Alex Trebek suggests who should replace him on 'Jeopardy!'

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Alex Trebek hints at 'Jeopardy' retirement, suggests successors

Alex Trebek has hinted that he may be ready to step away from 'Jeopardy,' the game show he's hosted since 1984, and even went as far as to suggest potential replacements.

While “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek has no plans to retire, he does have some ideas about who could replace him in the future.

“It’s probably going to be a woman, somebody younger, somebody bright, somebody personable, somebody with a great sense of humor,” he said at the 92nd Street Y, joking, “So I nominated Betty White.”

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We’re told Trebek did offer some serious contenders like CNN’s Laura Coates, LA Kings announcer Alex Faust and TCM’s Ben Mankiewicz.

Trebek also revealed, “I always wanted to be governor general of Canada ... It’s mostly PR You travel the country, you make people feel good about themselves.”

This story originally appeared on the New York Post.