America’s Most Hated Murder-Villain Matt Lauer Is Poised to Replace Alex Trebek on Jeopardy!

Matt Lauer, the man who, for so long, has made our mornings slightly uncomfortable in indescribable ways, could be gearing up to make us slightly uncomfortable in the early evenings. According to the New York Post, several "knowledgeable sources" report that Lauer is the first choice to replace Trebek after the …
This Longtime Jeopardy! Host Is Recovering From a Heart Attack
Notable Canadian game show host Alex Trebek suffered a minor heart attack yesterday. He is already on the mend, but remains under observation at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Alex Trebek Makes a Surprisingly Good Drag Queen
Last night on Jeopardy!'s Tournament of Champions, a giddy Alex Trebek dressed up in Metropolitan Opera costumes for a trippy category on "Operatic Costumes." Now that we have seen America's most robotic game show host vamping in a Le Comte Ory nun costume, are we ready for the gender-bending Rapture? [Jeopardy, …
Alex Trebek Injured While Chasing Burglar
Jeopardy host Alex Trebek arrived at the National Geographic World Championship, which he was hosting, on crutches today. Apparently he fell while "chasing a burglar" at 2:30 am at his San Francisco hotel and snapped his Achilles tendon. Hm. I'll take improbable explanations for $800. Also, what is: ouch. Jeopardy…
Bow Before Your Jeopardy-Playing Computer God
Computers are officially better than humans at Jeopardy. IBM's supercomputer Watson beat out Jeopardy champs Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter for a second night in a row—without even being connected to the Internet! A few embarrassing missteps (answering "Dorothy Parker" instead of "The Elements of Style" on a Daily…
Jeopardy!-Playing Computer Messes Up Big Time
Last night, we told you about Watson, the IBM-created, Jeopardy!-playing computer, currently engaged in a three-day battle against former champs Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter. The category for tonight's final clue was "U.S. Cities." How did Watson do? Badly!
Gawker.TV: The Five Best Videos Ever of the Day
Today at Gawker.TV, Heidi Klum critiques Jimmy Fallon's past red carpet outfits, Landon Donovan proves to be very likable, Jersey Shore does Twilight, and Alex Trebek sings in autotune in a new Jeopardy category.
Alex Trebek Sings Entire Jeopardy! Category in Autotune
This is one of those videos you find yourself watching more than once in disbelief that it's actually real. To save you the struggle... yes, this came from an episode of Jeopardy and yes, that's Alex Trebek singing in autotune.
Alex Trebek's Jeopardy F-Bomb
Seems like Trebek has little patience for anything—even without contestants like Sean Connery. Watch as he gets fed up while filming this promo for at-home-phone-Jeopardy! Wait for the F-bomb at the end.
On Celebrity Jeopardy!, Random Answers and a Trebek Shutdown
Guess what! The final round of Jeopardy!'s Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational is airing this week. Each day, we'll bring you standout moments. Today: the stars get flustered over an easy question and Alex Trebek shuts down Jane Curtin. Videos inside.
Gawker.TV: The Five Best Videos Ever of the Day
Today at Gawker.TV, Alex Trebek's plentiful knowledge of street drugs, Stephen Colbert downs a KFC "double down," Extra interviewer checks out Ashley Dupre's clevage, and we examine the sexism in Modern Family.
What is Heroin, Alex?
On last night's Jeopardy!, more than biographical tidbits were revealed when Alex Trebek asked a forensic scientist about his job. The guy works with illicit drugs mostly, and apparently, Alex has some experience in that area.
Anderson Cooper Sucks at Jeopardy!
Tonight brought us another edition of celebrity Jeopardy!, with Cheech Marin, Aisha Tyler, and the Silver Fox himself, Anderson Cooper. Well, Cooper kind of sucked. Actually, he really sucked. Are CNN anchors incapable of playing Jeopardy! well? Inside, video highlights.
