Results tagged “jeopardy”

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was on tonight's episode of Jeopardy and interestingly enough, a full category was dedicated to his alma mater, UCLA. To say the least, he got a little too excited when answering the first question. Good times, good times.

Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek is recovering at Cedars-Sinai after suffering a minor heart attack last night, ET reported. Trebek, 67, is expected to fully recover and return to the studio for scheduled tapings in January, according to the show's Web site. Trebek's hosted Jeopardy! since 1984. We'd like to wish Trebek a speedy recovery and add that we're not-so-secretly hoping for a return of the mustache. Since the incident is reported as "very minor," let's...

Talk show host, real estate mogul, crooner and all-around entertainer Merv Griffin has died. He was 82. Merv got his first big break as a singer with band leader Freddy Martin at L.A.'s Coconut Grove in 1948. He parlayed his singing career into acting in feature films in the 1950s. He jumped from the big to the small screen and found success as a game show host and sometime guest host for Jack Paar on...

Yes, that's Alex Trebek. No, he hasn't lost it. The Jeopardy! College Championships are going down at the University of Southern California and it looks like he's feeling the Spirit of Troy. College students could always use some extra cash, so one smart-Alex is going to walk away with $100,000 to pay for books and Ramen a new plasma TV and Trump steaks. A potpourri of California schools have been represented on the program this...

Answer: The favorite Los Angeles neighborhood of Jeopardy host Alex Trebek. Question: What is Studio City? A few months ago when we visited the set of Jeopardy to cheer on a friend, Alex Trebek started his usual Q & A with the audience. The rules: don't ask how much he makes and don't ask overly personal questions. Easy enough. So why not ask a geeky Los Angeles question? Alex lives in Studio City and...