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George Alexander Trebek [2] OC (/ t r ə ˈ b ɛ k /; July 22, 1940 – November 8, 2020) was a Canadian-American game show host and television personality.He was best known for hosting the syndicated general knowledge quiz game show Jeopardy! for 37 seasons from its revival in 1984 until his death in 2020.
Pitfall is a Canadian game show that aired in American and Canadian syndication from September 14, 1981, to September 1982. The host was Alex Trebek and the announcer was John Barton (who also served as co-producer).
Because most game shows do not award prizes until the episode airs, and prizing is the responsibility of the producers, many contestants had won prizes on Let's Make a Deal and Pitfall that were no longer paid for. In the case of the latter show, which had not yet premiered, production staff—among them host Alex Trebek—were not paid. [13]
Stacker examined data from YouGov on well-known television personalities to rank the 20 most popular TV game show hosts of all time. ... #1. Alex Trebek - Have heard of: 91%
The Wizard of Odds is an American television game show hosted by Alex Trebek that aired on NBC from July 17,1973, to June 28, 1974, in which people from the studio audience vied in a number of rounds, primarily games revolving around statistical questions. [2]
Trebek, who passed away on November 8, 2020, at the age of 80 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, had won six Daytime Emmy awards for Outstanding Game Show Host and was as important to the ...
The starting salary remained $5,000 per episode. [4] This would be the final season for longtime cast members Tim Meadows, [5] Cheri Oteri, [6] and Colin Quinn. [7] Meadows had been on the show for 10 seasons since 1991 (a record at the time); while Oteri and Quinn had both been on for five seasons since 1995.
The question took center stage during the show’s second round when contestant Cris Pannullo selected the $600 clue in the category titled, “Speech! Parts of Speech!”