Ken Jennings has officially kicked off his role as interim host for Following the tragic death of longtime host Alex Trebek last year, the 46-year-old former contestant stepped in to host the famous game show Monday night.
He began the show by paying tribute to Trebek, who died last November following a battle with stage four pancreatic cancer. He was 80.«Welcome to Jeopardy!
Sharing this stage with Alex Trebek was one of the greatest honors of my life,» Jennings began. «Not many things in life are perfect, but Alex did this job pretty much perfectly for more than 36 years, and it was even better up close.»«We were dazzled by his intelligence, his charm, his grace, really, there's no other word for it,» he continued.
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