Because under the terms of my contract, I have to host Jeopardy! for three more years!” he added.
“Now, just like 50,000 other people in the United States each year, this week I was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer,” the Canadian-American host said.
He said he wanted to publicise the news “in keeping with [his] longtime policy of being open and transparent with our Jeopardy! fan base”.
Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek has revealed that he has been diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer.