'Jeopardy' Host Alex Trebek Asks for Prayer after Being Diagnosed with Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

Kristen Undset : Mar 7, 2019
Faith, Family, America

"With the love and support of my family and friends and with the help of your prayers also, I plan to beat the low survival rate statistics for this disease. Truth told, I have to! Because under the terms of my contract, I have to host Jeopardy! For three more years! So, help me. Keep the faith and we'll win. We'll get it done." -Alex Trebek

(Los Angeles, CA)— [FaithFamilyAmerica.com] Alex Trebek just announced tragic news. Trebek revealed that he has cancer. (Screengrab image: via ABC Nightline video)

He revealed that he's been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He said that he will attempt to finish out this season of "Jeopardy!"

In a video message to his "Jeopardy" fans, Trebek said that he plans to beat the low survival rates of pancreatic cancer. He even joked that he had to beat it because his contract calls for him to host for three more years... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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