Ken Jennings is detailing his last conversation with his “Jeopardy!” predecessor Alex Trebek, shortly before the longtime host’s death.
Jennings, who now splits hosting duties with actress Mayim Bialik, holds the record for most consecutive games won (74), set in 2004. Trebek died in 2020 after battling pancreatic cancer.
As a guest on the Aug. 23 episode of The Last Podcast on the Left, Jennings opened up about his final chat with Trebek.
“I actually ended up talking to him, (on) what turned out to be the night before the day he passed away, about guest-hosting for him,” said Jennings, adding that he thought the gig would be temporary. “We thought, ‘Oh, he’s going to get better. He’s going to bounce back. He’ll be hosting again.’ I was just going to fill in.”
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