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On April Fools Day 1997, Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak and Jeopardy host Alex Trebek swapped shows for the day
On April Fools' Day 1997, Alex Trebek and Pat Sajak traded places. Pat Sajak hosted Jeopardy! and Alex Trebek hosted Wheel of Fortune with Sajak's wife, Lesly, as Trebek's co-host. Sajak and Vanna White played contestants at the wheel, with winnings going toward charities.
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For several years, "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek's "breakfast of champions" consisted of a Snickers and a Diet Pepsi. After his nutritionist reprimanded his routine, he switched his meals accordingly; he replaced them with Milky Way bars and Diet Cokes.
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In 2016, Alex Trebek, the host of "Jeopardy!", donated a total of $7.5 million to his Alma mater, University of Ottawa, to fund a Forum for Dialogue and a Speaker Series. The goal is to expose students to different world views through discussions and panels by speakers from around the world.
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In 1997, Alex Trebek and Pat Sajak (the hosts of Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune) traded places for April Fool's Day.
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Alex Trebek has hosted nearly 8,000 episodes of Jeopardy! which equals over 21 years of daily reruns.
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Art Fleming, the original host of Jeopardy, had (and ultimately died of) Pancreatic cancer.
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In 2011 "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek woke up in his hotel room to a burglar going through his things, and chased the suspect down the hall half naked.
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Merv Griffin, who created Jeopardy!, shared the first televised open-mouth kiss since the introduction of the Production Code in 1934 with Kathryn Grayson, hosted two talk shows (one daytime, one late-night) where he interviewed many controversial political & social figures, and was pansexual.
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Former Jeopardy Host, Art Fleming, was also diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer
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On April 1st 1997 Sony Studios played a prank on their viewers. Pat Sajak Hosted Jeopardy and Alex Trebek Hosted Wheel of fortune On which Vanna White and Pat Sajak were contestents. Link to the jeopardy episode in the comments.
Alex Trebek wasn't always the host of Jeopardy. It was originally hosted by a man named Art Fleming from 1964-1975. - source
Art Fleming, the original host of 'Jeopardy,' died of pancreatic cancer, which is the same disease that Alex Trebek recently announced he also had. - source
Alex Trebek hosted a game show called "Pitfall", whose production company went bankrupt halfway through the season. As a result, he wasn't paid for his hosting duties. Two years after its cancellation, he landed the job as host of "Jeopardy!", a position he holds to this day.
Alex Trebek holds the Guinness World Record for "the most gameshow episodes hosted by the same presenter" for having hosted (now more than) 6,829 episodes of Jeopardy! Trebek was diagnosed with late stage cancer earlier this year, but plans to keep hosting as long as he is able to.
Pat Sajak and Alex Trebek swapped shows in 1997 for April Fools Day, with Trebek hosting Wheel of Fortune and Sajak hosting Jeopardy! It's like watching a parallel universe
Alex Trebek may have inadvertently revealed that he sleeps in the nude. The Jeopardy host was being robbed by a woman while he slept in his hotel room in 2011. When telling the story Trebek said, "I put on my underwear and ran down the hall to see if I could find her."
In 2017, Johnny Gilbert was honored by the Guinness Book of World Records for having the longest career as a game show announcer for a single show, after 32 years with Jeopardy. Gilbert and host Alex Trebek share the distinction of being the show's two longest-serving employees.
Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek once appeared as a celebrity contestant on a Halloween-themed episode of "Wheel of Fortune". He played the whole game in character as the grouchy gnome 'Osment'.
