Ken Jennings: We Will Make Alex Proud!

Ken Jennings will take on hosting duties for Jeopardy! The legendary Alex Trebek died from pancreatic cancer.

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With the loss of Alex Trebek, it’s going to be a very difficult year for the fans of Jeopardy!

The longest running syndicated game show lost the legendary host to pancreatic cancer.

What happens next? 

Who will fill the shoes that Alex left behind?

Well the show already has a list of possible hosts to replace Alex.

The interim hosts are coming to fill the shoes that Alex left.

Enter the Greatest Of All Time, Ken Jennings. The legendary contestant who won over $4 million on Jeopardy! Will be the first of several guest hosts. He will begin filming the show on November 30th. 

There will only ever be one Alex Trebek, but I'm honored to be helping Jeopardy! out with this in January. https://t.co/2m2b5IQnkw

— Ken Jennings (@KenJennings) November 23, 2020

The shows will be in syndication and will begin in late December and head into January.

Executive producer Mike Richards said in a prepared statement that resuming production is exactly what Alex would have wanted.

“We will honor Alex’s legacy by continuing to produce the game he loved with smart contestants and challenging clues. … By bringing in familiar guest hosts for the foreseeable future, our goal is to create a sense of community and continuity for our viewers,” Richards said to The Chicago Sun-Times.

Jennings managed to defeat two legendary contestants. Jennings took on James Holzhauer and Brad Rutter.

The final tapings from Alex will last until January 4, 2021. He has recorded enough to air through Christmas.

The rotating hosts could be Jennings, Holzhauer, Rutter, Vanna White, Pat Sajak, Anderson Cooper, Ryan Seacrest and LeVar Burton.