Ken Jennings paid tribute to Alex Trebek on the four year anniversary of his death. The late Jeopardy! host died on November 8, 2020 due to stage four pancreatic cancer. Alex hosted the trivia show for nearly 37 seasons , setting a Guinness World Record for emceeing the most episodes of a single game show.
He hosted more than 8,200 Jeopardy! episodes before his passing. The show honored Alex with a sweet video posted to their Instagram on Friday, with Ken sharing kind words. He said: " Today, on the anniversary of his passing, I've been thinking a lot about the last time I ever came here to watch him host.
It was shortly before the pandemic, and he had announced his cancer diagnosis, and he actually asked if I would come backstage. And I was a little bit apprehensive about this. I'd never been to his dressing room, as a contestant.
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