Alex Trebek Shaves Beard To End National Frenzy And Satisfy 1 Person

Ron Dicker of The Huffington Post wrote:

Maybe fleeting facial hair could be a category on an upcoming Jeopardy!

Host Alex Trebek shaved off his new beard, despite fan approval, in several stages. And he did it at the command of one powerful person.

Trebek shocked many viewers by sporting a beard in the long-running game show’s season opener last week. A poll showed overwhelming support after Trebek said he would let viewers decide the fate of his new growth.

To beard, or not to beard: that is the question. Vote now! #AlexTrebeard

— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) September 10, 2018

But he reduced the whiskers to a goatee in a video “Jeopardy!” posted on Tuesday.

Next stop: Goatee City. Population: #AlexTrebeard pic.twitter.com/onU5xO7IYe

— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) September 18, 2018

On Wednesday, he shaved down to ’stache-only ....

Best mustache in Hollywood – hands down. Don't @ us. pic.twitter.com/pYfZspmdtW

— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) September 19, 2018

He got rid of the facial hair altogether on Thursday, announcing that the decision was final.

“Sorry to have to tell you folks, but voting is now closed,” a clean-shaven Trebek said in the video. “And we’ve determined that the winner is my wife, Jean. She voted for me to be clean-shaven and so, that’s it.”

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Sorry to everyone who voted for an #AlexTrebeard Fu Manchu – Jean stepped in before things got too out of hand.

A post shared by Jeopardy! (@jeopardy) on Sep 20, 2018 at 8:00am PDT

Good call, Jean!