Ken Jennings To Guest Host First New ‘Jeopardy!’ Episodes After Alex Trebek’s Death
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deadline.comPatrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorFormer champion Ken Jennings will be the first of several guest hosts on Jeopardy! when it resumes production at the end of the month.
It will be the first episodes shot on the game show since longtime host Alex Trebek died earlier this month after a long fight against pancreatic cancer at age 80.Jennings earlier this year claimed the title of Jeopardy!’s “Greatest of All Time” in a series of primetime matches.
The record-holder for the most consecutive games won (74) and biggest winnings in regular-season play ($2,520,700) has been tipped as a frontrunner to take over for Trebek, who had been the host since 1984.
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