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Ken Jennings will be the interim host of the syndicated series when it resumes production Nov. 30.

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00:00One of the greatest Jeopardy! players of all time is set to take over as the game show's host, at least for a short time.

00:07Ken Jennings, the Jeopardy! contestant who went on to win this year's greatest of all time tournament,

00:12will be taking over for the late Alex Trebek as the show's interim host.

00:17He'll be the first in a series of guest hosts since the death of the great Alex Trebek on November 8th.

00:22The show is holding off on naming a full-time host for the time being.

00:26Other guest hosts will be announced in the coming weeks.

00:28Executive producer Mike Richards spoke out saying,

00:31Alex believed in the importance of Jeopardy! and always said that he wanted the show to go on after him.

00:37We will honor Alex's legacy by continuing to produce the game he loved with smart contestants and challenging clues.

00:43By bringing in familiar guest hosts for the foreseeable future,

00:47our goal is to create a sense of community and continuity for our viewers.

00:51Jennings won the primetime Jeopardy! the greatest of all time tournament earlier this year,

00:55defeating James Holzhauer and Brad Rutter in the best-of-seven format.

01:00He also holds the show's record for consecutive games won at 74

01:03and most winnings in regular play, earning $2,520,700.

01:10Jennings' first episodes as host will air the week of January 11th.

01:14Trebek's last episodes of the show taped on October 29th and will air the week of January 4th.

01:19Producer Sony Pictures TV opted to hold the host's final shows until after the new year

01:25so that holiday preemptions on local stations wouldn't deprive viewers of the chance to see his last episodes.

01:31During the weeks of December 21st and 28th,

01:34Jeopardy! will instead air 10 of Trebek's best episodes from his 36 years as host.

01:39For more updates to this story, head to THR.com.

01:42For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Neha Joy.