How ‘Jeopardy’ honored Alex Trebek on the 2nd anniversary of his death

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“Jeopardy” honored late host Alex Trebek on Tuesday’s “Match of Champions” episode with a class known as “Remembering Alex Trebek.”

“The person, the parable, the legend. We miss you, Alex. We’re honoring Alex Trebek’s reminiscence in tonight’s particular exhibition sport,” the present’s Twitter account captioned a clip of the clues.

Previous champions Amy Schneider,Matt Amodio, and Mattea Roach tackled clues centered on the beloved host’s life together with Trebek’s hometown, his faculty main and his breakfast of selection.

“Alex’s favourite parody of himself was this fellow Canadian on ‘SCTV’ who spoofed him as Alex Trebel, host of “Half Wits,'” host Ken Jennings stated as he learn one clue.

“What’s Levy?” Amodio accurately recognized Eugene Levy.

Alex Trebek
Alex Trebek died of pancreatic most cancers in 2020.
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However one clue, particularly, stumped all three contestants. They had been proven an image of a hardware device Trebek had in his assortment, however nobody was in a position to accurately determine it as a woodruff key.

“You had been all every not shut in any respect on that,” Jennings joked at their very off guesses.

Trebek died of pancreatic most cancers on Nov. 8, 2020 on the age of 80. He hosted the present for practically 37 seasons.

Alex Trebek hosted "Jeopardy" for 37 seasons.
Alex Trebek hosted “Jeopardy” for practically 37 seasons.
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Jennings and “The Huge Bang Principle” alum Mayim Bialik have been splitting internet hosting duties based mostly on Bialik’s filming schedule for her Fox sitcom “Name Me Kat.”

Nevertheless, manufacturing of the present has been postponed indefinitely since actor Leslie Jordan’s premature demise final month.

Each hosts have had their fair proportion of rising pains — with Jennings even admitting that it’s simpler to be a “Jeopardy” contestant than the host.

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