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6 unusual facts about Alex Trebek


Girl with Curious Hair

Though the stories are not related, many of them share the theme of society's fascination with celebrity, some using real celebrities, including Alex Trebek, David Letterman and Lyndon Johnson, as fictional characters.

Ken Watson

After his career as a curler ended, he became a sports broadcaster, co-hosting CBC Championship Curling with Alex Trebek in 1966.

King World Productions

A year later, King World bought the syndication rights to another Griffin show, Jeopardy!, and the latest version of the series (with Alex Trebek) has since become the number-two show in syndication.

Music Hop

The first season (1963–1964) was a Toronto production with host Alex Trebek who welcomed visiting musicians and introduced songs from the house musicians before a studio audience of dancing teenagers.

Pick and Choose

Alex Trebek hosted this selection of short films produced at CBC stations throughout Canada.

Shut the Box

Shut the Box is also the basis of the popular TV quiz show High Rollers, which ran from 1974–76 and 1978-80 on NBC with Alex Trebek as the host.


Colonial Penn

Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek commonly appears as a compensated endorser for Colonial Penn advertisements.

Elaine Stewart

Stewart was also known as the co-hostess on two 1970s game shows, Gambit with Wink Martindale and the nighttime edition of High Rollers with Alex Trebek, which were both produced by her husband.


see also

Wizard of odds

The Wizard of Odds, a 1973 television game show starring Alex Trebek