Alex Trebek News

The phone call caught Dennis King off guard. Some guy in California was saying that Dennis had won an all-expense-paid trip to the Galapagos Islands as part of the 25th anniversary of "Jeopardy!" To boot, the TV quiz show's moderator, Alex Trebek, will host the trip aboard Endeavor, National Geographic's sea-going explorer ship.

Karen Yellin and her son, Mike Willey, right, are going on cruise to Galapagos Islands as winners of Jeopardy TV show sweepstakes.

Jeopardy!'s huge popularity now extends all the way to the Galapagos Islands, just ask Barbara Ursula Groshon of Niles.

Two Lehigh Valley residents are among 25 winners of a cruise to the Galapagos Islands with ''Jeopardy!'' game show host Alex Trebek.

COLUMBUS: Have you heard this one? Dapper Jeopardy host Alex Trebek reads the following answer: ''The seven highest-ranking justices in the Buckeye State.'' The current champion buzzes in and confidently asks, ''What is the Ohio Supreme Court?'' Alex grimaces and states, ''Oh, I'm sorry.

Alex Trebek is a man who knows how to wear a suit and wear it right! Little did we know, the man likes to dress it down for a casual weekend.

Answer: A fan of the popular quiz show, this Modesto native and Marshall Elementary School teacher is getting a chance to show off his knowledge in front of host Alex Trebek and 9.2 million viewers.

T HUMB'S DOWN to word that an unknown number of part-time, lateral-entry or once-retired teachers now potentially face the employment ax due to state budget concerns.

It was Alamance County English teacher Stephen Stiegel's night to shine on Jeopardy.

What is Watson? : IBM is preparing a natural-language computer system that will compete against humans on TVa s Jeopardy!, which is hosted by Alex Trebek.

The Northwoods is on the map after a bright student from Minocqua generated some attention in a national competition.

After spending the better part of the week in Washington, D.C., for the 2009 National Geographic Bee, Conor Millard , 12, of Old Town relaxes in his backyard with his sister Lily, 4, and friend Adam Richardson, 12, on Friday.

A Beaverton student who won the state's National Geographic Bee championship will compete Wednesday in the final round at the national level.

The nation's top geography whiz -- from Texas -- breezed through questions about mountain ranges, rivers and world capitals today.

Which state has the smartest student when it comes to geography? The answer will be revealed Wednesday as 10 students head to the final rounds of the National Geographic Bee in Washington.

Eric Yang accepts the winner's trophy for the 2009 Texas National Geographic Bee on April 3. Eric was perfect in the state bee and missed only one question in the preliminary rounds at nationals on Tuesday.

Actor and comedian Will Ferrell, seen here as President George W. Bush in the Broadway play "You're Welcome, America," returned to "Saturday Night Live" this past weekend to host the season finale.

Last weekend's " Saturday Night Live " saw Will Ferrell return the show, bringing his classic caricatures of Harry Caray and Alex Trebek.

The season finale of " Saturday Night Live " was above average in one respect: It used Melbourne's Darrell Hammond to hilarious effect.

The winner is selected by the judges as the 12th season concludes. The three remaining ladies are reduced to two after the trio shoot a cosmetics commercial.