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Business Insider recently visited the set of Jeopardy to get to know the affable Alex Trebek a little better. While we do miss the mustache, he remains sharp, funny and kind as ever.
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Jeopardy! has been making quite a comeback in the past few months — what with Alex Trebeck rapping and calling his contestants losers and all. But last night, a contestant on Jeopardy!’s Teen Tournament took the gameshow back for the players.
During "Final Jeopardy!," the contestant, Sabrina, didn't stumble when she didn't know the answer. Instead, she shut Jeopardy! down with an Internet-ready response worth all the Daily Doubles in the world.
Her response to the answer “Roughly half the size of Texas, it's the largest structure made by living creatures and can even be seen from space” was...
Forget that the answer is "The Great Barrier Reef" because this is all that matters now.
And the crowd went wild:
Your move, Trebek.
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It finally happened.
One brave (or stumped) Jeopardy contestant got Alex Trebek to say "Turd Ferguson" during Sept. 16's final round.
This is one for the ages folks.
Of course, she got the idea from none other than Burt Reynolds and his mastery of comedic timing and poise.
"It's a funny name."
You can watch that whole classic Saturday Night Live skit here:
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I mean, the dude's been hosting Jeopardy! for 29 years now. It was bound to happen sooner or later!
