Jeopardy host Alex Trebek has been diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
The Sudbury, Ont.-born game-show host announced the news in a video posted on the Jeopardy YouTube channel.
A Message from Alex Trebek: pic.twitter.com/LbxcIyeTCF
He acknowledges the prognosis for his cancer “is not very encouraging.”
But he adds “I’m going to fight this” and “going to keep working.”
The 78-year-old says with love, support and prayers, he plans “to beat the low survival rate statistics for this disease.”
Stage 4 typically means the cancer has spread to other parts of the body.
“Truth told — I have to, because under the terms of my contract, I have to host Jeopardy for three more years,” he said jokingly in the video.
“So help me: keep the faith and we’ll win. We’ll get it done. Thank you.”
Jeopardy is watched by millions of viewers, and Trebek has hosted more than 7,000 episodes of the show.
He has won five Daytime Emmy awards for outstanding game show host, and in 2011 he received a lifetime achievement Emmy.
Trebek has hosted Jeopardy since 1984.
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