Alex Trebek, the guy who reads the answers on “Jeopardy” and acts like he already knew them, showed up in California to host the National Geographic World Championship at Google’s headquarters in Mountain View — on crutches.
Asked what happened, he said he was chasing a burglar at his San Francisco hotel at 2:30am when his Achilles tendon suddenly snapped, causing him to fall and injure his other leg as well. The reporter then made him phrase the story in form of a question, causing Trebek to knock her upside the head with a crutch.
Okay, I made that last part up. But some folks aren’t entirely buying the first part either. He claims someone entered his room, stole cash and jewelry and then took off, and he hurt himself as he was in hot pursuit.
The burglar, by the way, was female.
*chung-chung*
Cops did arrest a woman, who was booked for felony burglary and possession of stolen property. But the money and bling were never found.
So, to recap: a woman crept into his hotel room in the middle of the night, left with cash and prizes, and now he can’t walk.
What is “a highly unlikely story,” Alex?