The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

This book also appears in an alternate cover version (ISBN 978198215799).

Alex Trebek, a television legend and longtime Jeopardy! host, considers his life and profession.

Ever since making his Jeopardy! debut in 1984, millions of television watchers have looked up to Alex Trebek as a family member, providing them with education and fun five evenings a week. He shockingly revealed last year that he had been given a stage four pancreatic cancer diagnosis. The show of compassion and kindness that ensued was astounding. Supporting messages poured into social media, and the Jeopardy! studio got boxes of cards and letters providing advice, prayers, and encouragement.

Trebek had turned down numerous requests to publish a book on his life for more than thirty years. Nevertheless, he was so touched by everyone's kindness that he felt obliged to at last tell his story. In The Answer Is...: Reflections on My Life, he states, "I want people to know a little more about the person they have been cheering on for the past year."

In addition to Trebek's opinions on a variety of subjects, such as marriage, parenthood, education, success, spirituality, and philanthropy, the book includes insightful personal tales. Along with answering frequently asked questions from Jeopardy! fans, Trebek also discusses his thoughts on Will Ferrell's Saturday Night Live impersonation, why he shaved his iconic beard, and his thoughts on great players like Ken Jennings and James Holzhauer. The book includes dozens of never-before-seen images that openly capture Trebek over the years, and it has a unique format modeled around Jeopardy!. Each chapter title is a question.

This insightful, endearing, and motivational book is more proof of why Trebek has long been regarded as one of the most cherished and esteemed personalities in the entertainment industry.