Alex Trebek was fighting until the end. On Monday, “Jeopardy!” producer Mike Richards appeared on the “Today” show to talk about the late host’s final week of episodes, airing Jan.
4 to 8. RELATED: ‘Jeopardy!’ Executive Producer Previews Alex Trebek’s Final Episodes Richards revealed that Trebek was actually in the hospital the week before taping his final episodes. “The week before we taped those episodes, he was in the hospital,” Richards said. “This man was unbelievable.
He calls me and he said, ‘Mike, I’m going to be fine. I’ll be in to tape. I was able to eat Jello today.’” Richards recalled telling Trebek “‘that doesn’t mean you’re going to be ready to host five episodes of a game show,’ which is an enormous amount of effort, and he
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