After watch thatAlex Trebekhad passed off from pancreatic cancer on Sunday , November 8 , fans took to social media to share their favourite second from his near-40 - twelvemonth tenure as the beloved host ofJeopardy!Many were clips from contestant interviews , during which Trebek ’s superhuman combination of wit , good humor , and benignity was always on full display .
Just as viewers found sure contestant interviews especially unforgettable , so too did Trebek . AsEntertainment Weeklyreports , he even had a favorite : Dana Venator , a Georgia eminent schooler who competed in the 1987 Teen Tournament . Venator had just picked up playing thebagpipes , which she recognize was n’t a pleasant process to witness — she’d recitation in the woodwind so as not to annoy her neighbor . “ Nothing is quite as bad as a beginning bagpiper , ” she say .
Venator reveal other way-out , endear characteristic throughout the tourney . She wrote “ tough poesy , ” for instance , including an “ epic devoid verse line ” titled “ The Life of a Dorito ” that she did n’t narrate on breeze , and a “ rosebush Are Red ” sport that she did : “ rosebush are red / violet are blue / Some poems rhyme / And some do n’t . ” When Trebek asked about her most famous memory from the tournament , she separate him it was the “ very decent hotel way . ” So nice , in fact , that she and her aunt decided to document it with photos . “ We ’re gon na buy the robe and everything , ” she said .
“ That might have been the hardest I ’ve ever laughed on the show , ” Trebekrecalledin his memoirThe Answer Is … . “ Dana has always served as a groovy reminder to me to never take anything for granted and to always appreciate even the simplest things . ”
you could look out all of Venator ’s consultation clips below .
[ h / tEntertainment Weekly ]
