GOATs James Holzhauer, Ken Jennings, and Brad Rutter share the lessons they took from the late host.
Adds Jennings, “We were speaking for an audience that was grieving.
People had Alex in their house every evening for decades.
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It wasn’t just a broadcaster, they felt like he was part of the family.
And I think we wanted them to know we felt the same way.
We miss him too.”
Of course, the trio’s connections to Trebek ran deeper than the average viewer’s.
“Alex was genuine.
That really formed me as a person, honestly.
A half hour of that a day was a pretty big deal for me.
And I think it’s nice that maybeThe Chasewill be that for some kid watching next week.”
The Chasepremieres Thursday at 9 p.m.
ET on ABC.Trebek’s final episode ofJeopardy!will air on Friday.
