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Jeopardy! Scares Pols: Trebek
Politicians are too scared of looking poorly informed to appear as contestants on Jeopardy! , the game show’s host tells Politico. “We’d be hard-pressed to come up with more than three,” says Alex...
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Man Ties With Machine in Jeopardy Showdown
The first round of Jeopardy 's three-game man versus supercomputer showdown finished Monday night with humanity having fended off the rise of the machine. Human player Brad Rutter, the game show's...
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Jeopardy Challenge Ends With Humans Crushed
"I for one, welcome our new computer overlords," defeated Jeopardy contestant Ken Jennings wrote below his final answer as the game show's 3-day supercomputer challenge wrapped up. IBM's Watson...
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Jeopardy Host Hurt Chasing Hotel Burglar
"I deal with answers and questions," Jeopardy host Alex Trebek told the crowd at the National Geographic World Championship after hobbling onstage on crutches. "Today I'm going to start with the answer...
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Alex Trebek Burglary Suspect Faces Life Sentence
A not-so-lighthearted footnote to the Alex Trebek burglary case: The woman accused of pilfering stuff from his hotel room faces 25 to life because of California's three-strikes law, reports the San...
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Suspect in Trebek Case: I'm Not a Thief, I'm a Hooker
Lucinda Moyers would like to set something straight: She was in the same hotel as Alex Trebek last month for illegal purposes, but not to burglarize the Jeopardy host's room. Moyers, who was arrested...
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Alex Trebek Suffers Heart Attack
Jeopardy king Alex Trebek has suffered a mild heart attack. The 71-year-old host of the long-running game show was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles over the weekend. Doctors...
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Kid Loses $3K on Jeopardy! — Over Spelling
A 12-year-old from Newtown, Conn., got the right answer at the close of a Jeopardy! episode—but his spelling cost him the $3,000 he'd wagered. Asked what document Abraham Lincoln had called a "fit and...
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Alex Trebek Scores Hosting World Record
Since 1984, Alex Trebek has hosted 6,829 episodes of Jeopardy! , and that's a record. As of last night, he holds the Guinness World Record for "most game show episodes hosted by the same presenter,"...
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Trebek Almost Quit—Over Whiny Kid's Stage Mom
Alex Trebek almost walked away from his three-decade-long gig hosting Jeopardy! —and all because of a whiny Jeopardy! Kids contestant, according to newly leaked emails from the Sony hack obtained by...
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Here's the Loneliest Final Jeopardy! Round Ever
Alex Trebek handled one of the weirder Jeopardy! episodes ever with typical Alex Trebek aplomb. During the game that aired last night, the "categories were challenging and the answers were killer,"...
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Alex Trebek Gets Pranked on Jeopardy!
Alex Trebek got pranked pretty good on yesterday's Jeopardy! . Contestant Talia couldn't solve the final clue, Entertainment Weekly reports, so instead of making a real guess, she wrote: "What is the...
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Jeopardy Contestant Dies Before Episode Airs
Next Tuesday's Jeopardy will feature a contestant whose lifelong dream was to appear on the show—but who didn't live long enough to see herself on TV. Cindy Stowell, a science content developer from...
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Jeopardy Contestant Who Died Before Show Aired Ends Epic Run
In the 13 years since Jeopardy ditched its five-game limit, 38 contestants have made it to six games or more—and one of them did so while fighting terminal cancer. Cindy Stowell, who died of colon...
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Viral Jeopardy! Champ Is Weird, Wacky, and a Big Winner
Austin Rogers may not stand out at a hipster watering hole in New York City, but as a Jeopardy! contestant, he's not exactly your run-of-the-mill contender. "He's got hair, he's got chutzpah, and...
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Guy Loses $3.2K on Jeopardy Over 'Gangsta' Pronunciation
A tip for future Jeopardy contestants: Pronunciation is key. So Nick Spicher learned on Monday's episode when he was penalized $3,200 for mispronouncing the answer to a "Before & After" clue. After...
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Jeopardy! on Hold After Trebek Has Brain Surgery
Alex Trebek has a "slight medical problem," in his words—but it's serious enough that Jeopardy! is now on hiatus. NBC News reports the 77-year-old game show host underwent brain surgery to remove blood...
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Jeopardy! Football Questions Did Not Go Well
It's Super Bowl week, no better time for Jeopardy! to roll out questions under the category of "Talkin' Football." Based on Thursday's show, however, Alex Trebek and company might not try it again. All...
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Alex Trebek Names Possible New Jeopardy! Hosts
Who is a beloved host of a long-running game show considering retirement? The answer is Alex Trebek, host of Jeopardy! since 1984. The Canadian-born host's latest contract expires in 2020, when he will...
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Jeopardy Contestants Apparently Don't Play Video Games
It was the end of a round of Jeopardy and none of the questions in the "Video Games" category had been attempted. When the contestants had no other choice than to give those questions a try, the reason...
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