Trebek, 79, was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer in March and completed treatment two weeks before returning to film the syndicated game show at NBC's Burbank Studios in California.
In May, he told People that some of his tumors shrunk by 50%, shocking his doctors.
"It's kind of mind-boggling," he told the publication. "The doctors said they hadn't seen this kind of positive result in their memory."
In Trebek's return episode and the 36th season premiere, the game's current champion, Jason Zuffranieri won his seventh game in a row, bringing his winnings to $166,500.
Jason was a "giant" today. Watch him secure his 7th win in a row! pic.twitter.com/c7JxlZ5vZl
— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) September 10, 2019
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