Late ‘Jeopardy!’ host Alex Trebek memorialized on new stamp

The U.S. Postal Service is honoring late "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek with a new forever stamp and celebrated the pop culture icon in a dedication ceremony Monday.

The new stamps will be available in a set of 20 designed to resemble a "Jeopardy!" game board with its eye-catching, signature blue video screens. Each stamp features a clue, prompting collectors and letter-senders with the query, "This naturalized U.S. citizen hosted the quiz show 'Jeopardy!' for 37 seasons." Its answer, "Who is Alex Trebek?" also appears underneath the clue in upside-down print.

Current "Jeopardy!" host Ken Jennings said in a statement that the tribute stamp was a natural fit.

"Alex Trebek was an American institution and so it makes perfect sense to honor him on a postage stamp," Jennings said. "And of course, I had to geek out when I saw that the full sheet of stamps looks like a 'JEOPARDY!' game board!"

Trebek's family also said in a statement that the honor came as a surprise.

"My family and I were completely surprised about Alex being honored by the U.S. Postal Service. It is such an extraordinary honor and a wonderful way to recognize what Alex meant to so many people," said Trebek's wife Jean Trebek . "Alex would be over the moon about this distinctive honor and, he'd feel very humbled. I think the stamp design is very creative because Alex Trebek is the answer to all the clues."

Trebek died Nov. 8, 2020 following a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He hosted "Jeopardy!" from its debut in 1984 until his death in 2020.