My first thought: “How the hell am I supposed to get excited to play Jeopardy after hearing that diagnosis?”
My next thought, which should have been my first: “How the hell is Alex supposed to get excited to host Jeopardy after hearing that diagnosis?”
In our postgame chat, I made him promise me he’d fight this thing every step of the way.
Two years ago today, I was in Jeopardy’s green room getting ready for my 31st game when legendary producer Maggie Speak delivered a statement from Alex Trebek, announcing he was battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer.