Alex Trebek, who built his game show empire on the backs of trivia-obsessed nerds, knows a “loser” when he sees one. The last day to watch a new episode of “Jeopardy!” is May 1, according to an announcement on Twitter, and that’s got fans reminiscing about the long-running game show.
While the 79-year-old host is responsible for plenty of quips, fans of the show are bored in coronavirus lockdown, so one of his more infamous wisecracks from four years ago is all the rage again on Twitter.
In a recently resurfaced viral clip originally from 2016, the longtime host is caught insulting one of his contestants — calling her and her peers “losers.” By way of introducing Susan Cole, from Maryland, Trebek says, “Her favorite type of music is