Alex Trebek grabs a Guinness World Record for most game show episodes hosted

Alex Trebek grabs a Guinness World Record for most game show episodes hosted
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Alex Trebek could now have his own Jeopardy! clue if the writers were feeling feisty.

As of Friday night, Trebek had hosted 6,829 episodes of the game show, good for a Guinness World Record for "most game show episodes hosted by the same presenter."

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Sarah Eberspacher

Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.