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Who will replace Alex Trebek as ‘Jeopardy!’ host? Meet the top candidates

Who can replace the irreplaceable Alex Trebek?

That’s the question on “Jeopardy!” fans’ minds after the beloved host died at age 80 on Sunday following a battle with pancreatic cancer.

After he announced his diagnosis in 2019, speculation began over who will take on the hosting gig he’s manned since 1984. However, he might truly be irreplaceable. A 2019 poll from Morning Consult found that 50% of “Jeopardy!” fans would stop watching the show if Trebek, a bona fide pop culture icon, wasn’t the host.

That leaves a tough job ahead for ABC, which owns the syndication rights, as well as distributor CBS Television and producer Sony Television, all of which have declined to put forward any names officially.

Even Trebek, while battling cancer, was hesitant to nominate candidates — and insisted on carrying on his hosting duties until whenever it began to negatively impact his performance — although he did jokingly name one: Betty White.

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