Alex Trebek Breaks Guinness World Record For Hosting 6795 'Jeopardy!' Episodes
Jeopardy's Alex Trebek has achieved the Guinness World Record for Most Game Show Episodes Hosted by the Same Presenter. 73-year-old Trebek has hosted Jeopardy for the past thirty years, presenting a total of 6795.
Alex Trebek broke a world record on an episode of Jeopardy! which aired on Friday. The 73-year-old was awarded with a certificate for Most Game Show Episodes Hosted by the Same Presenter in honour of his achievement.
Alex Trebek is a Guinness World Record breaker!
Trebek has been on the popular game show since 1984, hosting 6795 episodes to date. The show is currently in its 30th season and its 31st will begin in September. Trebek will of course be continuing as host, simply increasing his record. Incredibly for such a long running show, Trebek is Jeopardy!'s second host. The first was Art Flemming who hosted from 1964-1979 before the show was cancelled. Five years later it was Trebek who stepped in when the show was re-launched.
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