Ken Jennings Sends Support to Alex Trebek Following Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis

Ken Jennings, a Jeopardy! contestant who is famous for winning 74 games, reacted to the news in a Tweet. In the post, Jennings likened Trebek to another TV icon.

"Ive said this before but Alex Trebek is in a way the last Cronkite: authoritative, reassuring TV voice you hear every night, almost to the point of ritual," he wrote.

Ive said this before but Alex Trebek is in a way the last Cronkite: authoritative, reassuring TV voice you hear every night, almost to the point of ritual. - Ken Jennings (@KenJennings) March 6, 2019

He continued by saying, "Alex is very aware of how much he means to millions of people, and how we will be pulling for him...I hope thats a comfort. And I hope some very good L.A. oncologists are getting ready to have their mispronunciations corrected."

This thread has caused a wave of support for Trebek with others chiming in to support the TV host.

"Alex Trebek is a link to my grandmother and all the episodes of Jeopardy we'd watch together. She is gone, and we are so lucky to have him still - now, and for hopeful years ahead. All the best to him," food columnist and cookbook author @taraobrady Tweeted in response to Jennings.