Alex Trebek suffers 'minor heart attack'

but to your point, he did seem very happy to be there and the contestants seemed, more often than usual, excited out of their minds to be on the show. you got the sense people knew.

with him and Letterman you can tell that they're both quick, intelligent people who at various moments in their lives - some of them on-screen - can't help but allow a bit of pent-up befuddlement that they've become rich and famous being something akin to a carnival barkers to poke through

i would've paid a dollar to see them change jobs for a week

A glimpse into his Franco-Ontarian side:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcWYJHdeN8Q

still love this video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZnKJkgmvhI

classic

that led me here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzZUXHtTr6c

Lotta great memories:

https://www.vulture.com/article/alex-trebek-memorial-jeopardy-contestants.html

Including this tidbit which, what the:

When we’d all chat at the end of a taping, he’d draw us all into the conversation, and share his thoughts on some part of the game. On one memorable occasion, he shared a story about how he was interviewing Muhammad Ali at Louis Farrakhan’s house of Islam the night Bobby Kennedy was assassinated when he was starting out in media.

https://www.google.com/search?q=alex+trebek

:)