Who-Dey and now Alex! I hate 2020, Rip Alex. 
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Kitchener, ON
I’ll take Canadian icons for $1000.
This beloved Canadian was nominated for 31 Daytime Emmy Awards.
Who is Alex Trebek?
Hopefully not someone like drew carey
Legend.. RIP
Quoted from Percula:RIP , I wonder who will replace him on the show?
Somewhat oddly fitting that he died shortly after Sean Connery - I'll take The Rapists for $500, that's Therapists for $500. RIP and enjoy that great game show in the sky.
Plainfield, IL
He definitely had a cool name. My roommate in college religiously recorded it and I had to watch it every day. What is a platypus?
I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Trebek back in the early '90's at ShowEast, a convention I used to attend yearly when I was in the business. My wife and I were newlyweds at the time and I had run into him when I had to run outside to take a call. I nearly ran into him and exclaimed, "You're Alex Trebek !" and he quickly followed up with.."and you're Norm ****" I've been wanting to meet up with you!" Stupid ass that I was, he was looking at my name tag and we both had a good laugh. My then-new wife came over to me and told me our table was ready, Alex had introduced himself, then introduced me to her. She was floored. Such a kind and decent man, with quick wit. He'll be missed, to be sure.
I'm a big jeopardy fan. It's really sad to hear this news.
My thoughts go out to his family and loved ones.
2020 is a just a non-stop shitshow...
Quoted from indybru:Very sad news Rest In Peace. To answer one of the questions .
I think Ken Jennings will be replacement.
Unfortunately I think you're right. Jennings is kind of a dick
Quoted from jellikit:RIP Alex.
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Loved High Rollers before his Jeopardy days. Ruta Lee is still around....
I was fortunate to work with Alex for almost 10 years on Jeopardy. Always the consummate professional. He will be greatly missed.
Last night I got a strange feeling completely out of the blue... I felt compelled to watch Jepordy. I don't think I've actually watched an episode in over a decade. I just had the sudden unexplainable compulsion to watch it while in the middle of cooking dinner. I flipped on the TV, and oddly enough, not only did it happen to be on, but the episode was just starting. So I casually watched as if it was something I was "required" to do, and at the end I felt I somehow satisfied this unexplainable need to see it. Needless to say, this morning's news came as a shock.
Godspeed Alex!
Quoted from Dr_Smith:Last night I got a strange feeling completely out of the blue... I felt compelled to watch Jepordy. I don't think I've actually watched an episode in over a decade. I just had the sudden unexplainable compulsion to watch it while in the middle of cooking dinner. I flipped on the TV, and oddly enough, not only did it happen to be on, but the episode was just starting. So I casually watched as if it was something I was "required" to do, and at the end I felt I somehow satisfied this unexplainable need to see it. Needless to say, this morning's news came as a shock.
Godspeed Alex!
Lives in Las Vegas? Check
Gets premonitions? Check
What's your feeling on the Monday night football game? 
Sad news. His enthusiasm and curiosity seemed to be very genuine.
For anybody who doesn't know it, this is the Alex brownie story:
“I had just arrived in California and went to a friend’s house for dinner, and there were brownies. I love brownies—I’m a chocoholic—and I didn’t realize that they were hash brownies. And… whoa. That threw me for a loop. I took down about a half-dozen. The dinner party was on a Friday, and I was not able to leave that house until Sunday afternoon. I spent the next day and a half in bed. It was not a good trip, and I have not done any of that stuff since!”
Quoted from Daditude:What's your feeling on the Monday night football game?
LoL, well I don't watch or follow any sports at all and have never had a sports premonition.
That being said, my feeling would be that the Patriots will win (by 7 or perhaps even by 10).
They did a nice eulogy including a write up and a short video by the producer on their website. No new host will be announced yet, and they will run Alex's final filmed episodes through December 25.
https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/news-events/alex-trebek-1940-2020
Quoted from Percula:RIP , I wonder who will replace him on the show?
Ben Shapiro could do it, he just doesn't know it yet.
Funny, my favorite Connery line is actually Darrell Hammond:
Trebek: Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?
Connery: No, but I kish _your_ mother with it!
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Quoted from thechakapakuni:RIP Mr Trebek
PS Ken Jennings gets my vote to carry the Jeopardy torch, pretty sure he’s qualified
I’m going to quote myself here, Ken Jennings is going to be the interim host! Couldn’t think of a better person for the job 
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Quoted from thechakapakuni:I’m going to quote myself here, Ken Jennings is going to be the interim host! Couldn’t think of a better person for the job
Jennings is going to be the first guest host. They haven't picked a replacement yet.
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