The  Following is the Video Text of Alex Trebek's Message

"Hi everyone, I have some news to share with all of you

and it’s in keeping with my longtime policy of being open

and transparent with our Jeopardy! fan base.  I also

wanted  to  prevent you from reading  or  hearing

some overblown or inaccurate reports regarding

my health. So therefore, I wanted to be

the one to pass along this information.

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. And with 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. Truth

told, I have to! Because under the terms of my contract,

I have to host Jeopardy! for three more

years! So help me. Keep the faith and

we’ll win.  We’ll get it done.  Thank you."