Former Jeopardy! champ offers heartfelt apology to Trebek
Jeopardy! ace Ken Jennings, who won $2.5-million (U.S.) during a 74-game winning streak in 2004, has a few unkind words to say about the show -- and dapper Sudbury-born host Alex Trebek.
'I know, I know, the old folks love him,' Jennings writes in a recent posting on his website. 'Nobody knows he died in that fiery truck crash a few years back and was immediately replaced with the Trebektron 4000.'
In a 'correction' on Monday, Jennings offers an apology of sorts:
'We regret the insinuation that Mr. Alex Trebek is a robot. . . . Mr. Trebek's robotic frame does still contain some organic parts, many harvested from patriotic Canadian schoolchildren, so this technically makes him a 'cyborg,' not a 'robot.'
'I know, I know, the old folks love him,' Jennings writes in a recent posting on his website. 'Nobody knows he died in that fiery truck crash a few years back and was immediately replaced with the Trebektron 4000.'
In a 'correction' on Monday, Jennings offers an apology of sorts:
'We regret the insinuation that Mr. Alex Trebek is a robot. . . . Mr. Trebek's robotic frame does still contain some organic parts, many harvested from patriotic Canadian schoolchildren, so this technically makes him a 'cyborg,' not a 'robot.'
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