Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek says he is ‘feeling good’ and plans to return for a 36th season just a month after it was revealed that he was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
Trebek, 78, posted a videotaped message on YouTube on the last day of taping of the hit quiz show.
‘Some of you may recall that at the beginning of this season, I promised you that we had some surprises for you,’ Trebek said in the video posted on Wednesday.
‘Well, of course, I had no idea at that time that there were some surprises in store for me as well.
Alex Trebek, 78, posted a video on YouTube announcing that he was 'feeling good' just a month after he was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer
‘So here, on the last day of taping for our 35th anniversary season, I wanted once again to thank you for your continuing messages of encouragement and support, particularly the many cards I’ve received from young people.
‘I’m touched beyond words.
‘I’ve always tried to be straight with you and I’m not going to stop now, so despite what you may have heard, I’m feeling good, I’m continuing with my therapy and we, by we, the staff, is already working on our next season, the 36th year of “Jeopardy!”
‘I look forward to seeing you once again in September with all kinds of good stuff.’
The video was posted two days after it was learned that Trebek has put his California lake house up for sale at $1.4million.
The Jeopardy! host's hideaway overlooks Lake Nacimiento in Paso Robles, which is about two hours away from Santa Maria.
It was put on the market on Friday.
The 2,595 sq ft vacation home that was built in 2000 has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and sits on 30 acres of land.
The $1.4million price tag also includes all of the furniture, as well as all of the home's 'toys', such as two SkiDoos and two Quads.
Trebek is photographed above attending a screening of Wuthering Heights at the 2019 TCM 10 Annual Classic Film Festival in Hollywood on Saturday
According to the real estate listing, the property was offered to Trebek 'specially by the original developers, and he has developed the property with great care and aesthetic.'
It offers the best lake frontage of all of Ranchos del Lago and has a private ramp into the lake as well as a covered dock.
The lake home makes for a perfect 'turnkey' - ready to be rented out to vacationers almost immediately.
This is believed to be Trebek's vacation home as his main residence is in Los Angeles.
Alex Trebek's vacation home overlooking Lake Nacimiento in Paso Robles, California, has been put on the market for $1.4 million, DailyMail.com can disclose
The 2,595 square feet vacation home that was built in 2000 has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and sits on 30 acres of land
The property was offered to Trebek 'specially by the original developers, and he has developed the property with great care and aesthetic'
It offers the best lake frontage of all of Ranchos del Lago and has a private ramp into the lake as well as a covered dock
Trebek announced his devastating diagnosis in a message on YouTube on March 6, saying: 'Now, just like 50,000 other people in the United States each year, this week I was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
'Now normally, the prognosis for this is not very encouraging, but I’m going to fight this, and I’m going to keep working.'
Trebek shared the message personally with his many fan on Jeopardy's YouTube channel.
'[W]ith the love and support of my family and friends and with the help of your prayers also, I plan to beat the low survival rate statistics for this disease,' he said.
'Truth told, I have to! Because under the terms of my contract, I have to host Jeopardy! for three more years!
'So
