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Jennings went on to explain that Trebek \"always made it about the players and about the competition.\"

\"It's just hard to imagine that in the TV landscape today, a star of his size saying, 'Hey, the game is not about you' -- but that was great advice,\" he added.

After Trebek's death on Nov. 8, the game show resumed production on Nov. 30.

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Jennings is one of several guests hosts who will take over \"for the foreseeable future,\" according to a previous statement from \"Jeopardy!\" executive producer Mike Richards.

We will resume production on 11/30 with a series of interim guest hosts from the Jeopardy! family – starting with Ken Jennings. Additional guest hosts to be announced. pic.twitter.com/0MdGqnzp3R

— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) November 23, 2020

When asked if he is ready to take on the hosting role, Jennings said \"you can't fill shoes like Alex Trebek's.\"

\"He was just a legend and, you know, I'm like everybody else -- when I hear that music I don't want to see an interim host,\" Jennings said on \"GMA.\"

\"In a perfect world I want to see Alex Trebek, so it was a little bit nerve-wracking being asked to do that,\" he added. \"It was an honor but it's a stressful one.\"

Jennings will also star in a new game show on ABC, \"The Chase,\" alongside fellow \"Jeopardy!\" champions James Holzhauer and Brad Rutter. The series premieres Jan. 7 on ABC.

Disney is the parent company of ABC News and \"Good Morning America.\"

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