This is an enormous loss for our staff and crew, for his family and for his millions of fans. He loved this show and everything it stood for. Do we have any idea who alex trebec may have wanted to host the show after him? We don't know if they were ever approached. And did either of those two people actually guess hose the show? In the past few months, that has been something that has certainly raised some eyebrows. Let's be totally clear, no one will ever replace the great alex drew beck, but we can honour him by playing the game he loved.
I’ll take public scandal for $1000.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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