But given Jennings’ close relationship with Trebek throughout the former’s many Jeopardy appearances over the years, the guest host is definitely the right person to give these nightly sendoffs, which are a thoughtful and non-intrusive way to acknowledge Trebek’s influence on the iconic game show and its massive fandom.
Plus, the guest host’s response elicited some positive responses from Jeopardy fans.
As evident by Ken Jennings’ explanation, his thankful tributes to Alex Trebek weren’t inspired by anything Jennings himself had thought about doing, but were rather an idea that one of Jeopardy!’s EPs came up with.