Alex Trebek signals he's retiring from 'Jeopardy' in 2020

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When Harvey Levin asks Trebek, 78, if he can imagine life without “Jeopardy,” he delivers a very confident “Sure.”

When the time comes for him to retire, Trebek has got at least two people in mind to replace him. “I mentioned to our producer not so long ago that the fellow that does play-by-play for the Los Angeles Kings — they should consider him,” Trebek said, referring to Alex Faust.

He also dropped another name, should producers want a woman to fill his shoes. “There is an attorney, Laura Coates,” he said. “She’s African-American and she appears on some of the cable news shows from time to time.”

Coates beamed with joy on Twitter at the news that Trebek wants her for the job. “Incredibly honored & humbled @Jeopardy Alex Trebek 1) knows who I am 2) thinks I’d be a great host of my fave game show ever that I grew up watching w/ my family & still watch w/ my own kids (who saw him say this & now think I’m a genius) #Dying,” Coates tweeted.

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[Sanity Claws]

1. What is a rumor?

[Little Star]

2. Sometimes I hate change......

It's almost like Alex Trebek is Jeopardy he's been hosting for so long. He will be missed.

[Harker]

4. Seems that way.

I still remember Art Fleming from my childhood, though. If he tried to be funny but only one person in the audience clapped, he'd say, "thank you, Mother."

I also enjoyed the occasional screw up with the manually operated answer board.

[LisaM]

3. Before this announcement, we'd already identified a possible replacement.

In our household, we think that Ted Allen, who hosts "Chopped", would be the perfect replacement (he was on the original version of "Queer Eye" before that). We think he's got the right type of neutral personality, and he has already shown he can host a show.