Longtime Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek has died

Alex Trebek, the longtime host of the answer-and-question sport present Jeopardy! has died at age 80, in response to an announcement from the present. “Jeopardy! is saddened to share that Alex Trebek handed away peacefully at residence early this morning, surrounded by household and mates,” the assertion posted on Twitter learn.

Trebek was born in Sudbury, Canada, on July twenty second, 1940. His profession started on the Canadian Broadcasting Company in 1961. He moved to the US within the Seventies the place he hosted sport reveals together with The Wizard of Odds, Double Dare, The $128,000 Query, and The New Excessive Rollers earlier than he landed the Jeopardy! internet hosting gig in 1984.

He hosted greater than 7,000 episodes of the present, profitable 5 Daytime Emmy Awards for excellent sport present host. Trebek obtained a lifetime achievement award from the Nationwide Academy of Tv Arts & Sciences in 2011.

Ken Jennings, the previous contestant who holds the document for the longest Jeopardy! profitable streak, supplied his condolences Sunday. “Alex wasn’t simply the most effective ever at what he did. He was additionally a beautiful and deeply first rate man, and I’m grateful for each minute I obtained to spend with him,” Jennings tweeted.

Trebek was identified with stage 4 pancreatic most cancers, which he introduced in March 2019, not lengthy after he renewed his contract to host the present via 2022. He underwent chemotherapy therapy however continued to seem on Jeopardy!

“Usually, the prognosis for this isn’t very encouraging, however I’m going to combat this,” Trebek mentioned in 2019. “And with the love and help of my household and mates, and with the assistance of your prayers additionally, I plan to beat the low survival price statistics for this illness.”

Trebek’s final day within the studio was October twenty ninth, in response to Selection, and the final episodes with him because the host will proceed to air via December twenty fifth.

Replace November eighth 1:10PM ET: Added remark from Ken Jennings