Alex Trebek: Hello, Cliff. Hey, listen, I'm very sorry about what happened to you on our program this afternoon.
Cliff: Oh, so you'd admit you that you were out of line by telling me I was wrong?
Alex Trebek: Well, I wouldn't go quite that far. Fact is that a case could be made for your point of view. I think the problem for us was in the way we phrased our answer. It allowed for more than one possible question.
Cliff: Yeah, see, see? So you got my 44,000 bucks?
Alex Trebek: [chuckles] No, no, I don't.
Cliff: Ah. Well, then you're probably going to have me back as a returning contestant then, right?
Alex Trebek: No, we're not going to do that, either. I know this isn't what you want to hear, but believe me, we're as upset about what happened as you are. You know, it's a funny thing. You spend years hosting a show, and you get into the habit of thinking there's just one correct question for every answer. But life doesn't always work out that way. The world is much more complex. And you discover that there are many different ways of looking at the universe.
Cliff: Yeah, so what are you going to do?
Alex Trebek: I think I'm going to quit my job as host of Jeopardy!. Maybe spend a little time in Tibet.
Cliff: Aw, no. Alex, look. Alex, sit down here. I mean, you don't know what you're saying.
Alex Trebek: Well, now, wait a minute, how can I go on hosting the program if I'm filled with all these doubts?
Cliff: All right, Alex. Think about what Jeopardy! means to America. Now, it's more than just a game show. I mean, it... It's as much a part of the national fabric as the postal uniform that I wear with pride every single day.