Current:Home > StocksWho is... Alex Trebek? Former 'Jeopardy!' host to be honored with USPS Forever stamp -Excel Wealth Summit
Who is... Alex Trebek? Former 'Jeopardy!' host to be honored with USPS Forever stamp
View
Date:2025-04-16 20:45:26
Question: This new U.S. Postal Service Forever stamp pays tribute to an iconic "Jeopardy!" host.
Answer: Who is Alex Trebek?
Current "Jeopardy!" host Ken Jennings announced on the show June 21 that the USPS is issuing a Forever stamp honoring Alex Trebek, the beloved former host of the trivia show. The stamp is part of the show's campaign celebrating the "60th Diamond Celebration," according to a release.
Trebek, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Canada, hosted "Jeopardy!" for 37 seasons from 1984 until his death from pancreatic cancer in 2020.
When does the Alex Trebek stamp come out? Release date, presale, price
Presales are currently open for the stamp, which will be available to purchase July 22.
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
The Forever stamp comes in a sheet of 20 and is sold for 73 cents each. The stamp is designed in the style of "Jeopardy!" clues, where contestants answer with a question, reading: "This naturalized U.S. citizen hosted the quiz show 'Jeopardy!' for 37 seasons."
Trebek became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1998.
How to purchase the Alex Trebek 'Jeopardy!' stamps
The stamps will be available to purchase beginning July 22, but you can preorder them now on the USPS website. A sheet of 20 Forever stamps will cost $14.60.
Once the stamps are available, you can purchase them online through the USPS Postal Store, by calling 844-737-7826, by mail through USA Philatelic or at Post Office locations nationwide.
veryGood! (845)
Related
- 'Survivor' 47 finale, part one recap: 2 players were sent home. Who's left in the game?
- Wisconsin district attorney pursuing investigation into mayor’s removal of absentee ballot drop box
- Alabama to carry out the 2nd nitrogen gas execution in the US
- 'Scamerton': This Detroit Bridgerton ball went so bad, it's being compared to Fyre Fest
- Federal appeals court upholds $14.25 million fine against Exxon for pollution in Texas
- 'Tremendous smell': Dispatch logs detail chaotic scene at Ohio railcar chemical leak
- A man convicted of killing 4 people in a small Nebraska town faces the death penalty
- Kelsey Grammer's Frasier, Peri Gilpin's Roz are back together, maybe until the end
- Moving abroad can be expensive: These 5 countries will 'pay' you to move there
- Watch a toddler's pets get up close and snuggly during nap time
Ranking
- Federal Spending Freeze Could Have Widespread Impact on Environment, Emergency Management
- Holiday shoppers expected to shop online this season in record numbers
- 50 Cent's Netflix doc on Diddy allegations will give 'voice to the voiceless,' he says
- 4 youths given 'magic mushrooms' by suspected drug dealer, 2 of them overdosed: Police
- Whoopi Goldberg is delightfully vile as Miss Hannigan in ‘Annie’ stage return
- Jon and Kate Gosselin's Son Collin Gosselin's College Plans Revealed
- Roy Clay Sr., a Silicon Valley pioneer who knocked down racial barriers, dies at 95
- Revisiting 2024 PCCAs Host Shania Twain’s Evolution That Will Impress You Very Much
Recommendation
Grammy nominee Teddy Swims on love, growth and embracing change
How New York City Is Getting Screwed Out of $4.2 Billion in State Green Bonds
Concerns linger after gunfire damages Arizona Democratic campaign office
Inside Hoda Kotb's Private World: Her Amazing Journey to Motherhood
NFL Week 15 picks straight up and against spread: Bills, Lions put No. 1 seed hopes on line
Cardi B Calls Out Estranged Husband Offset as He Accuses Her of Cheating While Pregnant
New York City Mayor Eric Adams vows to fight charges in criminal indictment
Stellantis recalls over 15,000 Fiat vehicles in the US, NHTSA says