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Alex Trebek was the legendary host of Jeopardy! for decades. When he passed away two years ago, it was extremely tough for viewers to accept that a new host had to be found. After some drama happened in finding a new host, it has since been decided that Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings and actress Mayim Bialik will share hosting duties for now.
Ken won over $4.5 million while competing on the game show and became a fan-favorite contestant. Since he was on the show so often, he became close with Alex and now believes that Alex would be happy that he was taking over hosting duties.
Ken Jennings believes Alex Trebek wanted him to take over hosting ‘Jeopardy!’
Ken shared, โI donโt want to put words in anybodyโs mouth. But over the years, I did get the sense that it was an idea that wouldnโt have annoyed Alex. He asked me to read his audiobook when his voice wasnโt up to doing every chapter towards the end. I felt like that was a very nice gesture of successorship that he didnโt have to make.โ
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Ken also talked about the last conversation he had with Alex before he died from pancreatic cancer. He said, โThe thing that stuck with me is he thanked me for coming in to fill in for him. That just broke me. I said, โAlex, are you kidding? We should be thanking you. Iโd take a bullet for you, Alex. Iโm happy to help.โโ
Ken added that Alex once told him he believed in ghosts so he now wonders if Alex is still hanging around the set of the show. He continued, โYou do kind of feel like he must be in the building. Itโs not quite the same as a spectral form peering around a corner and saying, โNo, no, what is Bucharest? Bucharest, Romania.โ But itโs nice to feel like heโs still there and part of the show.โ
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