By Ann Schmidt
Published November 09, 2020
Alex Trebek, the iconic host of “Jeopardy!,” died at age 80 on Sunday after a battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
The Canadian native had been hosting the trivia game show for more than three decades, since 1984. Even though he was under treatment, Trebek kept up with his "Jeopardy" duties, and his resiliency and positive attitude inspired millions.
According to IMDb, Trebek has appeared in over 8,100 episodes. Over the course of those episodes, Trebek won the hearts of Americans through his humor, wit and occasional sass.
To see some of those moments and to celebrate his life and successful career on TV, here are five of Trebek’s greatest “Jeopardy!” moments.
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In 2005, during the “Ultimate Tournament of Champions,” Trebek came onstage in knee-high socks, a long, button-down shirt and jacket -- but no pants.
The idea was to relieve some of the tension among the three final contestants, Ken Jennings, Brad Rutter and Jerome Vered, who were competing in the first of three final games in the tournament.
In 2010, Trebek sang the answers to one category -- using Auto-tune.
The category, “Alex Meets Auto-Tune,” had contestants guessing what songs he was singing with the audio processor.
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According to a 2017 report from Vulture, Trebek has also rapped through several “Jeopardy!” categories, including “Let’s Rap, Kids!” and “MC Trebek.”
The entertainment website made a 1-minute, 34-second compilation video of all of Trebek’s raps.
According to Billboard, Trebek has rapped lyrics from Kanye West, Desiigner, Lil Wayne and Kendrick Lamar.
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Trebek proved himself to be a prankster in 1997 when he and Pat Sajak swapped game shows, according to radio station KLUV.
Without warning, Trebek hosted Sajak’s show “Wheel of Fortune” and Sajak hosted “Jeopardy!” for an April Fool’s Day prank.
In 2016, Trebek was also quick to poke fun at a contestant’s music preference during the short interview portion of the show.
Trebek asked the contestant, Susan Cole, about her favorite type of music: nerdcore.
She explained that it’s “rapping about the things [nerds] love, video games, science-fiction, having a hard time meeting romantic partners. It's really catchy and fun."
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And Trebek was quick to retort: “Losers, in other words.”
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