# Alex Trebek on The No Agenda Show

Alex Trebek comes up in 4 chapters across 4 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from November 2010 to August 2021.

- **Chapters:** 4
- **Episodes:** 4
- **Discussed:** November 2010 – August 2021
- **Related topics:** [Jeopardy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/jeopardy.md), [Artificial Intelligence](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/artificial-intelligence.md), [Biodiversity](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/biodiversity.md), [Death](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/death.md), [Ibm Watson](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ibm-watson.md), [Podcast](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/podcast.md), [Sexism](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/sexism.md), [Steve Jobs](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/steve-jobs.md), [Toronto](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/toronto.md), [Yale](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/yale.md)

## Chapters 1–4 of 4

### Mike Richards Jeopardy Host Controversy

- **Episode:** [1375: At This Hour](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1375-at-this-hour.md)
- **Published:** 2021-08-23
- **Time:** 2:38:02–2:41:39
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1375-at-this-hour/chapter/mike-richards-jeopardy-host-controversy.md

Executive producer Mike Richards steps down as the new host of Jeopardy! following the resurfacing of sexist remarks made on a 2014 podcast. The controversy also involves past lawsuits regarding the treatment of models on The Price is Right during his tenure as producer.

Keywords: mike richards, [jeopardy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/jeopardy.md), [alex trebek](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/alex-trebek.md), [podcast](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/podcast.md), [sexism](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/sexism.md)

### Alex Trebek, Tommy Cooper, Dying on Stage

- **Episode:** [1299: King Mitch](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1299-king-mitch.md)
- **Published:** 2020-12-01
- **Time:** 3:18:32–3:21:09
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1299-king-mitch/chapter/alex-trebek-tommy-cooper-dying-on-stage.md

The hosts reflect on the final episodes of Jeopardy! featuring Alex Trebek, noting his visible decline in health. This leads to a discussion about performers who worked until the end, including British comedian Tommy Cooper, who famously collapsed and died during a live television broadcast.

Keywords: [alex trebek](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/alex-trebek.md), [jeopardy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/jeopardy.md), tommy cooper, [steve jobs](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/steve-jobs.md), [death](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/death.md)

### IBM Watson, Jeopardy Performance and Rigging Allegations

- **Episode:** [279: Dr. Watson I presume?](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/279-dr-watson-i-presume.md)
- **Published:** 2011-02-17
- **Time:** 17:20–21:07
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/279-dr-watson-i-presume/chapter/ibm-watson-jeopardy-performance-and-rigging-allegations.md

The IBM supercomputer Watson competed on Jeopardy! against human champions, winning the match despite a notable error in Final Jeopardy. Watson incorrectly identified Toronto as a U.S. city, leading to claims that the competition was a staged marketing event. The segment suggests the "error" was included to make the machine seem less intimidating to the public while demonstrating its dominance.

Keywords: [ibm watson](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ibm-watson.md), [jeopardy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/jeopardy.md), [alex trebek](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/alex-trebek.md), [artificial intelligence](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/artificial-intelligence.md), [toronto](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/toronto.md)

### Final Jeopardy Biodiversity Question Error

- **Episode:** [254: Final Jeopardy](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/254-final-jeopardy.md)
- **Published:** 2010-11-21
- **Time:** 1:24:30–1:28:13
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/254-final-jeopardy/chapter/final-jeopardy-biodiversity-question-error.md

A Final Jeopardy! question from November 19, 2010, regarding the UN's International Year of "Biodiversity" is analyzed. The hosts point out that the show's clue specified a 12-letter word, but "biodiversity" actually contains 13 letters if spelled with certain accents or counted traditionally. They mock the contestants' incorrect guesses and the technical inaccuracy of the question.

Keywords: [jeopardy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/jeopardy.md), [biodiversity](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/biodiversity.md), [alex trebek](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/alex-trebek.md), [yale](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/yale.md), quiz show

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