Alex Trebek Has Led a More Interesting Life Than All of Us

He Chased Down a Thief Who Was Trying to Burgle Him

Talk about an adrenaline rush. Trebek was staying at a hotel in San Francisco when he woke to find a woman rummaging through his personal belongings. Trebek said that he donned a pair of underpants and chased her down the hall, injuring his Achilles tendon in the process. The thief was eventually caught, and everyone learned one very important fact: Alex Trebek sleeps naked.

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