Before his death, longtime Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek said he thought Laura Coates would make a great replacement — but she claims producers never gave her the chance to try out for the job.“I asked for the opportunity when it came time, when they were looking for people to possibly fill in,” the CNN commentator told Tamron Hall on Monday, January 17. “I certainly raised my hand and knocked on doors and found them closed.
I asked for the opportunity. I was told, ‘No.’”Trebek, who died in November 2020 at age 80, first mentioned Coates’ name in July 2018 when asked who he thought would be a good candidate to replace him.
He mentioned her again during a February 2019 appearance in New York City.The legal analyst, for her part, was surprised that the Canada native was familiar with her work, but she was flattered that he thought of her.“I actually was as shocked as anyone else was when he first said it … and I was thrilled when he said my name,” she said on Monday. “I thought, ‘My God.
This person that I have watched my whole life really, even knows my name let alone thinks that I would be worthy enough to fill his shoes — which frankly can’t be filled.'”Since Trebek’s death left a vacancy at the long-running quiz show, the search for a new host has been plagued by drama.
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