Time now for some entertainment news. this man just made tv history. correct answer, who is alex trebek the jeopardy host has appeared on 6,829 episodes of the game show. earning him the gienness world record. also on the hills of father s day some celeb baby news to report to you at the box office, 22 jump street is breaking records in its first weekend. the highest grossing comedy. chris martin and gwyneth paltrow aren t over yet. they have been spotted together frequently in recent days and they still live together.
and the answer is alex trebek. the question is who hosted the most episodes of the same game show? trebek broke that record on friday, get this, hosting his 6,829th episode of jeopardy!. guinness certified it as a record. his edition of the show is wrapping up its 30th season. the original was hosted by art fleming for 16 years when it was relaunched trebek was the host. he s 73 and says he has no plans to retire. in fact, his current contract runs for another two years. unbelievable. he has that voice, not unlike kasey kasem who we were just talking about, when you hear it, you know exactly who it is. but 6,000 shows, almost 7,000 shows. unbelievable. you know how new parents like to watch this show with their little ones when they are there, take a look. kelly clarkson may join our audience. over the weekend, clarkson announced the arrival of a new baby girl named river rose.