Ken Jennings acquired a touching present from Jean Trebek, the spouse of late “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek, on his first day guest-hosting the sport present following Trebek’s demise in 2020.
Jennings, in an interview with Vulture printed Thursday, recalled discovering a small field in entrance of him throughout the writers’ assembly earlier than taping.
“I opened it and it was somewhat jewellery field with Alex’s cufflinks and a really form notice from Jean Trebek providing help,” he remembered. “It will need to have been a brilliant laborious time for her, and she or he was enthusiastic about the poor schmuck attempting to do her late husband’s outdated job. That was such a stunning gesture.”
Jennings, the previous champion who’s now a everlasting guest-host on the present with Mayim Bialik, wears what he calls “The Alex Cufflinks” every time he sports activities one explicit French-cuff shirt, he stated.