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This game show host is eager to get back to work despite battling cancer. Who is Alex Trebek? The “Jeopardy!” host, 79, who revealed that he was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer in March 2019, is looking forward to taping new episodes once filming resumes after the COVID-19 pandemic. “Alex is looking forward to …
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“Jeopardy!” will soon be in all-encore mode. TVLine has learned that the iconic Alex Trebek-hosted game show — which halted production roughly three months ago due to the coronavirus pandemic — will air its last original episode on Friday, June 12. Reruns begin airing on Monday, June 15, and will continue until the show deems it …
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I’ll take “Twitter Feuds” for $2,000, Alex. Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday called greatest-of-all-time “Jeopardy!” champion Ken Jennings a “knucklehead” for joking about him being arrested on the Tesla factory floor. Jennings’ quip came after Musk announced on Monday afternoon that Tesla would be reopening its Fremont, Calif., factory against stay-at-home orders that require …
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Her name ain’t Ariana. It’s Miss Jackson, if you’re on ‘Jeopardy!’ A contestant on the weeknightly game show riled fans of both pop queens when he incorrectly answered a question on Wednesday night that included a live clip from the 2018 Billboard Music Awards. Contestant Alwin Hui, of Washington DC, thought he had a clue …
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Alex Trebek, who built his game show empire on the backs of trivia-obsessed nerds, knows a “loser” when he sees one. The last day to watch a new episode of “Jeopardy!” is May 1, according to an announcement on Twitter, and that’s got fans reminiscing about the long-running game show. While the 79-year-old host is responsible …
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Alex Trebek has been working on a memoir while he’s been battling pancreatic cancer. “I want people to know a little more about the person they have been cheering on for the past year,” the “Jeopardy!” host writes in an excerpt of “The Answer Is … Reflections of My Life” on publisher Simon & Schuster’s …
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Alex Trebek is releasing a memoir this summer — just in time for his 80th birthday. After more than three decades hosting “Jeopardy!” — and being begged to pen a tell-all about his own life and what it’s like behind the scenes — the beloved emcee is releasing a book on July 21. Trebek, who …
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I’ll take “predicting the future” for $1,000, Alex. “Jeopardy!” fans were bowled over on Tuesday night when a clue on the board seemed to reference the coronavirus pandemic. But the April 7 episode — in which three university students were competing as the storied ABC game show’s two-week-long College Championship — was filmed in early …
This game show host is eager to get back to work despite battling cancer. Who is Alex Trebek? The “Jeopardy!” host, 79, who revealed that he was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer in March 2019, is looking forward to taping new episodes once filming resumes after the COVID-19 pandemic. “Alex is looking forward to …
