The longtime “Jeopardy!” host, 78, who announced in March that he has stage 4 pancreatic cancer, won the Daytime Emmy for outstanding game show host on Sunday night, earning a standing ovation from those at the ceremony.
After his name was announced,Trebek gave an acceptance speech that was both touching and humorous. Trebek noted that he hoped he wouldn’t win because of a sympathy vote because “I’m not a big fan of sympathy votes.”
He then recalled how he was nominated last year after he had a pair of blood clots removed from his brain.