--- title: Alex Trebek Choked Up Over A Sweet Final Jeopardy! Answer description: As the longtime Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek faces pancreatic cancer, fans are showing their support on the air. canonical: https://time.com/5723892/alex-trebek-jeopardy-answer/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-11-12T16:22:08.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:01:02.590Z og:title: Alex Trebek Moved to Tears Over a Touching Final Jeopardy Answer og:description: As Trebek faces pancreatic cancer, fans are showing their support on the air. og:url: https://time.com/5723892/alex-trebek-jeopardy-answer/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt564defa21a359d59/698a05b1b21a9c1fa5502a6e/trebekjeopardy.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 og:image:alt: 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards - Press Room og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Alex Trebek Moved to Tears Over a Touching Final Jeopardy Answer twitter:description: As Trebek faces pancreatic cancer, fans are showing their support on the air. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt564defa21a359d59/698a05b1b21a9c1fa5502a6e/trebekjeopardy.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Alex Trebek Got Emotional Over a Heartfelt Final _Jeopardy!_ Answer by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Nov 12, 2019 4:22 PM UTC  Alex Trebek, winner of the Outstanding Game Show Host award, poses at the 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards at Pasadena Civic Center on May 05, 2019 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images) Alex Trebek, winner of the Outstanding Game Show Host award, poses at the 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards at Pasadena Civic Center on May 05, 2019 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)David Crotty&Patrick McMullan via Getty Image by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Nov 12, 2019 4:22 PM UTC Longtime _Jeopardy!_ host Alex Trebek has been very vocal about his ongoing treatment for pancreatic cancer and in response, fans are being equally transparent and their support for the beloved host. On Monday night’s show, one contestant used his “Final Jeopardy” answer to show his appreciation for Trebek. Instead of writing an answer to the question on Monday night’s “Tournament of Champions” game, contestant Dhruv Gaur wrote “We love you, Alex!” which appeared on the front of his podium. When Trebek read the message, he began to choke up at the sweet message. “That”s very kind of you,” Trebek said, clearly emotional. “Thank you.” The moment was shared on Twitter by the show: > [](https://twitter.com/Jeopardy/status/1194102519229628416) Trebek, who has hosted the quiz show since 1984, [announced his diagnosis](https://time.com/5546554/alex-trebek-jeopardy-cancer/) in March of this year in a video to fans. At the time he said that the cancer has a “low survival rate” but that he would beat it. He appeared to be doing well, [returning to host the](https://time.com/5664811/alex-trebek-returns-jeopardy/) show just months after being diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer and undergoing chemotherapy, which appeared to put his [cancer into remission](https://time.com/5597517/alex-trebek-cancer-near-remission/). However, months later the cancer returned. Trebek [announced](https://time.com/5694617/alex-trebek-cancer-chemo-jeopardy/) in early October that he had begun another round of chemotherapy. “I’m not afraid of dying,” [Trebek said](https://time.com/5694617/alex-trebek-cancer-chemo-jeopardy/) after announcing the return of the disease. “I’ve lived a good life, a full life, and I’m nearing the end of that life… if it happens, why should I be afraid of that?” It’s clear that fans are eager to show their support. > [](https://twitter.com/KevinRobMartin/status/1194106840566644746) > [](https://twitter.com/305YangGanger/status/1194110677629181958) > [](https://twitter.com/JFisherSports/status/1194105388762836993) > [](https://twitter.com/ivyikerd/status/1194103278218420224) > [](https://twitter.com/Shaya10/status/1194103503809077254) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5723892/alex-trebek-jeopardy-answer/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5723892/alex-trebek-jeopardy-answer/"},"headline":"Alex Trebek Got Emotional Over a Heartfelt Final Jeopardy! 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