Jeopardy!host and TV legend Alex Trebek has died at the age of 80.
Thank you, Alex."
Trebek announced in March 2019 that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
In aYouTube videoposted on Mar.
Trebek even ended with a joke, saying, “Truth told, I have to!
Because under the terms of my contract, I have to host Jeopardy!
for three more years!”
Trebek said at the time, “It’s kind of mind-boggling.
“I believe we are the first quiz show to come back on the air in the COVID-19 era.
On a personal level, I’m excited because it gets me out of the house.
It gives me something to do on a regular basis, and I was missing that.”
TheJeopardy!host was previously married to Elaine Kares, and he adopted her daughter Nicky.
Trebek is also survived by his wife, Jean Currivan, and their two children, Matthew and Emily.
His last episode ofJeopardy!will air Dec. 25, 2020, according toTMZ.
