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Replacing the late Alex Trebek ... Mayim and Ken were both making $4 million dollars a year to host Jeopardy!, with a rumored salary increase of $1 million for each year they stayed on the show.
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.
[41] [42] Fellow Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings has likened this feat to "a basketball player notching 70-point games for an entire season or a baseball player hitting for the cycle in every game". [43] Holzhauer's average winnings were more than the estimated $43,000 per episode that host Alex Trebek earned for hosting the show. [44]
In September 2020, Jennings signed on as a consulting producer of Jeopardy! for the show's 37th season, a job that included reading on-air categories. [42] [43] Alex Trebek, the longtime host of Jeopardy!, had been diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer the previous year.
The pair’s ascension came after a chaotic year that saw the duo temporarily filling the void left by the late Alex Trebek’s original, short-lived successor, Mike Richards. A Sony rep declined ...
On the 4th anniversary of Alex Trebek's death from pancreatic cancer at age 80, current 'Jeopardy!' host Ken Jennings shared a touching tribute to his TV legacy.
At the end of the Jeopardy! credits on December 21, 2016, Alex Trebek gave a tribute to Stowell and said, "For the past six Jeopardy! programs, you folks have been getting to know the talented champion Cindy Stowell. Appearing on our show was the fulfillment of a lifelong ambition.
The late Trebek once referred to the "Jeopardy!" writers as "really sharp." ... However, just as we did, led by Alex Trebek, during the 2007-2008 strike, we will deliver first-run episodes again ...