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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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1970s Rocker Now a 4-Time Jeopardy Champ

Jackie Fuchs, aka Jackie Fox, played bass in the all-female rock band The Runaways as a teenager in the late 1970s. But "I don't want that to define me," she says. Mission accomplished: Per LA Weekly ,...

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Rocker Loses Jeopardy Crown After Medical Scare

Jackie Fuchs' winning run on Jeopardy ended Thursday with a Final Jeopardy question on Mozart. The former bassist of the Runaways, in third place going into the round, bet $8,600 on a wrong answer,...

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1970s Rocker Now a 4-Time Jeopardy Champ

Jackie Fuchs, aka Jackie Fox, played bass in the all-female rock band The Runaways as a teenager in the late 1970s. But "I don't want that to define me," she says. Mission accomplished: Per LA Weekly ,...

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Rocker Loses Jeopardy Crown After Medical Scare

Jackie Fuchs' winning run on Jeopardy ended Thursday with a Final Jeopardy question on Mozart. The former bassist of the Runaways, in third place going into the round, bet $8,600 on a wrong answer,...

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Jeopardy! Champ Says His Style Is 'Cold-Blooded'

Jeopardy! champ James Holzhauer is now the second-biggest winner in the show's history—and while he has a long way to go to catch Ken Jennings, he may not have to match Jennings' 74-game winning streak...

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Gambler Sets Another Jeopardy! Record

A professional sports gambler from Las Vegas has broken his own single-episode winnings record on Jeopardy! , the AP reports. James Holzhauer won $131,127 during a show aired Wednesday night, breaking...

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Jeopardy! Champ Breaks $1M Mark in Record Time

Professional gambler James Holzhauer's amazing Jeopardy! run continued Tuesday when he broke through the $1 million mark, closing in on the $2.52 million regular-season record set by Ken Jennings in...

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Jeopardy! Sensation: Here's How I Learned So Much Trivia

After Jeopardy! sensation James Holzhauer won his 13th straight game in an episode that aired Monday, Alex Trebek joked that he would soon run out of loved ones to acknowledge. The Naperville,...

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Jeopardy! Juggernaut Breaks Another Record

Jeopardy! juggernaut James Holzhauer's seemingly unstoppable run continued in the episode that aired Thursday night. The 34-year-old scored his 21st win, putting him ahead of Julia Collins, who won 20...

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Tom Brady Makes Unusual Bet on Jeopardy! Champ

After a two-week hiatus for a teachers' tournament, James Holzhauer was back on Jeopardy! on Monday night doing what he has become famous for: crushing the opposition. The professional gambler won his...

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Jeopardy! Champ Racks Up 24th Win

"James could not be caught—what else is new?" quipped Alex Trebek after Jeopardy! sensation James Holzhauer scored his 24th straight win on the game show Tuesday night. The professional gambler won...

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Before She Beat Holzhauer, She Had Never Heard of Him

For weeks, Americans have been wondering if anybody could beat seemingly unstoppable Jeopardy! juggernaut James Holzhauer. But the show is recorded months in advance and when she walked into the studio...

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Librarian Who Beat Holzhauer Is Using a Familiar Strategy

Don't look now, but the Jeopardy! player who dethroned James Holzhauer has a three-day streak of her own going. Chicago librarian Emma Boettcher, 27, has racked up more than $97,000 heading into...

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Jeopardy! Run Is Over for Woman Who Beat Holzhauer

Emma Boettcher earned a place in Jeopardy! history by defeating James Holzhauer in the game that aired Monday—but her run on the show didn't break any records. The 27-year-old University of Chicago...

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No One's Ever Answered Pat Sajak Quite Like This

"Did we hear that right?" is how a narrator for Inside Edition reacts as she watches a clip of Blair Davis, a contestant on the episode of Wheel of Fortune that aired Monday. That's because Davis'...

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Teen Jeopardy! Champ Donates in Honor of Trebek

Alex Trebek has inspired millions with the candor he's shown in detailing his dealings with pancreatic cancer, but he touched one young Jeopardy! contestant so much that the 18-year-old reached into...

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Pat Sajak Had an Emergency. A Familiar Face Has Stepped In

Thursday's taping of Wheel of Fortune was abruptly canceled after its host was rushed into emergency surgery. People reports 73-year-old Pat Sajak had to have a procedure for a blocked intestine,...

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Jennings Is a Win Away From Jeopardy! Title

Ken Jennings is closing in on the title in the Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time tournament. Jennings, who already holds the records for consecutive wins and regular-play earnings, took a 2-1 lead...

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Jeopardy! Crowns Its All-Time Champion

It's official: Ken Jennings is the greatest Jeopardy! contestant of all time. The 45-year-old won his third two-game match in the Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time tournament, taking both the title...

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