LOS ANGELES, California -- Longtime "Jeopardy" host Alex Trebek had surgery for blood clots on the brain, but says he'll be back on the podium soon.
Trebek appeared in a video on the "Jeopardy" Facebook page Thursday to announce that he'd had the surgery during the show's holiday break.
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Using the same tone he employs to distill difficult subjects on the show, Trebek explains that after taking a fall two months ago he suffered a "slight medical problem, subdural hematoma, blood clots on the brain."
Trebek says he spent two days in the hospital after the surgery and that his "prognosis is excellent."
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He says he expects to be back in the studio soon, but gave no specific timetable.
The 77-year-old has hosted "Jeopardy" since 1984.
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