Alex Trebek diagnosed with cancer...

helplessdancer

brianlux said:

Damn.  Jeopardy was one of the last things my Mom's brain could still take in at 85 and almost gone.  I love the guy for that. 

Best wishes, Alex.

old moms loves jeopardy  !
my mom's 84 now and still watches it every single day.
crushing news for so many fans and alex's inner circle of course. i fucking hate cancer so much.

tempo_n_groove

HesCalledDyer said:

Alex came through our town a few years go to ride the Scenic railroad train and record clues for the show.  I was obviosuly not in attendance but from what I gathered from the folks in local government that I know is that he was genuinely passionate in doing his research and studying the history of the Western Maryland Railway and was extremely excited to cross "driving a steam engine" off his bucket list.

I can't say it any better than tbergs so I'll echo the sentiment. Jeopardy is, was, and always will be my favorite game show.  In the span of my lifetime so far, there is no other show that I've watched more.  When I was a kid it was a family ritual.  I even remember the first time I got a Final Jeopardy clue correct that my dad did not.  I was in 7th grade and the clue alluded to which Beatle was the first to have a #1 song as a solo artist. (Who is George Harrison?)

Pancreatic cancer has a very low survival rate as we all know, and that he's a stage 4 patient does not bode well.  It is treatable and one can live with it for longer than expected but it's a son of a bitch for certain.  A friend of mine was diagnosed with stage 3 pancreatic cancer about 4 years ago. He is still living but his health has deteriorated to a point that he basically has no immune system and often cannot hold any type of diet down. Here is to hoping that Alex has the best care and is able to survive as long as my friend has.


Alex Trebek boarding the engine of Western Maryland Scenic Railroad #734, "Mountain Thunder," in May 2011.

I had a buddy that is an engineer for the trains that run through Maryland.  He loved the trips during the fall.  I wonder if he was around when that happened (Alex visiting)?

Jason P

I think the producers of Jeopardy had this James guy in cryogenic freezing in a "in case of emergency break" glass case to pep up Alex in a situation like this.  Dude just won $131K today (41 R 0 W) and has a 10 day total of $698K.  I think the only way he loses is if one of his opponents pulls a Tonya Harding and tries to baton his wrists so he can't push his buzzer. 

pjhawks

Jason P said:

I think the producers of Jeopardy had this James guy in cryogenic freezing in a "in case of emergency break" glass case to pep up Alex in a situation like this.  Dude just won $131K today (41 R 0 W) and has a 10 day total of $698K.  I think the only way he loses is if one of his opponents pulls a Tonya Harding and tries to baton his wrists so he can't push his buzzer. 

I think James is kind of a douche but he is the best Jeopardy player i've even seen. he is amazing.  I do like that he basically bets it all whenever he gets a daily double.  the only way i seen him losing is he misses a large bet on a daily double in double jeopardy and someone is close enough to beat him in final jeopardy. 

PJ_Soul

This new guy who is raking up the money can't smile. Like ... seriously. Wtf?

Poncier

pjhawks said:

Jason P said:

I think the producers of Jeopardy had this James guy in cryogenic freezing in a "in case of emergency break" glass case to pep up Alex in a situation like this.  Dude just won $131K today (41 R 0 W) and has a 10 day total of $698K.  I think the only way he loses is if one of his opponents pulls a Tonya Harding and tries to baton his wrists so he can't push his buzzer. 

I think James is kind of a douche but he is the best Jeopardy player i've even seen. he is amazing.  I do like that he basically bets it all whenever he gets a daily double.  the only way i seen him losing is he misses a large bet on a daily double in double jeopardy and someone is close enough to beat him in final jeopardy. 

His come-uppance will definitely be on a daily double when he has 38K, 2nd place has 5K and he bets 36,669.00 and gaffes, then someone edges him out.

Jason P

It’s not going to be a gaffe that gets him.  He is a sports gambler by trade and knows numbers better than his opponents. Someone will need to straight out match and beat his wit. I thought I read that he has only answered incorrect 13 times in 10 days. 

hedonist

I don't think he's a douche at all.  He's smart and bold, with a great mix of chance and calculation.  I hope this does put some extra zing in Alex's step!

(I also love James' plan to travel around the world with his wife and stay a month in each location - oh, to have $700K.)

pjhawks

hedonist said:

I don't think he's a douche at all.  He's smart and bold, with a great mix of chance and calculation.  I hope this does put some extra zing in Alex's step!

(I also love James' plan to travel around the world with his wife and stay a month in each location - oh, to have $700K.)

i would say putting happy birthday to a different person every day is douche-behavior. yea like everyone he knows has had a birthday in the week or so the show was taping.  and betting odd numbers based on said birthday's and such...douche-like behavior in my opinion.  i've never liked people putting messages in the final jeopardy answer screen. it's not the purpose of the darn screen.  they should be docked points for putting anything other than their actual answer.  that's just my opinion.  he is great though.

Cliffy6745

pjhawks said:

hedonist said:

I don't think he's a douche at all.  He's smart and bold, with a great mix of chance and calculation.  I hope this does put some extra zing in Alex's step!

(I also love James' plan to travel around the world with his wife and stay a month in each location - oh, to have $700K.)

i would say putting happy birthday to a different person every day is douche-behavior. yea like everyone he knows has had a birthday in the week or so the show was taping.  and betting odd numbers based on said birthday's and such...douche-like behavior in my opinion.  i've never liked people putting messages in the final jeopardy answer screen. it's not the purpose of the darn screen.  they should be docked points for putting anything other than their actual answer.  that's just my opinion.  he is great though.

This seems like more of a you problem than a him problem.

Get off pjhawks lawn.

pjhawks

Cliffy6745 said:

pjhawks said:

hedonist said:

I don't think he's a douche at all.  He's smart and bold, with a great mix of chance and calculation.  I hope this does put some extra zing in Alex's step!

(I also love James' plan to travel around the world with his wife and stay a month in each location - oh, to have $700K.)

i would say putting happy birthday to a different person every day is douche-behavior. yea like everyone he knows has had a birthday in the week or so the show was taping.  and betting odd numbers based on said birthday's and such...douche-like behavior in my opinion.  i've never liked people putting messages in the final jeopardy answer screen. it's not the purpose of the darn screen.  they should be docked points for putting anything other than their actual answer.  that's just my opinion.  he is great though.

This seems like more of a you problem than a him problem.

Get off pjhawks lawn.

so you think maybe every person this guy knows birthday just happened to be during the week(s) his shows were taping?  wishing someone happy birthday months is advance..douche.

PS: No clue when your's is but Happy Birthday Cliffy

Cliffy6745

pjhawks said:

Cliffy6745 said:

pjhawks said:

hedonist said:

I don't think he's a douche at all.  He's smart and bold, with a great mix of chance and calculation.  I hope this does put some extra zing in Alex's step!

(I also love James' plan to travel around the world with his wife and stay a month in each location - oh, to have $700K.)

i would say putting happy birthday to a different person every day is douche-behavior. yea like everyone he knows has had a birthday in the week or so the show was taping.  and betting odd numbers based on said birthday's and such...douche-like behavior in my opinion.  i've never liked people putting messages in the final jeopardy answer screen. it's not the purpose of the darn screen.  they should be docked points for putting anything other than their actual answer.  that's just my opinion.  he is great though.

This seems like more of a you problem than a him problem.

Get off pjhawks lawn.

so you think maybe every person this guy knows birthday just happened to be during the week(s) his shows were taping?  wishing someone happy birthday months is advance..douche.

PS: No clue when your's is but Happy Birthday Cliffy

haha, I don't have an opinion, but it seems like good clean fun to me.  Baseball season which means I don't watch much jeopardy.  

Thank you, good sir.  Memorial day weekend. I appreciate this in advance and in no way are you a douche.

F Me In The Brain

Agree.

I support this message:

covered in bliss

Did anyone else see him sing Betterman the other day? Pearl Jam was a clue.

Not Trebek...the genius.

Jason P

Just a mere $74K tonight.  He is losing his fastball.

Jason P

covered in bliss said:

Did anyone else see him sing Betterman the other day? Pearl Jam was a clue.

Not Trebek...the genius.

  ... he sings about as good as I do

Jason P

17 wins and $1.275M ... he had an off day with no daily double in the second round and still $50K

Poncier

That dude in the middle missing a fairly easy daily double in first round (of course its caviar when its "roe" you idiot) cost him a legit shot to at least make James have to fend off a challenge in Final Jeopardy.

Still waiting for Trebek to call me to get on the show, passed the test over 15 years ago, bastard never called.

Jason P

The Night King James now has the entire top 10 highest scores in Jeopardy history in 20 tries ...

Meltdown99

Alex Trebek shares positive, ‘mind-boggling’ cancer update

https://trib.al/4Xhdm4G?fbclid=IwAR2QocXNRt2-m-m_1F8-Uo4Vv2OsntMgoYgHv_gdlNnc4UiftNTFKlHuiDo

Fuck Cancer...

This is very good, positive news...hopefully he beats these long odds and it sounds like he is winning...