Alex Trebekdied on Sunday at the age of 80 following a lengthy battle with stage four pancreatic cancer. But on Thursday night, he appeared in a pre-taped episode of Trebek and the evening's champion, Burt Thakur, shared an emotional moment following Thakur's win when Trebek asked the contestant if he had family cheering him on back home. «You know, here's a true story.
I grew up… I learned English because of you,» Thakur told Trebek, wiping away tears. «My grandfather, who raised me — I'm going to get tears right now — I used to sit on his lap and watch you every day.
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