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The euphoria over Joe Biden’s victory on Saturday was tempered by the news on Sunday morning that Alex Trebek had passed away of pancreatic cancer.
There was a certain confluence to those two events. Another Election Day victor was former astronaut Mark Kelly, who won his race for an Arizona Senate seat. Five years ago, Kelly was a contestant on the Jeopardy! Celebrity Tournament, along with Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and businessman Kevin O’Leary of Shark Tank. Rodgers easily won the game ($8,399) and an additional $50,000 for his favorite charity, Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer. He even got Trebek to imitate his trademark WWE Championshp Belt move.
Who are these four men?
Among the many tributes to the Jeopardy! host was one by Andrew Baggarly, who covers the San Francisco Giants for The Athletic and once made some money on the game show. It’s well worth reading:
And it’s nice to know that Trebek was able to see his beloved Dodgers win their first World Series since 1988.
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