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Alex Trebek: Jeopardy Host Shares "Mind Boggling" Cancer Update

Back in March, we reported on the sad news that beloved Jeopardy host Alex Trebek was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer . Today, Trebek is updating fans on his condition. Alex Trebek Cancer Update And even though it’s not phrased in the form a question, we’re happy to accept his response: “It’s kind of mind-boggling,” Trebek says in the video above. “The doctors said they hadn’t seen this kind of positive result in their memory… some of the tumors have already shrunk by more than 50 percent.” Trebek added that he’s “near remission” which is astonishingly good news, particularly given the disease’s 9 percent survival rate. “I’ve got a couple million people out there who have expressed their good thoughts, their positive energy directed toward me and their prayers,” he shared. “I told the doctors, this has to be more than just the chemo, and they agreed it could very well be an important part of this.” The nost added: “I’ve got a lot of love out there headed in my direction and a lot of prayers, and I will never ever minimize the value of that.” In a previous interview with fellow cancer survivior Robin Roberts, Trebek revealed that his condition has taken a tremendous emotional toll: “What I’m not used to [is] dealing with the surges that come on suddenly of deep, deep sadness and it brings tears to my eye, I’ve discovered in this whole episode, ladies and gentlemen, that I’m a bit of a wuss,” he said. As for how his illness has affected his hosting duties, Trebek revealed it hasn’t always been easy: “I taped the show and then I made it to the dressing room on one occasion, just barely, before I writhed in pain and cried in pain,” Trebek recalled. “And I had 15 minutes before the next show. So, I got myself together and spasms of that kind usually last about 10 to 15 minutes. So, all right, here we go again: ‘Anybody got any pain pills?’ And, I don’t like taking pain pills. But I got through it.” Currently, Jeopardy fans are thrilling to an historic run by James Holzauer, who recently passed the $2 million mark to become the show’s second winningest contestant of all time behind the legendary Ken Jennings. From the way things are going, it looks as though James will remain on the show for quite some time. And here’s hoping Alex will be, as well.

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Alex Trebek: Jeopardy Host Shares "Mind Boggling" Cancer Update

Alex Trebek: Jeopardy Host Shares "Mind Boggling" Cancer Update

Back in March, we reported on the sad news that beloved Jeopardy host Alex Trebek was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer . Today, Trebek is updating fans on his condition. Alex Trebek Cancer Update And even though it’s not phrased in the form a question, we’re happy to accept his response: “It’s kind of mind-boggling,” Trebek says in the video above. “The doctors said they hadn’t seen this kind of positive result in their memory… some of the tumors have already shrunk by more than 50 percent.” Trebek added that he’s “near remission” which is astonishingly good news, particularly given the disease’s 9 percent survival rate. “I’ve got a couple million people out there who have expressed their good thoughts, their positive energy directed toward me and their prayers,” he shared. “I told the doctors, this has to be more than just the chemo, and they agreed it could very well be an important part of this.” The nost added: “I’ve got a lot of love out there headed in my direction and a lot of prayers, and I will never ever minimize the value of that.” In a previous interview with fellow cancer survivior Robin Roberts, Trebek revealed that his condition has taken a tremendous emotional toll: “What I’m not used to [is] dealing with the surges that come on suddenly of deep, deep sadness and it brings tears to my eye, I’ve discovered in this whole episode, ladies and gentlemen, that I’m a bit of a wuss,” he said. As for how his illness has affected his hosting duties, Trebek revealed it hasn’t always been easy: “I taped the show and then I made it to the dressing room on one occasion, just barely, before I writhed in pain and cried in pain,” Trebek recalled. “And I had 15 minutes before the next show. So, I got myself together and spasms of that kind usually last about 10 to 15 minutes. So, all right, here we go again: ‘Anybody got any pain pills?’ And, I don’t like taking pain pills. But I got through it.” Currently, Jeopardy fans are thrilling to an historic run by James Holzauer, who recently passed the $2 million mark to become the show’s second winningest contestant of all time behind the legendary Ken Jennings. From the way things are going, it looks as though James will remain on the show for quite some time. And here’s hoping Alex will be, as well.

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Alex Trebek: Jeopardy Host Shares "Mind Boggling" Cancer Update

Cindy Stowell: Jeopardy Pays Tribute to Late Champion

Alex Trebek and the folks behind Jeopardy have paid special tribute to a special contestant. As many followers of this world famous game show are aware of by now, Cindy Stowell recently competed on the program, despite a diagnosis of Stage 4 Colon Cancer. Not only did she compete, Stowell won. Over and over and over again. The 41-year-old science content developer (from Austin, Texas) actually won a six games overall, donating her winnings to cancer research efforts. Tragically, however, she died on December 5, prior to her winning efforts being televised for all to see. The story, however, captured a nation; and it prompted Alex Trebek to record a message in honor of Stowell after her final episode aired on Wednesday night. “This past six Jeopardy! programs, you folks have been getting to know the talented champion Cindy Stowell,” Trebek says in the message. “Appearing on the show was a lifelong ambition for that lady – what you did not know is that when we taped these programs with her a few weeks ago, she was suffering from stage 4 cancer, and sadly, on December 5, Cindy Stowell passed away. “So from all of us here at Jeopardy!, our sincere condolences to her family and her friends.” And from all of us at The Hollywood Gossip, we say the same. Watch Jeopardy salute this late champion below:

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Alex Trebek to Jeopardy Contestant: You’re a Loser!!!

You don’t troll Alex Trebek and get away with it. A contestant named Buzzy Cohen found this out the hard way back in May of this year. But if/when Alex Trebek trolls YOU?  Well, you suck it up and take it and accept that you’re about to be on the wrong end of a hilarious viral video. Susan Cole just found this out the embarrassing way. On Wednesday night’s episode of Jeopardy, Trebek asked Cole what the “nerdcore” was about, as this was a piece of biographical information she had mentioned to producers. He prefaced his question by saying the concept “doesn’t sound like fun.” C But Cole tried to explain one of her hobbies so that Trebek and viewers at home would have more respect for it. It’s safe to say she failed, however. “It’s people who identify as nerdy, rapping about the things they love,” Cole explained. “Video games, science fiction, having a hard time meeting romantic partners. It’s really catchy and fun.” How did Trebek respond to this description? WATCH AND FIND OUT: Alex Trebek Slams Jeopardy Contestant as a “Loser” HA! How amazing is that? We feel a little bad for Cole, of course. Just look at the expression on her face when Trebek comes right out and calls her a “loser.” But she’s merely the latest in a long line of contestants to feel the icy cold wrath of an Alex Trebek burn. We can’t think of any this overt, but come on. Who can be mad at Alex Trebek? Remember when he rapped The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song? Alex Trebek Raps Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Theme Song Or when he ran down a hotel hallway naked and t ore his Achilles while apprehending a criminal ? Trebek is a global treasure. Hopefully Cole just considers herself lucky for even sharing the same stage as Trebek. Oh, and she also won $20,600 on the episode. So she ended the evening as a winner, even if she’ll always be a loser in the game show host’s book. That’s not too shabby. View Slideshow: 26 Great Moments in Game Show History

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Beyonce Was A Category On ‘Jeopardy’

Beyonce made an appearance on ‘Jeopardy’ — sorta. Host Alex Trebek introduced a category inspired by the good Queen Bey.

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Alex Trebek is Insane, Conan O’Brien Claims

Has Alex Trebek been hosting Jeopardy a little too long? Conan believes so, as evidenced by a recent montage. On last night’s episode, the host shared some pretty interesting footage from recent Jeopardy episodes, and it seems like either Trebek or his writers are …  Well, either they’re on something or losing it. Watch: Alex Trebek is Insane We’ll take Utter Nonsense SMH Clues for $1,000 Alex!

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Gift Guide: Give in the Form of a Question With Jeopardy! For Wii

For the first time in years, Jeopardy! is back as a great console game. Alex Trebek is re-imagined as a snarkly little Mii in this game for the trivia lover, and you’re allowed to answer questions in multiple-choice or in voice-assisted auto-complete format. Fabulous and educational. All your tech-savvy geek kids will appreciate it.

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Gift Guide: Give in the Form of a Question With Jeopardy! For Wii

Phone Jeopardy F-Bomb

In 1990, “Jeopardy” launched a 1-900 number where you could play at home for $5 a minute. Here, Alex Trebek becomes increasingly irritated while recording promos for Phone Jeopardy. Raw footage given to us by an editor friend on the show. View

The Most Dangerous Game

MC Trebek

Well this remix wrote itself. Surrounding a Jeopardy category called “MC Trebek”, the master of trivia himself is required to spit a few lyrics therefore creating the perfect material to auto-tune. And auto-tune we shall

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