# Alex Trebek and Regis Philbin

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-trebek-and-regis-philbin/17924>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [April 10, 2000, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-trebek-and-regis-philbin/17924 "2000-04-10T23:16:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![WallyM7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5e925/32.png) [@WallyM7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WallyM7)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2000, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-trebek-and-regis-philbin/17924/1 "2000-04-10T23:16:00Z")

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In a street fight. No rules. Who would win?

I’m leaning towards Trebek. He’s bigger and a couple of years younger. But then again, Philbin is small but wiry. He’d probably be a bit faster.

What do you think? Tawk aboudit.

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**Author:** ![Odieman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@Odieman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odieman)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2000, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-trebek-and-regis-philbin/17924/2 "2000-04-10T23:24:00Z")

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Easy, Alex. I have this mental image of Regis and him standing in the street ready to fight. Alex would turn to Rege and say " Look, your shoe is untied." Rege would look down and Alex would sucker punch him.

Don’t forget Alex used to play hockey, eh!  
Keith

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You want brilliance BEFORE I’ve had my coffee!!!

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**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2000, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-trebek-and-regis-philbin/17924/3 "2000-04-11T00:24:00Z")

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The real battle is going to be Gaudere vs. David B. The winner will be the first moderator who kicks this to MPSIMS. Sorry Wally.

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**Author:** ![David\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@David\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_B)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2000, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-trebek-and-regis-philbin/17924/4 "2000-04-11T01:07:00Z")

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And David B wins with a quick jab!