Game show memories: What is my 'Jeopardy!' experience
Last updated 2/3/2021 at 11:38am
Editor's note: Edmonds resident Tim Raetzloff, who writes the History Files column for the Beacon, was a contestant on "Jeopardy!" in 1988. After the death of longtime host Alex Trebek in November – Trebek's last taped show airs Friday, Jan. 8 – the Beacon asked Raetzloff to reflect on his game-show experience. Here is part one.
More than 30 years ago, I had an opportunity to meet Alex Trebek when I was a contestant on "Jeopardy!" I had been a fan of the show when I was much younger, when it aired during the day from March 1964 to January 1975.
It had been resurrected a few years later,...
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