# RIP Alex Trebek **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death, reality-or-game-show\ **Created:** [November 8, 2020, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-alex-trebek/925067 "2020-11-08T17:45:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-alex-trebek/925067/1 "2020-11-08T17:45:34Z")
Posted in the Jeopardy thread, but deserving of its own thread, I think. > ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-alex-trebek/925067/2 "2020-11-08T18:04:16Z")
Fittingly, the Jeopardy! website says his last broadcast will be on 25 December (his last day in the studio was 29 October). So at least we’ll get one more “Merry Christmas.” ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-alex-trebek/925067/3 "2020-11-08T18:07:14Z")
> [@The Jeopardy thread \[was James Holzhauer\]\[contains spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer/832696/1522): > > Rest in peace, Alex. You will be greatly missed. My condolences to his family. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-alex-trebek/925067/4 "2020-11-08T18:23:09Z")
I always liked him. Rest in peace Alex. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-alex-trebek/925067/5 "2020-11-08T18:24:21Z")
A television icon, and a huge part of many people’s lives for decades. RIP. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-alex-trebek/925067/6 "2020-11-08T18:24:54Z")
Oh, damn!! 😢 ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-alex-trebek/925067/7 "2020-11-08T18:32:47Z")
Damn. Not unexpected, but still very sad. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-alex-trebek/925067/8 "2020-11-08T18:34:19Z")
I’ll take Greatest Host Ever for $2000. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-alex-trebek/925067/9 "2020-11-08T18:37:36Z")
If they search for a thousand years, they won’t find a better host. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-alex-trebek/925067/10 "2020-11-08T18:40:58Z")
As my wife said, although we knew that pancreatic cancer is tough to beat, he did so well for so long, and kept looking and performing so well, that it was easy to assume he’d just keep going. On the show, at least, he didn’t appear to be getting any worse. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-alex-trebek/925067/11 "2020-11-08T18:41:08Z")
That’s what we get, 2020? One day? RIP Alex. You were the best. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-alex-trebek/925067/12 "2020-11-08T18:46:12Z")
2020 really sucks. RIP Alex. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-alex-trebek/925067/13 "2020-11-08T18:52:26Z")
My earliest Alex Trebek memories are from a game show he hosted on NBC in the mid '70s, called _High Rollers_. I just found a picture of him from that show – the perm and 'stache were most excellent. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LhHkJ1_YEDw/hqdefault.jpg) ](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LhHkJ1_YEDw/hqdefault.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-alex-trebek/925067/14 "2020-11-08T18:54:42Z")
I remember him from those days. Excellent post! ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-alex-trebek/925067/15 "2020-11-08T19:05:40Z")
Well, shit. Obviously not unexpected but still a punch in the gut. ---
**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 8, 2020, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-alex-trebek/925067/16 "2020-11-08T19:06:46Z")
My first memory of Trebek was as host of _Pitfall_, a short-lived game show that featured some really inventive set design: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/MILaXegK2mI/hqdefault.jpg "Pitfall (Game Show) - Dan, Vivienne & Mary") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MILaXegK2mI) It’s rather a pity the show proved financially unsuccessful (and ended up stiffing Trebek out of his salary). I would have loved to see more of it. Of course, Trebek later became host of _Jeopardy!_, which our family watched religiously every evening at 17:30 during dinner. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-alex-trebek/925067/17 "2020-11-08T19:08:43Z")
He was just outwaiting Connery wasn’t he?[sup]SNL[/SNL] ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-alex-trebek/925067/18 "2020-11-08T19:09:16Z")
``` I’ve been watching Classic Concentration episodes on one of the over the air tv channels. Alex was a great host no matter what show he was on. RIP. ``` [image|666x500](https://boards.straightdope.com/uploads/short-url/aCxNTmWUvYGdIEy8RqjYwqRk21P.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-alex-trebek/925067/19 "2020-11-08T19:11:15Z")
Damn it. I cried a bit when I read the announcement. I will miss him very much. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-alex-trebek/925067/20 "2020-11-08T19:15:20Z")
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