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A redesigned set for the coronavirus era will allow for the contestants to be further apart and at a greater distance from Trebek, who has continued as host after a diagnosis last year of pancreatic cancer.

Trebek said last month that heB次元官网网址檚 responding exceptionally well to treatment for and expects to mark his two-year survival next February.

The casting of contestants was done entirely online for this season, which was shot without a studio audience.

Jennings, the record-setting contestant who won on 74 straight shows and took last yearB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淛eopardy! The Greatest of All TimeB次元官网网址� title, is joining the series as a consulting producer.

HeB次元官网网址檒l appear on-air with his own video categories, develop projects and act as a public ambassador for the show.

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The Associated Press

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