# If Alex Trebek Retires from Jeopardy!, Who Should Replace Him? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 22, 2019, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-alex-trebek-retires-from-jeopardy-who-should-replace-him/843804 "2019-11-22T02:30:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2019, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-alex-trebek-retires-from-jeopardy-who-should-replace-him/843804/41 "2019-11-24T04:39:42Z")
Some good suggestions. I didn’t want to make it about sex, but I’d like to see a woman host. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2019, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-alex-trebek-retires-from-jeopardy-who-should-replace-him/843804/42 "2019-11-24T06:20:33Z")
Will Ferrell, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2019, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-alex-trebek-retires-from-jeopardy-who-should-replace-him/843804/43 "2019-11-24T07:14:47Z")
> [@Personal](#): > > Some good suggestions. I didn’t want to make it about sex, but I’d like to see a woman host. Meredith Vieira. Some game show experience (“Who Wants to be a Millionaire”), but she also has solid news credentials and talk show experience. She strikes me as a broadcast personality with a wide range of experience and who would take the hosting position as seriously as Alex Trebek. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2019, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-alex-trebek-retires-from-jeopardy-who-should-replace-him/843804/44 "2019-11-24T11:03:50Z")
If she weren’t 75 (and therefore likely excluded from consideration), I think Anne Robinson, who hosted the UK version of _ **The Weakest Link** _, would make a good _ **Jeopardy!** _ host. ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2019, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-alex-trebek-retires-from-jeopardy-who-should-replace-him/843804/45 "2019-11-24T13:14:48Z")
> [@pmwgreen](#): > > Any voice actor would be good, hopefully someone recognizable, but not tied up in a leading role. John Ratzenberger is a great suggestion. John Ratzenberger is almost as old as Alex Trebek. If Ratzenberger replaces Trebek, it’s probably not going to be for long. ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2019, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-alex-trebek-retires-from-jeopardy-who-should-replace-him/843804/46 "2019-11-24T13:15:53Z")
Oh, and as a reminder, Trebek was about 44 years old when he began hosting _Jeopardy!_. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-alex-trebek-retires-from-jeopardy-who-should-replace-him/843804/47 "2019-11-25T14:23:56Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Meredith Vieira. Some game show experience (“Who Wants to be a Millionaire”), but she also has solid news credentials and talk show experience. She strikes me as a broadcast personality with a wide range of experience and who would take the hosting position as seriously as Alex Trebek. Wow. I love this idea. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-alex-trebek-retires-from-jeopardy-who-should-replace-him/843804/48 "2019-11-25T14:40:40Z")
> [@psychonaut](#): > > John Ratzenberger is almost as old as Alex Trebek. If Ratzenberger replaces Trebek, it’s probably not going to be for long. An interim host might be a good idea, actually. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-alex-trebek-retires-from-jeopardy-who-should-replace-him/843804/49 "2019-11-25T14:52:24Z")
> [@Pazu](#): > > I’m sure he’s quite comfortable where he is, but I could really see Peter Sagal from _Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me_ in the role. Ooo, great idea! I love him on _Wait Wait_ - smart, funny and quick-witted, and never as condescending as Alex sometimes seem to be. He could do a great job on _Jeopardy!_ ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2019, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-alex-trebek-retires-from-jeopardy-who-should-replace-him/843804/50 "2019-12-01T00:02:06Z")
My suggestions already have been mentioned. Trebek himself has endorsed Tom Bergeron (cite not available, but I probably could find it if I tried hard enough). Andy Richter was the best celebrity Jeopardy! player ever. Aisha Tyler is a great host, clever and quick. She would be my top vote. ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2019, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-alex-trebek-retires-from-jeopardy-who-should-replace-him/843804/51 "2019-12-01T00:39:40Z")
I didn’t recognize Aisha Tyler’s name, but I guess she’s the host of Whose Line? You’re right; she would be good. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2019, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-alex-trebek-retires-from-jeopardy-who-should-replace-him/843804/52 "2019-12-01T22:22:55Z")
I’ve said in an another thread that I’d like to see Andy Richter replace Trebek. He needs a gig of his own, and he’d be great in this. He’s my top pick. Anderson Cooper would be a great choice. I’d love him in this, but I don’t see him going the game-show route. I’d watch Ken Jennings host. Some other suggestions in this thread are a bit much for Jeopardy. Don’t want the host overshadowing the program. There’s a fine line here - likeable with the proper demeanor and presence, but sans oversized personality or shtick. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2019, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-alex-trebek-retires-from-jeopardy-who-should-replace-him/843804/53 "2019-12-02T00:53:04Z")
> [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > Anderson Cooper would be a great choice. I’d love him in this, but I don’t see him going the game-show route. I miss The Mole. ---
**Author:** ![Harrington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac8455/32.png) [@Harrington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harrington)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2019, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-alex-trebek-retires-from-jeopardy-who-should-replace-him/843804/54 "2019-12-02T00:57:03Z")
Alex Trebek is irreplaceable. They should implode the show. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2019, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-alex-trebek-retires-from-jeopardy-who-should-replace-him/843804/55 "2019-12-02T01:01:01Z")
[quote=“madsircool, post:6, topic:843804”] I know that this isnt possible unless they buried Huell in the Pet Semetary, but Tennessee native Huell Howser would have been a brilliant Jeopardy host. Im not sure that he is known outside of California, but he had a perfect balance of humor, empathy and intelligence. [/QUOTE] I left LA in 2010 and missed seeing that Huell had died. Sorry to hear that; I always enjoyed his show “California Gold” and I loved his voice. You have described him perfectly. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2019, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-alex-trebek-retires-from-jeopardy-who-should-replace-him/843804/56 "2019-12-02T04:32:24Z")
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