'Jeopardy!' Forever stamp honors late game show icon Alex Trebek

CULVER CITY, Calif. -- Beloved "Jeopardy!" big Alex Trebek however has his ain Forever stamps. They not lone diagnostic Trebek, they besides look similar the iconic bluish video monitors truthful acquainted to the show.

The crippled show-themed stamps were officially released connected Monday during an unveiling ceremonial astatine Sony Studios successful Culver City.

"Just arsenic helium adopted the United States arsenic his home, we adopted him by inviting him into our homes each weeknight," said Michael Elston, Secretary of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service.

Born successful Ontario Canada, Trebek became a naturalized U.S. national successful 1998.

In existent Jeopardy fashion, the stamps are successful the signifier of clues reading: "This naturalized U.S. national hosted the quiz amusement 'Jeopardy!' for 37 seasons." When you flip it upside down it reads, "Who is Alex Trebek?"

Trebek died successful 2020 aft battling signifier 4 pancreatic cancer. This week's ceremonial was held connected what would person been his 84th birthday.

Ken Jennings, erstwhile Jeopardy contestant, had immoderate large shoes to capable arsenic host.

"And truly the lone crushed I tin adjacent support up with it arsenic the big contiguous is due to the fact that I had that large pleasance of watching Alex enactment up adjacent for truthful galore years," Jennings said.

The U.S. Postal Service receives astir 30,000 stamp suggestions each year. They lone take an mean of astir 25 to 30 topics. Now Alex Trebek has been added to that historical list.

"Alex would've felt overwhelmed with humility and joyousness to person specified a distinctive tribute," said Jean Trebek, Alex Trebek's wife.