--- title: Alex Trebek Know Exactly Who Should Replace Him on Jeopardy description: Alex Trebek has signed on to continue hosting Jeopardy through 2022, but he has a pretty good suggestion for his replacement when the time comes. canonical: https://time.com/5535695/alex-trebek-successor-betty-white/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-02-22T19:40:17.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:57:38.954Z og:title: Alex Trebek Know Exactly Who Should Replace Him on Jeopardy og:description: He's got names og:url: https://time.com/5535695/alex-trebek-successor-betty-white/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdd7299323baf6bd9/698945af97cdff055e6b763b/alex-trebek-successor-betty-white.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Alex-Trebek-Successor-Betty-White og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Alex Trebek Know Exactly Who Should Replace Him on Jeopardy twitter:description: He's got names twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdd7299323baf6bd9/698945af97cdff055e6b763b/alex-trebek-successor-betty-white.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Alex Trebek Knows Exactly Who Should Replace Him as the Host of _Jeopardy_  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Feb 22, 2019 7:40 PM UTC  Alex Trebek attends 'Who is Alex Trebek? Celebrating 35 seasons of Jeopardy!' at 92nd Street Y on February 19, 2019 in New York City. Alex Trebek attends 'Who is Alex Trebek? Celebrating 35 seasons of Jeopardy!' at 92nd Street Y on February 19, 2019 in New York City.Santiago Felipe/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Feb 22, 2019 7:40 PM UTC [Alex Trebek](http://time.com/5393810/colbert-trebek-beards/) has already signed on to continue hosting [_Jeopardy_](http://time.com/5465635/jeopardy-uncle-kracker-kid-cudi/) through [at least 2022](https://people.com/tv/alex-trebek-renews-jeopardy-contract/). But when the day comes for him to finally step away from the podium, Trebek has a pretty good suggestion for his replacement. During a Tuesday event at New York’s [92nd Street Y](https://www.facebook.com/92ndstreetY/videos/652566615160904/?video%5Fsource=permalink) center celebrating [Trebek’s 35-season _Jeopardy_ tenure](https://www.92y.org/event/who-is-alex-trebek), the quiz-show guru offered his take on who ABC should call on once his reign has ended. “It’s probably going to be a woman, somebody younger, somebody bright, somebody personable, somebody with a great sense of humor,” he told moderator Michael McKean, according to [_USA Today_](https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2019/02/22/jeopardy-host-alex-trebek-reveals-his-picks-replace-him/2949280002/). “So I nominated Betty White.” Considering White is 97 years old while he himself is 78, it’s likely that Trebek was joking. But there’s no reason that the beloved _Golden Girls_ star shouldn’t at least get to take over as a guest host for one night. Trebek went on to reveal a few of his more serious recommendations, including CNN analyst Laura Coates, LA Kings announcer Alex Faust and TCM host Ben Mankiewicz. “There are so many talented people out there that could do the job,” he said. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5535695/alex-trebek-successor-betty-white/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5535695/alex-trebek-successor-betty-white/"},"headline":"Alex Trebek Knows Exactly Who Should Replace Him as the Host of Jeopardy","datePublished":"2019-02-22T19:40:17.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:57:38.954Z","description":"He's got names","url":"https://time.com/5535695/alex-trebek-successor-betty-white/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","TV","Jeopardy","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdd7299323baf6bd9/698945af97cdff055e6b763b/alex-trebek-successor-betty-white.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdd7299323baf6bd9/698945af97cdff055e6b763b/alex-trebek-successor-betty-white.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Alex-Trebek-Successor-Betty-White","caption":"Alex Trebek attends 'Who is Alex Trebek? 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