“Jeopardy!” executive producer Mike Richards delivered a heartwarming special message Monday to honor the beloved host, who died Sunday at age 80 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
Today we honor Alex Trebek. For over three decades he brought integrity, humor and intelligence to his duties as host of Jeopardy! He will be in our hearts forever.
— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) November 10, 2020
Thank you, Alex. Love from us all. 💜 pic.twitter.com/w8abYY8SX5
“Over the weekend, we lost our beloved host, Alex Trebek,” he said. “This is an enormous loss for our staff and crew, for his family and for his millions of fans. He loved this show and everything it stood for. In fact, he taped his final episodes less than two weeks ago. He will forever be an inspiration for his constant desire to learn, his kindness and for his love of his family.”
“We will air his final 35 episodes as they were shot. That’s what he wanted,” he added, fighting off tears. “On behalf of everyone here at ‘Jeopardy!’, thank you for everything, Alex. This is ‘Jeopardy!’ ”
The show then showed lights dimming on the infamous stage that Trebek has graced for nearly four decades — since 1984.
Trebek’s last day in the studio was Oct. 29, but pretaped episodes will air through December, with the last one featuring him slated for Christmas Day.
“Alex taped shows through December 25th, 2020. They will air as he intended, in his honor,” the show wrote on Instagram.
The show has not announced candidates to replace Trebek, but speculation from fans has mounted as to who will take over hosting duties for the top-rated game show, reports The NY Post.
Trebek adamantly insisted on carrying out his hosting duties until he no longer could, vowing to quit only if cancer impacted his performance.
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