The world is remembering Jeopardy host Alex Trebek, who passed away yesterday (11/9) at the age of 80.

One of last week’s contestants, Burk Thakur, became emotional telling Trebek the story of how he learned to speak English from watching Jeopardy with his grandfather…

Contestants have shown their support as he continued to host Jeopardy while undergoing treatment for stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

ALEX TREBEK: The Loss of a Legend

• Jeopardy! Power Players Week

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  WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 21: Alex Trebek speaks during a rehearsal before a taping of Jeopardy! Power Players Week at DAR Constitution Hall on April 21, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images)

• 150th Anniversary Of Canada’s Confederation – Conversation With Alex Trebek

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  LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 30: TV personality Alex Trebek attends the 150th anniversary of Canada's Confederation at the Official Residence of Canada on June 30, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)

• Jeopardy! Power Players Week

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  WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 21: Alex Trebek speaks during a rehearsal before a taping of Jeopardy! Power Players Week at DAR Constitution Hall on April 21, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images)
• 28th Season Premiere Of “Jeopardy!”

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  CULVER CITY, CA - SEPTEMBER 20: Host Alex Trebek poses on the set at Sony Pictures for the 28th Season Premiere of the television show "Jeopardy" on September 20, 2011 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

• 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards – Press Room

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  PASADENA, CALIFORNIA - MAY 05: Alex Trebek poses in the press room during the 46th annual Daytime Emmy Awards at Pasadena Civic Center on May 05, 2019 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Gregg DeGuire/Getty Images)

• 2019 NHL Awards

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  LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 19: "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek presents the Hart Memorial Trophy during the 2019 NHL Awards at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on June 19, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
• 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards – Show

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  PASADENA, CALIFORNIA - MAY 05: Alex Trebek accepts the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host onstageduring the 46th annual Daytime Emmy Awards at Pasadena Civic Center on May 05, 2019 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

• The NAB Achievement In Broadcasting Dinner

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  Alex Trebek is inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters Broadcasting Hall of Fame during the NAB Achievement in Broadcasting Dinner at the Encore Las Vegas on April 9, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

• “Jeopardy!” & IBM Man V. Machine Press Conference

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  Alex Trebek attends a press conference to discuss the upcoming Man V. Machine "Jeopardy!" competition at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center on January 13, 2011 in Yorktown Heights, New York. (Photo by Ben Hider/Getty Images)
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  HOLLYWOOD - APRIL 28: Alex Trebek in the press room at The 33rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards at Kodak Theatre on April 28, 2006 in Hollywood, CA.

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