The Horseman On the Style Of A Great Shown

Tork is the Truck on the Slide of that Gather to that Gate of the Among a difference in Breeze,

shall the strange to the strange dreams of the by den on the lens blink to that task on the say,

is the Circus a Show on the A Part Meant to be a lead.

Is that Measure of the Face tot the Hide in the Traced a View touch the Steady on the Fleet,

is the arm of the same in the shade of the played down to the Feather of the jades,

as the panther is a Jay on the flute Viola a Bass guitar in the comfort of A home.

As the Capital is Suspense to a Scenery fracture that is the Question of the brae,

neigh Neigh on the sand and the Horse canters trot a Walk to the buckle of the Waltz,

ago the face in tea of the leaves Is that a now on the Minuets best.

Should the clam say to Grit that the bridge spoke a Wheel would that be a Toke,

not the drop Coin on the slot but the rather than a brought to fly of the pants on the Jeans!!

The shirt to the Score on the Tie in the door is then that road stirred with bread to wonder,

a state to brake the course on the boar duh of the Cross can't the vice be of Norse to that Theme,

is that then a Sound on the ester in a An belonging to a Trail that speaks of the Row.

Pronunciation on the Accent is a curl or a throw to brews for the Find on a California Street,

over to the Tops that cup of Kettle whistles that a familiar looks before the Shoppe upon the floor`d,

in petal to that flour the scones on the Motorloaf a Cucumber sandwich and the comfort of Hello.

Be brave to breast a Beast in the avenue poe it Tree as the formal of The Invite is on the Just,

taste the warmth of language that squirrel in the nature but on that its reality on boost,

so loud is that the Slammer a grand Piano harps that bench of the Fire to cool the ready came.

Be breadth to the Worry and formalize the Challenge but remember that its Also butter by the Name,

in method of the operate to cycle of the buffalo its Stow Lake to Golden Gate Park the lumber.

Places that do list to Temper on resist the EST of that Hof Brau to roast beef brought the pudding,

Yorkshire is a flavor a bright ton of hugs and plates telling of the crest to Shield off the kept,

so freely breathe the best of stand Tall the tool with its a Stood to many on the verb,

dial with a Calm realize the egg but from the Base to spine revive Your counter comfort,

a simple way to guide the deed to reveal on the World War that Piece of bridge that structures.

Pony Clubbers A National Test

Would not the surprise of the dispersal of horses be of the text that ground of the naturally on a ride,

to have been of the Stable to the working it out I on the just happened to be speaking of Shrilled,

that the equine facilities were taken by guise to grain that parade to the dubbed in the shined,

that the language just happened to be of the bit that pieced the puzzle to a riddle by laid,

as the seat of the balance is myself in the Tack I am a Pony Clubber by certificate Fact,

the Test at Woodside Horse Park back in the day was a huge clamber as the East Coast had failed,

so the Judges at CTETA were under great Scrutiny to placed as the East Coast wanted the same in our Ride,

the horses on saddle the eight to that Test in actually ridden to the touch class of gift,

for we had to Switch rides as part of the Test the place to that scene was reality lived,

the base of the balance on my horses is,

there Rogue`s and thats just the Core.

Now that this is Said in the frankness of Tray the service I saw was the trouble on played,

there happened to be another Rogue under saddle,

bucking and refusing to jump or be lead,

in the tangle of conversation as we sat to the wait The Judges determine whom will ride who's horse to the clay.

Naturally in the held we all said NO WAY for that Horse looked so bad that the swamp say to bay,

that the Water Jump was the best of Olay to know that The Wash would be the dirt on Our dumped,

dusting Ourselves in advance of the steed We all just shook gently and wished for the .....

well need I say that each of us wished the other as the rider for that state,

in fact I believe we all rolled our eyes to avoid the aye contact of jeeves.

The Toon carried weight the boobs were so Topped that all of us felt bad as the study was ruff,

we believed that before the at Test we'd fail 'cause the East Coast preambled our score to the drum,

thump on the Widger I trained and I Trained for the practice was Practice again and again,

never did Any of Us think that we'd be put on a horse where death was the deed,

but as my luck happened and that was the CALL I got the pleasure to be at deaths Maul.

So a deep breath was drawn my thought on this lived I forgot to tell difference the Frisco was KID,

in the further of fright to live through this plight I completely forgot to remember his gift,

to be of the Corporation of certainly sound that the side Stepper did these strange words of rib,

but at the base of the structure its fair 'Cause her horse was Ways and my horse was Jade,

so in that special of reality I'd die,

out on the Course of the CTETA stride,

I just saw myself stretched across that fence the Oxer the bounce the standards of sticks,

my eyes belled my Mind the scene showed demise I said to myself that this was the billed.

Well a long story short And a short Story long the Horse that I rode was as Calm as the storm,

than my horse Whose named appropriately sew 'Jet to Frisco' strode aim that was the end of the shade.

Not all of us graduated that Extreme Fort`d stay and the Argument went to the East Coast a say,

'cause every single person tested on the East Coast that year Failed with execution and that was a sheer,

the plate to the shattered was that any of us passed for we were the West Coast and Cowboys on .....

well you get the point.

The Sad Dull Shoppe

Sew the Needle in the Thread of the I oh dine to hat the Thigh Roid is of Interest to that sing,

is that Prescribe to that trust on the Farm a Sees range the Reins that slip a dun to the Dowel Up,

is that pink to the green to a color I have never seen a bottle in the Mess of the rigs that do brain,

is the Worth of the cost touching Price of the strawberries that Pickers to Priced at the Stored,

is the Pastie of the Tipsy so dumb on the Ear that the Corn is the kettle of the Steamers Can't Sir,

as that is my Aunt Laura on the lens and the Screens to the Carrot of the liver on the Pines,

to teach of the Fork on the knife in the Blade advised to the MSM that brings Steadies to pill OH's,

for in the experience of the Say is that a drink or the Fire on the Flame,

is the Bic of the past that Cig on the Fag in the Felt of the guts to say it's a Pushed.

Did that remove of the State Line Tack in the product of Slap not informed to the kernel of Pops,

as the that is the Fax on the Facts of life At PetsMart we were required to owe bay the popular deep,

in recording the License Number the Picture and Addressed each bag oh bucket for the Racetrack of Vet.

Each Week of the day on the list in the Store in Sacramento before the ground ford,

as the Police came to remember that Photo Copied crate this is the Outing of the Hoarse on a state,

as MSM is a GREAT Product for Hurting and bones that Horses actually go Sound,

is it the lame in the value or the measure on the Tracks that the pounds were sew Recorded that it backed at exacts.

That process of the labor on the Tack shell the beach of Taste Room to Whom sells what Rack,

is the halter so Stubbed that the Painting says fudge for Now the horses hour is a Crikey on the tower,

the world has people scrubbing people for the chase as Veterinarians Sell the product Based.

Strangles is severly contagious comes through a stagger as the Horse fell in death is in the dirts minutes always,

the ground is the sump of the viral in Festival as the Sun heats the pour so does the rein Frog,

in this define a Vet on Time at Buttles Ranch looked oddly suspect in my turn about Hello,

I drove into to Greet and Meet on the Hoof no idea that the Shots were so eloquently pursed!!

Wow!!  thats terrific like PGE and the Script talking A well on the Pools and the sits,

to Graham the rail as Shades was a Pale on the Fly masque of Wonder why's the crib,

not in the shale its personality of Strange those fed executions to the Isolated brain`d,

that other map to the Teach in slap rode this horse to group,

finding that the Birdie snapped was the the rope of proof.

The chorus on the Hat of Sarah on the face Asked how do I ride Shades to the Score,

it was strange in the answer of the question to the question of the graduate 'C' on the Pony Clubber key,

in baste of the sky I worked not at all 'Cause I said that the prey doesn't Appreciate the Rib.

The scrub on The Mission missed the kiss of death but I warned of the Mountain as its a good in breast,

I had galloped Up and down this Mountain on the Sound to Proof of done no stun just Practiced,

Shades loved the loose rein the Confidence to say that Spooking is alright if the deer are in ab sight,

as I am the rider and he is the Horse than my responsibility is to Know,

eyes up your on Course.

Fill A Dell Fee Yah

Com a Door of the See Or gun Eyes A shun and that will Product Upped to that Lip,

in the U pea Est that Jack Tar Hoe Tell is the Foyay on this Spine on a Scene,

to trigger the Grasp at the base stick of Back that standard of Faster to grip`d,

the con on the Spear A tiered is that edge of the Duece`d on the Snooker of Pools',

inch that to Sidewalk and Ven. Ewe the Frost is that Tree Sun on the Didst of dids Canned??,

of Coarse to the Hoarse on the Ships and the Wurs is the Ink spin to Car^Toons that Sigh fickle Crue.

Crowd to that Par Crumb to Flours and Steak the Hot Poe Tate Toe is a grease Turkeys' Spanned,

the Cows on the Street to that Purse of the Clue kirk is the Beam supper on the stew in the logged.

The Hi lo of Griff ick to that Classic of Grand is that the Library or the Farmers on Tan,

is the sand in the Cub boar`d the Pickers of Flan ore is the Care owe Mal to that Serenity land,

is the World so stood that the Mobs are snot Movie 'The Untouchables' burning the F.B.I. slam,

inch that to Can Nurs and bank It to brand that label on Mule is the Known Satan at Pram,

covers on lids the Use of the pot Pans in the Whistler the leaps and the Antelope.

Is the Elephant Tusk that Horn of the Bust is the Jaguar the Jello of Rings in the gut,

shell the beach of the Oh shun to To the Slaughter House say that the Net skate is Hype to clay,

than down to that Content is the butcher on Flowers is the Meet in the shower of say cope in Played.

Credit it to the 330 the Mill Yun of said on that division of Knoll,

is the Mound of the Cross sew driven by Stitch that the Laugh of the chore toll a bridge to a gift,

presently bass Ole to catch Twenty to that extra Fraction on Foxy and Glenn,

it is the Fore Est to blankets that Smoke In the boo`d Crease on the Clothing the Feat of a Hymn.

Castor the Oil the booty is ankle to Shoe of the Chorus that sing of the Choir,

is an Act cent so Thicket that the Masque is a Circa,

is that just the cotton of Candied on apple,

now that the barrel hath rotten to bite is the Christian so bound that the sight is a Cried!!

Upside down bind the Three Ring a Fair hour the Circus to the Whaler bone,

mow Bee to sting Rae that sunshine in soot The Chim a knee skating that Ices to board,

bankers and Flounder the Fish Fry said Cue,

parade that to Yoe it is the balance of Life.

Spreading the Warred to the Warred on the String Is that now the Yodel of Cheese,

does the Milk in the Scan lawn that shaving to Cod is the liver of Spline the Fact ore the Crime,

is that then the Deer that Fawn of Ob scene to glow Worm the goblet with Wine knees and Earth!!

Does durse speak the Easy does the Cap Tame the beast, 

did the CIA say Oak land or Pop U lark piece,

should the worth be sum downed to that Wall street Affair,

than what is the Come is deservedly pail.

The Pan uh Rama said its the Type in the sky,

that shore to that Opera that sim FA knee Poe`d lease,

to trees and the steeds a garden of Tues.,

which is the daisy and Watts is the Train!!

Due I Peek the UN at Known or is it so Plain,

that the Buff uh Lo spoke to the Wheels of scar,

did the need sew go crump pet and dive to that fees,

that now its a spelling on the unknown to dictionary procession of working Words seed,

does the per Sun set plan It to the dusk on Horror rise,

did the shank than park hobble or tied in the told,

does Sigh Fie 'Go' Fict shun or is the dish on the Bell,

is it the just of the easy on the Mash of the shall,

the Wiper on Wind dough the Casper on ghoul a Timber touch Con Crete to demon eyes this Spilled.

Knock Knock Who's There ~ Wind Fall Farm

The Weirds' on the Spook is that Ghost Show need I say ED,

the creature feature of this say is that this the bed of the Credits,

can the person make it through the stock to that tank and the ponds,

wet bog to strange and sleigh the Santa snoopy on the District 9,

in that is the plunder of the Tall stall Copper,

did the Track go Race a Tack or make a Cafe Clue!!

Troop on that is this tale of the Hitchhikers move,

in that to Seatle that drive the Oregon grew,

a shrink to lights the One on type I staired and Stared and staired the More's,

round the bends to Stores and lens Blinking should I shay,

buttress this with on the Five to back the deep to Signs,

as the Exit from the Needle round and round the Hype.

Should I have Not Known that the direction Scummed,

I would have Flight to back the Mic on that Simons lung!!

So as I sang in Midnight frame I know that Simon Plain,

I herd that Voice to Me be On Purpose to annoy that Simon HI,

in this the Street was So much lay that black went Write to Brae,

howling to the Moon Shine did that extra Hot on Hotel shive.

Thereabouts the I knew Found to spread the length Annoy,

I break Fasted to that terminal the Highwave and the ride,

so stream this Streaker to the Click that say this Cyclone rib,

shock is Shockers when you Spook to the Oles of Rolled.

A good horse Mule Trainer taught Me see that the Name was Clue,

to that is game upon the done as that is in the jar,

a good dirt face to Muds and grace that attitude familiar,

whom would Not agree with Me as Simon needs A Lei!!

Courtesy of the district of the Con otherwise known As what Happened at:

Windfall Farms: A New Direction

The New Ghost Town located In Wells of Santa Margarita San Luis Obispo Atascadero or Paso Robles etc.

http://archive.ctba.com/07magazine/sep/CoverWindfallFarms.pdf

by GENE WILLIAMS Photos by RON MESAROS

Though ghosts of horses who brought past glory to Cardiff Stud Farm might still cavort across the landscape, there’s a new tradition ahoof—er, afoot—at the former California stallion showcase now known as Windfall Farms. Those ghosts could take the form of brilliant runners Desert Wine and Flying Paster, who also proved themselves as stallions, and the latter’s sire, Gummo, another standout California stud horse. In those days, Fred Sahadi owned the California showplace and the stallions stood for him at what was then a 1,200-acre farm in Creston, California, near Paso Robles. Now Windfall Farms, under the ownership of a family headed by brothers Dwain and Tyson Davis and ably assisted by their mother, Bobbie Kay, and uncle, Jan, and his family, covers 720 of those former Cardiff acres, and has a stud roster of four that might in the near future be reduced as the farm prepares for what could be a major facelift. Overseeing the facelift will be Dwain Davis and Dr. Jean Lamb, newly brought on board as the general manager. Dr. Lamb, boasting impeccable credentials......go to website for the .....

I would believe that the Shoe got a Ride to completion of The Coppertox Screened,

the frog the Hoof the Tack Cleaning Brackets,

or is it the Rack on the Tie Up to stunned,

should the Cleaner be of the Shoer,

than Immediate attention to the Verbiage of tooled.

1.)  The Buffer

2.)  The Drawing Knife

3.)  The Driving Hammer

4.)  The Rasp

5.)  The Pincers

The Fare Urs Tools to pay Fell a Thoroughbreds land but was is The Fore,

bridles that Hermes to the No Reins on bit what is the Raftor but a Scoin,

in that is the bits and Pieces on Snippet to Cost the price of the Piston,

is the Engine on lost to the Sentence complete so hidden buy nation on Wine trails Quip`d,

does that Anchor on drag to the Paul Carrolls teach so Pallet`d that the Tongue is a Strong,

like the Verb is the Noun and the Crib is a Bar that the Sell is a Production of Come,

to that is the Call a Knee to that Auspicious in Scene 'cause Cardiff Stud Farm was a Realities Flew.

Horsemastership trains to Saddles and lanes that is really not True 'cause its Work,

the Mucking the bucket the Water the Rickets that Poet in Davis the You See the tip,

is that Hoss Pit Toll shaping the Shade treed by Term in the Comfort of right Infront of the Punned,

is that Movie on Hollywood the red Car pet speak a Hi Sales trigger I'm A Courtier today`d.

Would that Not Bee the Pyre of Sheep to the Ewe in the Flock on a Caste of the GOB,

in As Grob and Grumble the Trued and the Blue,

bales for Christmas and stalkings for Lived.

Owner of Cardiff Stud Farm In or Nearby or Specifically Located At Creston, Paso Robles & Atascadero California

Alex Trebek

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Alex Trebek
Alex Trebek in April 2009
Born	George Alexander Trebek July 22, 1940 (age 74) Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Television personality Game show host Actor
Years active	1963–present
Spouse(s)	Elaine Callei (1974–81) Jean Currivan-Trebek (1990–present)
Children	2
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George Alexander "Alex" Trebek (/trɨˈbɛk/; born July 22, 1940) is a Canadian American television personality. He has been the host of the syndicated game show Jeopardy! since 1984, and has also hosted a number of other game shows, including The Wizard of Odds, Double Dare, High Rollers, Battlestars, Classic Concentration and To Tell the Truth. Trebek has made appearances in numerous television series, usually portraying himself. A native of Canada, he became a naturalized United States citizen in 1998.^[1]

Trebek is signed as host of Jeopardy! through 2018.^[2]

Contents

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• 1 Childhood
• 2 Game show host
• 3 Personal life
  • 3.1 Medical
• 4 Fame
  • 4.1 Philanthropy and activism
• 5 Television and film appearances
  • 5.1 Shows hosted
  • 5.2 Cameo appearances
• 6 References
• 7 External links

Childhood[edit]

Trebek was born in Sudbury, Ontario, in 1940,^[3] the son of George Edward Trebek, a chef who had emigrated from Ukraine as a child, and the former Lucille Lagacé, a Franco-Ontarian.^[4] Trebek graduated from Lisgar Collegiate Institute in 1957 before graduating from Toronto's Malvern Collegiate Institute in 1958, and later the University of Ottawa with a degree in philosophy in 1961.^[5] As a student at the University of Ottawa, he was a member of the English Debating Society. Interested in a career in broadcast news, he began his broadcasting career working for the CBC as a newscaster and sportscaster. Trebek specialized in national news and covered a wide range of special events for the CBC's radio and television divisions, including curling^[6] and horse racing.^[7]

Game show host[edit]

Trebek's first hosting job was on a Canadian music program called Music Hop in 1963. In 1966 he hosted a high school quiz show called Reach for the Top. From 1967 to 1970 he was a host for the CBC, introducing classical music programs including performances by Glenn Gould. In 1973 he moved to the United States and worked for NBC as host of a new game show, The Wizard of Odds. A year later Trebek hosted the popular Merrill Heatter-Bob Quigley game show, High Rollers, which had two incarnations on NBC (1974–76 and 1978–80), and an accompanying syndicated season (1975–76). In between stints as host of High Rollers, Trebek hosted the short-lived CBS game show Double Dare(not to be confused with the 1986 Nickelodeon game show of the same name). Double Dare turned out to be his only Game Show with the CBS network (he returned to CBS in 1994 to host Pillsbury Bake-Off until 1998), and the first show he hosted for what was then Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions, as well as the second season of the syndicated series The $128,000 Question, which taped in Toronto. Since the second incarnation of High Rollers premiered while The $128,000 Question was still airing and taping episodes, Trebek became one of two hosts to emcee shows in both the United States and Canada, joining Jim Perry, who was hosting Definition and Headline Hunters in Canada and Card Sharks, which, coincidentally, premiered the same day as High Rollers in 1978, in the United States. Trebek's Francophone side was put on display in 1978, in a special bilingual edition of Reach for the Top and its Radio-Canada equivalent, Génies en herbe. In this show Trebek alternated smoothly between French and English throughout.^[8]

Like other hosts of the day, Trebek made several guest appearances as panelist or player on other shows; one of his guest appearances was on a special week of NBC's Card Sharks, in 1980, where he and several other game show hosts (including Allen Ludden, Bill Cullen, Wink Martindale, Jack Clark, Gene Rayburn, and Jim Lange) competed in a week-long round robin tournament for charity. Trebek won the tournament, defeating Cullen in the finals. Trebek also appeared as a celebrity teammate on the NBC game showThe Magnificent Marble Machine in 1975, as well as the Tom Kennedy-hosted NBC word game To Say the Least in 1978. Both of those shows were produced by Merrill Heatter-Bob Quigley Productions, which also produced High Rollers, the show Trebek was hosting during both of those guest appearances. Trebek also was a contestant on Celebrity Bowling in 1973, teamed with Jim McKrell; the duo won their match against Dick Gautier and Scatman Crothers.

After High Rollers was canceled in 1980, Trebek moved on to Battlestars for NBC. The series debuted in October 1981, and was canceled in April 1982 after only six months on the air. In September 1981 Trebek took the helm of the syndicated Pitfall, which taped in Vancouver and forced him to commute, as he had while hosting High Rollers and The $128,000 Question in 1978. Pitfall was canceled after its production company, Catalena Productions, went bankrupt. As a result, he was never paid for that series. After both series ended, Trebek hosted a revival of Battlestars called The New Battlestars that ended after thirteen weeks, then shot a series of pilots for other series for producers Merrill Heatter (for whom he had worked hosting High Rollers and Battlestars) and Merv Griffin. The Heatter pilots were Malcolm, an NBC-ordered pilot featuring Trebek with an animated character as his co-host, and Lucky Numbers, an attempt at a revival of High Rollers that failed to sell. For Griffin, he shot two pilots for a revival of Jeopardy! This revival sold; he began hosting the revival in 1984 and has hosted ever since.

In 1987, while still hosting Jeopardy!, Trebek returned to daytime television as host of NBC's Classic Concentration, his second show for Mark Goodson. He hosted both shows simultaneously until 20 September 1991, when Classic Concentration aired its final episode. In 1991 Trebek made broadcast history by becoming the first person to host three American game shows at the same time, earning this distinction on 4 February 1991, when he took over for Lynn Swann as host of NBC's To Tell the Truth, also for Goodson-Todman, which he hosted until the end of the series' run on September 20, 1991.

In 1994, Trebek returned to the CBS network for the first time since hosting Double Dare to host the Pillsbury Bake-Off which he hosted until 1998.

In August 1995 in a return to his broadcast-news roots, Trebek filled in for Charles Gibson for a week on Good Morning America.

Trebek and Pat Sajak, host of Wheel of Fortune, traded places on April Fools' Day 1997. Sajak hosted Jeopardy! and Trebek hosted Wheel of Fortune with Sajak's wife, Lesly, as Trebek's co-host.^[9] Sajak and Wheel of Fortune co-host Vanna White played contestants at the wheel, with winnings going toward charities.

Trebek appeared on Celebrity Poker Showdown in 2005. He came in second place in his qualifying game, losing to Cheryl Hines. On May 9, 2008, Trebek was a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! On the program, he discussed his 24-year career as the host of Jeopardy! Another appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! was in 2011, when he talked about the IBM Challenge on Jeopardy!

Trebek also appears in many commercials for Colonial Penn Life Insurance, of which he is a "compensated endorser," and he reprised his role as host of To Tell the Truth in a 2010 advertisement for DirecTV.

Alex Trebek at Kadena Air Base,Okinawa, Japan, on 31 March 2007

In December 2010, Trebek guest-starred on How I Met Your Mother.^[10]

On March 26, 2014, Alex Trebek made a guest appearance on Hot in Cleveland as himself & as Ranger, Park Alex Trebek.^[11][12][13]

On the December 18, 2014 series finale episode of The Colbert Report, Trebek (introduced as the "one with all the answers") greets Colbert as he boards a sleigh driven by Santa Claus and Abraham Lincoln and leaves the studio for the last time.^[14]

Personal life[edit]

Trebek became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1998.^[15] Trebek has been married to Jean Currivan Trebek since 1990 and they have two children, Matthew and Emily. His former wife is Elaine Callei.^[16]

In 1996 Trebek ran the Olympic Torch in Jacksonville, Florida, through a leg of its journey to Atlanta.^[17]

In late 2001 during Jeopardy!'s season 18 Trebek shaved the mustache that he had worn for over 30 years. He wore a fake mustache for the first half of the April 1, 2008, episode as an April Fools' joke.^[18] In summer 2014, Trebek regrew the mustache for the 31st season ofJeopardy! only to shave it off again a month into the season.^[19] [20]

Trebek owned and managed a 700-acre (2.8 km²) ranch near Paso Robles in Creston, California, known as Creston Farms, where hebred and trained thoroughbred race horses.^[15] Trebek's colt, Reba's Gold, is the stakes-winning son of Slew o' Gold.^[21]

Medical[edit]

On January 30, 2004, Trebek escaped major injury after falling asleep behind the wheel of his pickup truck while driving alone on a rural road in the Central Coast town ofTempleton, California, returning from a family home in Lake Nacimiento. The truck sideswiped a string of mailboxes, flew 45 feet^[22] over an embankment, and came to rest against a utility pole in a ditch. Trebek was not cited for the accident and returned to work taping Jeopardy! the following Tuesday.^[23][24]

On December 11, 2007, Trebek was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after suffering a minor heart attack in his home. He was released on December 15, 2007.^[25]Trebek returned to the production of Jeopardy! as scheduled on 14 January 2008, to tape the Teen Tournament.^[26][27][28]

Trebek was robbed in a hotel room in San Francisco on July 27, 2011. While hosting the National Geographic World Championship he told a crowd at Google's HQ that he "snapped an Achilles tendon early Wednesday morning, while chasing a burglar at a San Francisco hotel." He woke up to sounds of a woman in his room going through his things. He said he then got out of bed, put on his underwear and chased the robber down the hall. During the chase, Trebek was injured, but he hobbled back to his room to call security, and the woman was apprehended. The woman arrested was Lucinda Moyers, who had been convicted of four previous burglaries since 1990.^[29] Trebek says all was recovered except cash and a bracelet (a gift from his mother). He was expected to be in a cast for close to six weeks.^[30]

Trebek suffered a second mild heart attack on June 23, 2012.^[31] However, he returned to the Jeopardy! set on July 24 for the taping of the 29th season, after recovery from his heart attack. The 29th season began airing on September 17, 2012.^[32]

Fame[edit]

Trebek's star on the Canadian Walk of Fame

Trebek has been awarded five Outstanding Game Show Host Emmy Awards and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (located at 6501 Hollywood Boulevard, near those for Ann-Margret and Vincent Price).

In March 2006, it was announced that he would receive a star on Canada's Walk of Fame.^[33][34] He is the second game show host to be inducted (the first being Monty Hall of Let's Make a Deal and the third being Howie Mandel of Deal or No Deal). His star is located on King Street West near those of the Crazy Canucks and Eugene Levy.

In 2011, it was announced that Trebek would be one of the recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Daytime Emmy Awards.^[35][36]

As of June 13, 2014, Trebek has held a Guinness World Record for "the most gameshow episodes hosted by the same presenter (same program)" for having hosted 6,829 episodes of Jeopardy!, overtaking previous record holder Bob Barker.^[37]

Philanthropy and activism[edit]

He hosts the annual National Geographic Bee in the United States and The Great Canadian Geography Challenge in Canada. Active with the World Vision charitable organization, he has traveled to many third world countries with World Vision projects, taping reports on the group's efforts on behalf of children around the world.^[38]

Trebek and the entire Jeopardy! crew became involved with the USO in 1995 and have appeared on several military bases throughout the world, both in an attempt to find contestants and as a morale booster for the troops.

In 1998 Trebek donated 74 acres of open land in north Hollywood (worth over 2 million dollars at the time) to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy.^[39]

The American Foundation for the Blind in 2001 awarded Trebek with one of six Access Awards for his role in accommodating notable Jeopardy! champion Eddie Timanus.

On November 4, 2010, Trebek received the Royal Canadian Geographical Society's Gold Medal for his contribution to geographic education and the popular study of geography.^[40] Previous recipients of this award include the author and anthropologist Wade Davis (2009), Peter Gzowski (1997), and Mary May Simon (1998), among others.^[41]

On May 4, 2015, Trebek's alma mater, the University of Ottawa, named its alumni hall in his honor, as a benefactor to the university. ^[42]

Television and film appearances[edit]

Shows hosted[edit]

• 1963–64: Music Hop
• 1964: Vacation Time – Co-host
• 1966-70: CBC Championship Curling - Announcer
• 1966–73: Reach for the Top
• 1969: Barris & Company – Co-host/Announcer (pilot)
• 1969: Strategy
• 1971: Pick and Choose
• 1972: Outside/Inside
• 1973: T.G.I.F. – Announcer
• 1973: The Wizard of Odds
• 1974–76, 1978–80: High Rollers (NBC)
• 1976–77: Double Dare (CBS)
• 1976–80: Stars on Ice (CTV)
• 1977–78: The $128,000 Question
• 1980–81: Wall $treet
• 1981–82: Pitfall
• 1981–83: Battlestars
• 1983: Malcolm (pilot)
• 1983: Starcade (pilot)
• 1984–present: Jeopardy!
• 1985: Lucky Numbers (pilot)
• 1987: VTV-Value Television – Co-host with Meredith MacRae
• 1987–91: Classic Concentration
• 1989–2013: The National Geographic Bee national finals
• 1990: Super Jeopardy!
• 1991: To Tell the Truth (1990–91) From February to May 1991
• 1993: The Red Badge of Courage / Heart of Courage – Canadian-produced show highlighting brave individuals
• 1996–98: The Pillsbury Bake-Off
• 1997: Wheel of Fortune – April Fools' Day episode (also a substitute host in August 1980)
• 1999: Live from the Hollywood Bowl – annual live broadcast

Cameo appearances[edit]

• 1987: Mama's Family – as himself, the host of Jeopardy!
• 1988: For Keeps – as himself, the host of Jeopardy!
• 1988: Rain Man – as himself, the host of Jeopardy!
• 1990: Cheers – as himself, the host of Jeopardy! (episode 8.14 – "What Is... Cliff Clavin?")
• 1990: Predator 2 – as himself, the host of Jeopardy! (voice)
• 1990: The Earth Day Special – as himself, the host of Jeopardy!
• 1991: WrestleMania VII – as himself, a ring announcer and interviewer
• 1992: The Golden Girls – as himself, the host of Jeopardy! (episode 7.16 – "Questions and Answers")
• 1992: White Men Can't Jump – as himself, the host of Jeopardy!
• 1993: Short Cuts – as himself, the host of Jeopardy!
• 1993: Groundhog Day – as himself, the host of Jeopardy!
• 1993: Larry Sanders Show – as the minister who marries Hank Kinsley
• 1993: Rugrats – as Alan Quebec, the host of "Super Stumpers" (episode 2.37 – "Game Show Didi")
• 1995: The Nanny – as himself, the host of Jeopardy! (episode 3.2 - "Franny and the Professor")
• 1995: Beverly Hills, 90210 – as himself, the host of Jeopardy!
• 1995: Jury Duty – as himself, the host of Jeopardy!
• 1996: The X-Files – as a Man in Black who Agent Mulder thought looked "incredibly" like Alex Trebek (episode: "Jose Chung's From Outer Space")
• 1996: Seinfeld – as himself, the host of Jeopardy! (episode 8.9 – "The Abstinence")
• 1996: The Magic School Bus – Announcer (voice) (episode 2.6 – "Shows and Tells")
• 1997: The Simpsons – as himself, the host of Jeopardy! in "Miracle on Evergreen Terrace" (Voice)
• 1998: The Weird Al Show – as himself, the Host of Jeopardy! (voice)
• 1998: Mafia! – himself, riding on a parade float
• 2000: Finding Forrester – as himself, the host of Jeopardy!
• 2000: Saturday Night Live – himself
• 2000: Arthur – as Alex Lebek, the host of Riddle Quest^[43]
• 2000: Pepper Ann – as himself (2 episodes)
• 2002: Saturday Night Live – himself
• 2006: Family Guy – as himself, the host of Jeopardy! in "I Take Thee Quagmire" (voice)
• 2008: The Bucket List – as himself, the host of Jeopardy! (voice)
• 2013: How I Met Your Mother – himself in "P.S. I Love You"
• 2013: Delta Air Lines – as himself, answering a Jeopardy-like question in the final segment of Delta's Holiday-themed safety video.
• 2014: Hot in Cleveland – as himself and Park Ranger Alex Trebek ^[11][12][13]
• 2014: Delta Air Lines - as himself, seen raising hand after being asked if the passengers have any questions toward the end of a Delta safety video.
• 2014: The Colbert Report (series finale) - as himself, in Santa's sleigh.

References[edit]

1. Jump up^ "Who Is Alex Trebek?", CBS Los Angeles biography, 20 April 2007. URL retrieved 21 September 2007
2. Jump up^ de Moraes, Lisa (March 11, 2015). "Alex Trebek, Pat Sajak, Vanna White Stick With ‘Jeopardy!’, ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Through 2017-18 Season". Deadline.com. RetrievedMarch 11, 2015.
3. Jump up^ D'Zurilla, Christie (24 June 2012). "Alex Trebek, host of 'Jeopardy!,' resting after heart attack at 71". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 June 2012. Trebeck turns 72 on July 22.
4. Jump up^ Alex Trebek YKO Los Angeles. Now, jump ahead about 20 years.... my father is still a chef, and he's getting feelings of nostalgia for the Old Country. He would like to go back and visit Ukraine.
5. Jump up^ "This University of Ottawa alumnus is honoured for his outstanding TV career. Who is Alex Trebek?". University of Ottawa. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
6. Jump up^ "CBC Championship Curling". TVArchive.ca. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
7. Jump up^ NewspaperARCHIVE.com - Search old newspaper articles online
8. Jump up^ "CBC Archives". CBC News.^{[dead link]}
9. Jump up^ Columbia TriStar Television; Harry Friedman, producer; Dick Carson, director (1 April 1997). "April Fool's Day Special". Wheel of Fortune. Syndicated.
10. Jump up^ "Exclusive: Alex Trebek to Guest Star on How I Met Your Mother". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
11. ^ Jump up to:^a b "Hot in Cleveland".
12. ^ Jump up to:^a b "List of Hot in Cleveland episodes".
13. ^ Jump up to:^a b "Hot in Cleveland (season 5)".
14. Jump up^ Hillary Busis (December 19, 2014). "'The Colbert Report' wraps up with an immortal, star-studded finale". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
15. ^ Jump up to:^a b "Alex Trebek Biography". Monstersandcritics.com. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
16. Jump up^ "Alex Trebek: Biography". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
17. Jump up^ "J! Archive - Show #5365, aired Friday, December 28, 2007 - Contestant interveiew". 28 December 2007. Archived from the original on 1 January 2008. Retrieved31 December 2007. I'm sure there were as many heartwarming stories as there were wacky adventures associated with the carrying of the torch. I carried it in Florida.
18. Jump up^ "Jeopardy Top Ten Memorable Moments - Best Jeopardy Moments". Gameshows.about.com. 16 March 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
19. Jump up^ "Alex Trebek Brings His Mustache Back: See theJeopardy! Host's New (Old) Look".People Magazine. Time Inc. September 9, 2014. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
20. Jump up^ "Alex Trebek shaves mustache again after Jeopardy! fan vote". WTHR. Dispatch Broadcast Group. September 13, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
21. Jump up^ Rebas Gold Horse Pedigree
22. Jump up^ "J! Archive - Show #5012, aired Tuesday, May 30, 2006 - Contestant interview". 30 May 2006. Retrieved 29 December 2006. I got you beat. When I fell asleep at the wheel, my pickup flew 45 feet.
23. Jump up^ "'Jeopardy!' host Trebek in car crash". Associated Press. 31 January 2004. Archived from the original on 22 March 2007. Retrieved 29 December 2006.
24. Jump up^ "'Jeopardy!' host hopes to return Tuesday". Associated Press. 2 February 2004. Archived from the original on 29 November 2006. Retrieved 29 December 2006. See also [1].
25. Jump up^ Albiniak, Paige (16 December 2007). "Alex Trebek Released from Hospital: Jeopardy!Host Heads Home to Recuperate from Heart Attack". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved12 February 2008. Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek was released from Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Hospital Saturday [December 15]...
26. Jump up^ "Jeopardy! official web site Alex Trebek announcement". 11 December 2007. Archived from the original on 13 December 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2007. Alex Trebek, host of Jeopardy!, has had a minor heart attack. He is resting comfortably in a Los Angeles hospital, and he will be back in the studio for the next scheduled tapings in January.
27. Jump up^ Jablon, Robert (11 December 2007). "Trebek Hospitalized With Heart Attack". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 13 December 2007. Retrieved11 December 2007.
28. Jump up^ "Interview with Alex Trebek". The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 2008-01-18. We've got our Teen Tournament coming up in two weeks. We just taped that. I went back to work, felt great doing it.
29. Jump up^ "Lucinda Moyers, Alex Trebek's Burglar, Won't Face Three Strikes". AOL News. Associated Press. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
30. Jump up^ Budman, Scott (27 July 2011). "Trebek: "I Left My Cash in San Francisco" Famous host talks robbery at Google". NBC Bay Area. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
31. Jump up^ "‘Jeopardy!’ host Alex Trebek hospitalized with mild heart attack". Washington Post. 24 June 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.^{[dead link]}
32. Jump up^ Yahr, Emily (24 July 2012). "Alex Trebek back on ‘Jeopardy!’ set after recovering from heart attack". Washington Post. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
33. Jump up^ "Canada's Walk of Fame inductees announced". CTV Television Network. 8 March 2006. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
34. Jump up^ "Bios - Alex Trebek". jeopardy.com.
35. Jump up^ "Daytime Emmy Awards honor Pat Sajak, Alex Trebek". CBS News. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
36. Jump up^ Maloney, Michael (17 June 2011). "Daytime Emmy wheel spins for Sajak, Trebek".Variety. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
37. Jump up^ "Jeopardy! star Alex Trebek sets record for most game show episodes hosted".Guinness World Records. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
38. Jump up^ World Vision's website says Trebek has been a sponsor of the charity since the early 1980s ("Bid on the Jeopardy set!", World Vision website, 2002). His travels publicizing the charity's work include trips to Zambia ("Alex Trebek to Visit Zambia with World Vision" World Vision website, 21 June 2007) and Uganda ("Celebrities Supporting World Vision", World Vision Canada website). World Vision's website says that Trebek "been regularly involved with World Vision and is often seen on the organization's television shows" (World Vision Canada website, ibid)
39. Jump up^ http://articles.latimes.com/1998/jan/14/local/me-8238
40. Jump up^ "2010 Royal Canadian Geographical Society Gold Medal". rcgs.org. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
41. Jump up^ "All winners of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society Gold Medal". rcgs.org. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
42. Jump up^ http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/jeopardy-host-alex-trebek-has-building-at-the-university-of-ottawa-named-in-his-honour
43. Jump up^ Booth, John (10 October 2011). "The 15 Geekiest Episodes of PBS’s Arthur". Wired. Retrieved 14 August 2013.

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alex Trebek.

• Alex Trebek at the Internet Movie Database
• Alex Trebek at the Notable Names Database
• Alex Trebek's Charity Work
• Q&A with Alex Trebek
• Alex Trebek at the Wikiquote
• Alex Trebek interview video at the Archive of American Television