Jeopardy’s Tribute to Alex Trebek
Jeopardy! began its show tonight with this special tribute to Alex Trebek from executive producer Mike Richards. Trebek died on Saturday morning, 18 months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. A …..
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Answers, Questions, and the Big Dream
For decades, game shows have been the TikTok of television. Regular old you and I were never going to appear on I Love Lucy or Lost in Space or Breaking …..
Alex Trebek’s Memoir Hits the Highlights
“I don’t have a lot of ghosts. I don’t have any bad memories that affect my life. It’s all good. Sure, I think of Mom and Dad and [sister] Barbara …..
Alex Trebek Has Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer
Alex Trebek, the host of Jeopardy! since 1984, announced this week that he has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. In a video released by the show (above), he …..
Inside the Brain of a Jeopardy! Contestant
A chat between three veteran Jeopardy! players about what you think while you’re on the game.
Jeopardy! Flashback: ‘Single… and Available’
What you learn when you tell a national television audience that you live alone in a studio apartment.
Ken Jennings IS the 99%
Even Jeopardy champions have it rough these days.
Merv Griffin Sings ‘I’ve Got a Loverly Bunch of Coconuts’
Ever wonder what Merv Griffin did for work before he became a talk show host and inventor of Jeopardy? Here’s your answer.
Alex Trebek Chases Burglar, Ruptures Tendon, Utters Quip
“What is, it happened at 2:30 a.m., chasing a burglar down the hallway of my San Francisco hotel when my Achilles tendon ruptured and I then fell on carpet, bruising …..
Ken Jennings and Jewel: The Eerie Coincidences!
Jeopardy! champ Ken Jennings and folk-pop singer Jewel were born on the same day: May 23rd, 1974.
Watson vs. Humans: How’d We Do?
How did we do with our predictions last week about the big Watson vs. Humans showdown on Jeopardy? Let’s look.
Watson vs. Humans: A Jeopardy Champ’s View
As an olde-time Jeopardy champ, I have a few choice thoughts on next week’s big contest pitting IBM’s computer Watson against two humans, former champs Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter.I am also ready to predict the winner.Let’s get to the thoughts.
Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter Will Tag-Team a Computer on Jeopardy!
Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, two of Jeopardy!’s all-time great champs, will compete against an IBM computer named Watson on the show in February.Jennings and Rutter could win a million bucks. If Watson wins, he gets a soothing oil bath.
Alex Trebek is 70. Holy Cow!
Alex Trebek, host of the game show Jeopardy! since 1984, turns 70 today. (Born the same year as Bugs Bunny and Bruce Lee, it turns out.)We wish him the happiest possible birthday. He was 44 when he started hosting the show.
Zsa Zsa Gabor, ‘Jeopardy!’ Fan
“She was watching her favorite show, ‘Jeopardy,’ when the phone rang. She reached over to pick it up and fell.”
Birthday Twins: Merv Griffin and Bill Haley
Merv Griffin and Bill Haley were both born on this very day in 1925. Haley was born in Michigan, Griffin in California.Bill Haley gained super-fame earlier, thanks to “Shake, Rattle and Roll” and especially “Rock Around the Clock” in the 1950s. He was super-famous all over again in the 1970s, when “Rock Around the Clock” became the official anthem of 1950s nostalgia.
Dick Francis, Reliable ‘Jeopardy!’ Answer, Dead at 89
Mystery writer Dick Francis has died at age 89.