{"id":115283,"date":"2020-11-08T18:34:09","date_gmt":"2020-11-08T18:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/alex-trebek-pancreatic-cancer-longtime-host-of-jeopardy-passes-away\/"},"modified":"2020-11-08T18:34:09","modified_gmt":"2020-11-08T18:34:09","slug":"alex-trebek-longtime-host-of-jeopardy-passes-away-game-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/11\/08\/alex-trebek-longtime-host-of-jeopardy-passes-away-game-rant\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Trebek, Longtime Host of Jeopardy! Passes Away | Game Rant"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The unfortunate\u00a0announcement\u00a0came in over Twitter just recently: Alex Trebek, who had hosted the iconic\u00a0Jeopardy!\u00a0<\/em>game show since 1984, recently passed away following his battle with cancer. Shortly after his passing, the official\u00a0Jeopardy!<\/em> Twitter account made a brief\u00a0statement\u00a0informing the public that Trebek had passed peacefully in his home, surrounded by friends and family. Though Sony has confirmed more episodes hosted by Trebek will air through December 25, they will not be announcing a new host for the time being.<\/p>\n

Though\u00a0the exact timing of this news did feel like a surprise given the TV star’s optimistic outlook, fans had been fearing for his health since Trebek initially announced his diagnosis last year. In a video posted to YouTube, the iconic game show host<\/a> startled fans with the news that he would be receiving treatment for stage IV pancreatic cancer. At the time, he announced his intention to finish filming the current season of\u00a0Jeopardy!<\/em>, stating: “Normally, the prognosis for this is not very encouraging, but I\u2019m going to fight this, and I\u2019m going to keep working,” a promise he kept<\/a>, as he continued to work on the show up to October 29, his last day in the studio.<\/p>\n

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He was certainly correct about about the prognosis: the average lifespan of an individual diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer is one year. So it was fairly encouraging when Trebek cleared that milestone, with frequent updates that indicated he was doing well, and hoping to continue working on the show as long as possible. Though he did not get the chance to beat the disease and finish out his time on the show, he had a long career, and a presence that touched millions of lives all across America, and the world. After hearing of his passing, Ken Jennings, who holds the record<\/a> for the longest winning streak on\u00a0Jeopardy!<\/em> wrote: “Alex wasn\u2019t just the best ever at what he did. He was also a lovely and deeply decent man, and I\u2019m grateful for every minute I got to spend with him.”<\/p>\n