Alex Trebek Details ‘Good Days and Bad Days’ Amid Cancer Battle, Felt He Was ‘Slower’ During Latest ‘Jeopardy’ Tournament

Well, that argument’s settled: Ken Jennings may now be hailed as the best “Jeopardy!” player in history, having earned the coveted GOAT title – and a cool million dollars, to boot – this week after defeating James Holzhauer and Brad Rutter at the show’s “Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time” multi-part tournament. But their spectacular matchup almost never happened at all.

It's a big night for Ken Jennings.

PASADENA – Alex Trebek isn’t naïve to the thought that he was presented with a career blessing, even though he had a decade of broadcast experience when he landed what seemed to be a lifetime appointment as host of “Jeopardy!”

James Holzhauer, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter have one major thing in common with the rest of the world: They adore Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek — and they know him better than most.

By Nellie Andreeva

Good news, Jeopardy fans: Despite receiving a stage 4 cancer diagnosis and undergoing multiple rounds of chemotherapy, Alex Trebek doesn't plan to retireanytime soon. On Wednesday, the longtime host told reporters at the Television Critics Association winter press tour that he will continue doing the show as long as he can.

By Bruce Haring

By Dino-Ray Ramos

LOS ANGELES — “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek said on Wednesday he has no plans to retire any time soon, but after 36 years on the television quiz show he knows what his legacy should be.

By Bruce Haring

Alex Trebek soldiers on. The longtime host of Jeopardy and the show are back in primetime for a series of games titled Jeopardy: The Greatest of All Time with past champions Ken Jennings, Brad Rutter and James Holzhauer, the three highest money winners in the game show's history. And the new primetime special comes at a time when all eyes are on Trebek as he battles pancreatic cancer.

Longtime “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek, who last year announced that he has been diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer, said at the Television Critics Assn. winter press tour that he doesn’t expect to retire anytime soon.

By Peter White

Alex Trebek is still not ready to retire from Jeopardy!, but he already knows what he hopes his cultural impact will be. At the Television Critics Association winter press tour on Wednesday, Trebek and Greatest of All Time Tournament champions Ken Jennings, Brad Rutter, and James Holzhauer spoke about the longtime host's status as a living legend as he continues to receive treatment for pancreatic cancer.

hasn't yet picked a successor for Alex Trebek. 

Alex Trebek is sharing a message of support with Georgia Rep. John Lewis as both fight stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

Answer: This television game show, airing in its current incarnation of daily syndication for 35 years after first premiering in 1964, has won a record 33 Daytime Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award, and, in the last few months, revealed itself to be one of Peak TV's must-watch shows.

1. Jeopardy: The Greatest of All TimeSpecial To celebrate three decades of fun facts, Jeopardy! reunites three of the show’s most successful winners to find out who has all the answers. Alex Trebek will host as James Holzhauer, Ken Jennings, and Brad Rutter return to the show and compete for a chance to win the $1 million prize.When: Tuesday on ABC

Alex Trebek has revealed he’s already rehearsed for his final episode of Jeopardy!.

Ready to say goodbye — whenever that day may come. While Alex Trebek isn’t retiring from Jeopardy! just yet, he knows how the ending will play out. The 79-year-old, who has hosted the ABC trivia show since 1984, opened up about his future on the program amid his health battle on ABC’s What Is Jeopardy special.