LeVar Burton says not getting ‘Jeopardy!’ job was ‘humiliating’: ‘The fix was in’

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LeVar Burton is still holding resentment for not getting the "Jeopardy!" hosting job. The 65 year old was a guest on "In the Loop" and shared how loosing the permanent hosting position left him "not just disappointed, but wrecked." After longtime host Alec Trebek died of pancreatic cancer in 2020, several candidates were in the running to take over the coveted position.

Mayim Bialik, Ken Jennings and Mike Richards were a few. LeVar Burton is still holding on to resentment regarding the hosting job of "Jeopardy!" going to someone else. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File) "Experiencing a very public defeat — humiliation, if you will — was sobering.

And what I learned from the experience, really, is that it reinforced my belief that everything happens for a reason, even if you cannot discern the reason in the moment," Burton shared.

Although the former "Star Trek: The Next Generation" star was not given the hosting gig, he was able to be a guest-host for an episode that aired in 2021. "In the fullness of time, everything will be revealed.