The Jeopardy host Alex Trebek has been released from the hospital after suffering and continuing to recover from a heart attack.
Trebek is out of the hospital and plans to spend the holidays at home.
He stated on Saturday through his publicist Jeff Ritter that "I'm truly overwhelmed by the great show of support and compassion expressed in the past few days to me, my family and my co-workers. Even thouh I know Jeopardy is a very popular game, I was still surprised at the number of people who took time from their schedules to call or send a note of encouragement."
The 67-year-old Trebek was placed in the hospital last Monday after suffering from a heart attack. He was in the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Ritter stated it was a minor heart attack.
Trebek stated that he promises to return to Jeopardy on January 14th in order to tape Jeopardy's Teen Tournament.
he stated that enough episodes have been taped so that new shows will be able to keep running through the holidays until he gets back. Jeopardy has been a hit show now for over 20 years.
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Longtime "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek was hospitalized Tuesday after a minor heart attack, a spokesman for the game show said. Trebek, 67, was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center late Monday night and was expected to remain there about two days for tests and observation, said show spokesman Jeff Ritter.
"Thankfully it was a minor heart attack," Ritter said. He did not give other details.
A post on the official "Jeopardy!" Web site said Trebek was "resting comfortably in a Los Angeles hospital, and he will be back in the studio for the next scheduled tapings in January." His heart attack was first reported by "Entertainment Tonight."
Trebek escaped a car crash unhurt in 2004 when he fell asleep at the wheel, sideswiped a string of mailboxes and wound up in a ditch, according to the California Highway Patrol. The Jan 30, 2004, accident happened in the town of Templeton, not far from Trebek's thoroughbred horse ranch.
"Jeopardy!" has been one of television's top-rated syndicated programs for more than 20 years. The Canadian-born Trebek has been its host since 1984.
He has been nominated numerous times for daytime Emmy Awards for game show host, winning twice.
Trebek, who holds a philosophy degree from the University of Ottawa, was a TV and radio reporter for the Canadian Broadcasting Company before moving to the United States. He became a U.S. citizen in 1998.
He launched his U.S. game show career in 1983 as host of a show called "The Wizard of Odds." Other shows he's hosted include "Pitfall," "Battlestars," "The $128,000 Question," "Double Dare," "High Rollers," "Strategy" and "Reach for the Top." He also hosts the annual National Geography Bee in the U.S. and Canada.
Trebek and his wife, Jean, have two children.
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