 shows a week from July through April, so when the coronavirus hit, CBS still had new material to air for three months into the shutdown. After that ran out, producers played popular reruns.
The 79-year-old says one of the moments he feels at his strongest is when he is taping his game show. “It’s the strangest thing. It is some kind of an elixir,” he said.
He has begun recording new episodes again and plans to continue until he feels like his performance slips and hurts the show’s quality. “It’s a quality program, and I think I do a good job hosting it, and when I start slipping, I’ll stop hosting,” he said.
Trebek was diagnosed with stage-4 pancreatic cancer in March 2019. Initial rounds of treatment <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/alex-trebek-back-action-after-latest-cancer-update-paul-bois">showed</a> promise, reducing his tumors by 50% and showing “mind-boggling” progress toward remission. He said he had “tears of joy” when he heard the news.
“I’ve got a couple million people out there who have expressed their good thoughts, their positive energy directed towards me, and their prayers,” he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mind-boggling-alex-trebeks-surprising-cancer-amanda-prestigiacomo">said</a> in a May 2019 interview. “I told the doctors, this has to be more than just the chemo, and they agreed it could very well be an important part of this.”
“I’ve got a lot of love out there headed in my direction and a lot of prayer, and I will never, ever minimize the value of that,” Trebek added.
Trebek’s initial progress was undone earlier this year when his condition began to worsen. He <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-alex-trebek-gives-emotional-update-one-year-after-cancer-diagnosis">announced</a> in a video update earlier this year that his cancer was not in remission and had come back.
“The one-year survival rate for stage 4 pancreatic cancer is 18%. I’m very happy to report I have just reached that marker,” Trebek began in a March 4 video.
“Now, I’d be lying if I said the journey had been an easy one. There were some good days but a lot of not-so-good days,” Trebek said. “I joked with friends that the cancer won’t kill me, the chemo treatments will. There were moments of great pain, days when certain bodily functions no longer function and sudden, massive attacks of great depression that made me wonder if it really was worth fighting on.”
“You know, my oncologist tried to cheer me up the other day. He said, ‘Alex, even though the two-year survival rate is only 7%,’ he was certain that one year from now, the two of us would be sitting in his office celebrating my second anniversary of survival,” he continued. “And you know something, if I, no, if we — because so many of us are involved in this same situation — if we take it just one day at a time with a positive attitude, anything is possible. I’ll keep you posted.”

‘I Feel Like I Want To Die’: Alex Trebek Will Stop Cancer Treatments If Latest Round Fails

Cancer

Publishing house Simon &amp; Schuster announced on Tuesday that “Jeopardy” host Alex Trebek will release his first memoir on July 21, the day before his 80th birthday.
The memoir, titled “The Answer Is…:Reflections On My Life,” will offer a first-hand account of his life and include his perspective and beliefs on various topics such as parenthood, marriage, philanthropy, and spirituality.
True to the “Jeopardy” brand, the name of each chapter of the 160-page memoir will be phrased in the form of a question. The memoir will also address questions he often receives, including why he decided to shave his mustache, and offer his personal insights about the success of specific “Jeopardy” champions.
According to the publisher, “for over three decades, Trebek had resisted countless appeals to write a book about his life. Yet he was moved so much by all the goodwill, he felt compelled to finally share his story.”
“I want people to know a little more about the person they have been cheering on for the past year,” writes Trebek in his upcoming memoir.
Trebek revealed during a televised broadcast in March 2019 that he had been diagnosed with stage-4 pancreatic cancer, but revealed in an optimistic tone that he planned to “beat the low survival rate statistics for this disease.”
“Truth told, I have to, because under the terms of my contract, I have to host jeopardy for three more years,” quipped Trebek at the time. “So help me, keep the faith, and we’ll win.”
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A Message from Alex Trebek: <a href="https://t.co/LbxcIyeTCF">pic.twitter.com/LbxcIyeTCF</a>
— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jeopardy/status/1103416223331569664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2019</a></blockquote>
In a one-year update about his condition, Trebek said he was “happy to report” he reached the one-year survival rate for stage-4 pancreatic cancer, which is about 18%.
“There were some good days, but a lot of not-so-good days,” said Trebek. “There were moments of great pain, days when certain bodily functions no longer functioned, and sudden massive attacks of great depression that made me wonder if it really was worth fighting on.”
“But I brushed that aside quickly, because that would have been a massive betrayal,” said Trebek, who commended the strength and resolve of his wife, Jean.
“It would have been a betrayal of other cancer patients who have looked to me as a cheerleader of sorts about the value of living and hope,” he said. “And it would certainly have been a betrayal of my faith in God and the millions of prayers that have been said on my behalf.”
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A one-year update from Alex: <a href="https://t.co/W9101suZeZ">pic.twitter.com/W9101suZeZ</a>
— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jeopardy/status/1235233566193152000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2020</a></blockquote>
Last year, after revealing that his cancer treatment was making miraculous progress, Trebek announced that he was having to resume chemotherapy treatment, reports <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/uncategorized/alex-trebeks-cancer-fight-takes-a-turn-jeopardy-host-to-resume-chemo-my-numbers-went-sky-high/">Mediaite</a>.
“My numbers went down to the equivalent of a normal human being who does not have pancreatic cancer. So we were all very optimistic,” Trebek told “Good Morning America” last year. “They said, ‘Good, we’re gonna stop chemo, we’ll start you on immunotherapy.’ I lost about 12 pounds in a week. And my numbers went sky high, much higher than they were when I was first diagnosed. So, the doctors have decided that I have to undergo chemo again, and that’s what I’m doing.”

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