Ken Jennings Reveals Touching ‘Jeopardy!’ Tradition From Alex Trebek

The Canadian American TV host died in November 2020 at the age of 80 years after a general battle with pancreatic cancer.

Ken Jennings did not make a fan of science fiction, and for this reason the opening night showed at the classic TCM festival Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back On April 24. In this event, he said the people magazine About a “difficult” extent, entry to the late host shoe was.

“It was very difficult after Alex because, of course, we missed it all,” I explained. “No one has seen anyone else hosting for nearly 40 years. It was a difficult amendment, and I didn’t want to be there.”

“I wanted Alex – just as the man, but fortunately, I saw him host enough that I had this inner feeling of what he would do here, and this is really the only thing that led me to me,” continued. “After a few years, I got enough actors I feel a little comfortable there.”

Then Jennings was asked if he wanted to switch anything and make him different from the way Alex Tribak did. However, he said that the producers follow a “very narrow format” and noticed that they are serving “a servant of tradition” and “a change resistant audience” that does not like to tamper with the way Alex did a lot.

“So I don’t think anyone suddenly wants … What will be even? He said jokingly.” I think Ryan [Seacrest]Do wheel [of Fortune] Now, so it is unlikely that there are major changes per hour. I admire first and foremost. I want to see risk I grew up. “

The display format is unlikely to change, and the tradition of the wearing room inherited from Alex Tribak will not change either. Jennings explained that Alex was a fan of an old old movie, so Trebek has always had TCM (Turner Classic Movies) in the dressing room before the show.

“From my childhood upward, which is part of risk! Jennings revealed that Alex was always on TCM in the dressing room, and this is a pleasure that I am pleased with, “

Alex Tribak revealed that he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2019 and died the following year. On November 8, 2024, the fourth anniversary of his death, Jennings moved to Instagram to exchange a sweet memory of the late host.

“Today, on the anniversary of his death, I was thinking a lot in the last time I came here to see him hosting.” “It was shortly before the epidemic, and he announced his diagnosis of cancer, and he actually asked whether I was going back. I was somewhat worried about this.

“It was not a great feeling that day,” he added. “It often seemed great while he was performing, but he was not in the best scenes, but he received me warmly, and he asked me how he was doing, and I was really affected by his emotional extent about the flow of love he was getting. risk Fans. “