ALEX TREBEK FINALLY RAN OUT OF LUCK

WHEN Alex Trebek began hosting Jeopardy! in 1984, he was perceived as more beefcake than brainpower, with his good looks, thick mustache, and “maybe-permed” hair! But the Canadian-born philosophy graduate — who spoke six languages — was no dummy!

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Once a year, he took the notoriously difficult Jeopardy! test that contestants must pass, vowing he’d quit the show if he ever failed! He never did — but Alex’s hosting gig nearly ended in January 2004 when he cheated death after crashing his pickup truck. Authorities said Alex apparently f