1 week Ago By Jailene Cuevas
Ken Jennings paid tribute to Alex Trebek on the four year anniversary of his death. The late Jeopardy! host died on November 8, 2020 due to stage four pancreatic cancer. Alex hosted the trivia show for nearly 37 seasons , setting a Guinness World Record for emceeing the most episodes of a single game show.
He hosted more than 8,200 Jeopardy! episodes before his passing. The show honored Alex with a sweet video posted to their Instagram on Friday, with Ken sharing kind words. He said: " Today, on the anniversary of his passing, I've been thinking a lot about the last time I ever came here to watch him host.
It was shortly before the pandemic, and he had announced his cancer diagnosis, and he actually asked if I would come backstage. And I was a little bit apprehensive about this. I'd never been to his dressing room, as a contestant.
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He told Ken that "most people don't get to hear the nice things about themselves, because people don't say it until after they're gone." Ken went on: "They say those things at the funeral," but Alex "got to hear all those things" when he was alive. The Jeopardy! host who took over for Alex concluded the video by saying: " It struck me then that maybe he had never thought much about how much he meant to people as a light entertainer, a quiz show host.
He didn't realize how important he was to people who watched Jeopardy! . I remember giving him a hug, and maybe that was a mistake — I don't know if Alex was a hugger — but it was just nice to be able to see him and think about how he thought about his life that way." Ken "didn't realize" how much Alex meant to people, " which was which was everything.
" Fans were moved by Ken's words and how much Alex meant to them. One person commented: " I cried when he died like I knew him personally." Another fan wrote: "What a lovely memory Ken.
Alex was a legend! So glad he got to know how much he meant to people that loved him and Jeopardy. A third user penned: "Oh he’s so, so, so missed!! We will forever remember and love you, Alex!" DAILY NEWSLETTER: Sign up here to get the latest news and updates from the Mirror US straight to your inbox with our FREE newsletter. Click here to follow the Mirror US on Google News to stay up to date with all the latest news, sports and entertainment stories.
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