Jeopardy! - Tribute to Cindy Stowell (Dec. 21, 2016)

Cindy Stowell's Jeopardy! reign from December 13 to December 21, 2016 touched America. After her loss following her seventh game, Alex Trebek had a special message for Jeopardy! viewers.

[@seanvogt221]

Cindy Stowell and Alex Trebek are now reunited in heaven. RIP to both of them.

[@ChrisSeries]

And RIP Larry Martin too

[@Juliaflo]

@@ChrisSeries Don't EVER forget Art Fleming, the host of the original 'Jeopardy!'; he lost his life to pancreatic cancer many years ago.

[@212Elevators]

@@Juliaflo And you just HAVE to leave out Don Pardo? He was the announcer on the original show.

[@alexciraco4302]

They are probably happily both watching jeopardy. Cindy. RIP Alex. RIP

[@daleadams6947]

And Also R.I.P To Brayden Smith!

[@kevsuc]

Thank you Jeopardy for making her dream come true.

[@marymccann6110]

I am sure the heavenly reunion between Cindy Stowell and Alex Trebek has been amazing.

[@JasonDelarosa2000]

And they've both suffered stage 4 cancer. Grim indeed :(

[@BenJabituya]

I was so sad when Cindy Stowell passed. Now that Alex is gone, I'm even sadder!

[@revinhatol]

What about Johnny Gilbert.

[@BenJabituya]

@@revinhatol Johnny is still alive and kicking!

[@JONES534]

I never rooted for a contestant more than I did for Cindy. I'll miss her quite demeanor, and seeing her on Jeopardy, wish her run could have been longer...Cindy, you'll be missed.

[@johnjohnson-ly7rk]

I did the same.

[@dab7271]

Today Alex announced that he also is battling stage IV cancer....heartbreaking :(

[@seanadams3551]

I got his new memoir last night.

[@rosebloze9988]

he just passed away :(

[@filmonbaraki7858]

I'm sad right now 😪

[@dab7271]

Just heard the news of his passing. RIP Cindy Stowell and now also Alex Trebek 😢

[@212Elevators]

Cindy's Stage IV was colon, not pancreatic though.

[@STO_1601]

Alex's book says that Cindy received a DVD of her appearances on Jeopardy! prior before they went on the air, so she DID get see herself on the show before she died.

[@jessyleppert2]

Watching this makes me cry so hard

[@Juliaflo]

I believe that an award should be named in her honor. Those of you who are with me, raise your hand.

[@pizzacheese685]

I’m still heart broken 3 years later..

[@Oakiebobwlfd]

I had a feeling something was not right even w/her winning, as did other Jeopardy purists. What a great fight she put up in the face of cancer. "i'll take "gone but not forgotten" for $2,000 " R.I.P.

[@hayleyf9438]

This hurts even more now💜💜

[@ilahmaecunanan2629]

RIP Cindy and Alex 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@dougcoffey7354]

That is sad that Cindy passed away before she can see her performances on Jeopardy. I too send condolences to the Stowell family and her friends.

[@KevboKev]

She was watching. :-)

[@Videokid703]

she was watching in heaven

[@laniejean6618]

While she didn't get to see them on television, Jeopardy! made a DVD of her appearances and sent it to her, which she was able to watch while in the hospital. It's amazing that the show was so kind to her without giving her special treatment. It's really incredible.

[@johnjohnson-ly7rk]

I didn't know Ms. Stowell and this chokes up.

[@traxxasracer1]

i loved watching her, so sad. just heard the news today

[@amsterdave7]

God bless her and her family..... Rest in Peace Cindy.

[@mixon270]

An excellent jeopardy champion, Our sympathies goes out to her family and friends. Another one gone too soon.

[@nr30199]

Glad to know she fulfilled her dream before she passed away. R.I.P.

[@gaoutlaw]

A great contestant and a warrior til the end. God rest her.

[@afloyd4976]

It is such a lovely gift to her friends and family to see her compete after her passing. I hope they will get a DVD of her episodes somehow. She was really sick while she competed, so for her to have won as many shows as she did displays her strong spirit.

[@wschmrdr]

They did get an advance DVD of three of the episodes according to a couple news articles, so although she only saw part of it, she lived all of it.

[@Hernandez_Jr_Productions]

This is sad, Alex and Cindy Is Now in Heaven Together

[@revinhatol]

Brayden Smith

[@Salvatore1268]

This gave me chills rip cindy your legacy is forever

[@MrBJG79]

If there were ever an inspiring story...her Jeopardy! run is one of them!

[@Miracle122485]

I'm bawling...R.I.P. Cindy!

[@jhzenor61481]

My thoughts and prayers go out to Cindy and her family, this is how my mom died in 2013, was stage 4 cancer.

[@ambermedellin6832]

Alex and Cindy reunited.

[@alexwells6685]

May Cindy Stowell rest in piece amen to her.

[@jkeithdotnet]

that warmed my little heart. thanks for posting

[@Survivor1547]

RIP Cindy!

[@anniegao9105]

For the past six Jeopardy programs, you folks have been getting to know the talented champion, Cindy Stowell. Appearing on our show was the fulfillment of a lifelong ambition for that lady. What you did not know is that when we taped these programs with her a few weeks ago, she was suffering from Stage 4 cancer. And sadly on December 5th, Cindy Stowell passed away. So from all of us here in Jeopardy, our sincere condolences to her family and her friends.

[@davidjackino8831]

Thanks, Chad. The tribute was shown in DC (update), but as usual the credits were cutoff.

[@pokemonfan4000]

RIP Cindy :(

[@MrEmperorCJ]

I miss her 😭

[@David-yz7de]

So sad.

[@thewachannel4537]

I saw that episode, it used to be on KZbin, and when i saw this message at the end of the episode, i felt so sad!

[@jade9596]

Rip❤🕊

[@stanleyokimoto]

It has been such a depressing year, it's nice to end it on an inspiring story, though a bittersweet one. RIP Cindy!

[@robertcroxtonjr.7623]

thanks for all the great memories cindy. rest in peace. i send my sympatyhies to her remaining family members. i am so sorry you had to go through this.😢😿😔🙏🏻🌈

[@jordanwhalen6746]

Aw, well that was very nice of you getting her on the program before she past away Jeopardy!

[@AndySaenz]

WOW, what a heartbreaking story! May she Rest In Peace.

[@davidmitchell9984]

I was very sad to hear she died. She performed really well.

[@PWW2006]

R.i.p. Cindy stowell 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@dab7271]

And now also Alex Trebek 😢

[@KeithJMcG-qz8vr]

RIP 😔

[@Videokid703]

was watching this sad to her about her death

[@Mrtv1017]

R.I.P. Cindy Stowell 1975-2016

[@abbycollins]

0:24 is when the announcement starts

[@212Elevators]

Alex himself is suffering through this cancer right now. We all hope that he survives. He is definitely fighting his cancer.

[@MrEmperorCJ]

I'm crying

[@bluelightning777]

This episode aired on the same day that my Mom passed away...😭

[@jessyleppert2]

:(

[@zacheryalderton3046]

SAD HOW OLD WAS SHE

[@ambermedellin6832]

If your mom had not died, she would have personally asked you about this dead dude!

[@dgordine]

Those with dislikes have no hearts

[@laniejean6618]

IM NOT CRYING YOURE CRYING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ashleylewis5660]

It’s devastating to hear Cindy Stowell has passed away very young age after six Jeopardy! shows winning over $100,000 but then three years later Alex announced back in March of 2019 he was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer and tells America I must host Jeopardy! for three years. But it’s very sad that a year and a half ago Alex passed away November 8, 2020 nearly two years ago this year to reunite with Cindy Stowell.😞😢

[@revinhatol]

Well, guess who was next. *#HailAndFarewell*

[@lauraconroy6332]

She passed away the day after my best friend’s birthday.

[@dab7271]

Saddest part of this, in my opinion, was when Cindy finally lost after a six-game winning run, Alex didn't say "we'll see you in the tournament of champions" to Cindy, like he normally does when contestants have won that many games. That's because he knew that although she would have qualified for the TOC, she would not live long enough to compete in it....heartbreaking :(

[@Splinter48708]

She had told Alex and the producers ahead of time that she was dying from her cancer. It was something that she asked remain a secret until her passing. Well, she died a week before her episodes aired and Alex and the show runner(s) decided to let the folks at home know that she passed away.

[@AllanDiRealMcCoy]

RIP Cindy. As well RIP to Jerry Frankel and Bruce Fauman

[@revinhatol]

Brayden Smith

[@fable9159]

Larry Martin passed away before he was in the tournament of champions as well

[@keithsmith2723]

Goodbye Cindy Stowell enjoy going to heaven

[@clintjacops958]

RIP

[@whewfan]

When Alex taped his tribute, he obviously didn't know that the media would let J! fans know fairly well in advance about her appearing on the show and her stage 4 cancer, and that she had passed on, because indeed those watching the show DID know. Of course the media did not say how many shows she did nor how much she ended up winning/donating to cancer organizations. It was probably best that she was defeated instead of having to pass on while still champion. I wonder if the person that defeated Cindy had any comment on the situation.

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

The news that she had died did leak out before the airing of the episodes, but not how much she had won. It's pretty amazing that outcomes of Jeopardy matches, which are taped in advance, don't leak out more often in this day and age. Alex has been known to refer to a contestant as "still alive," when they are not doing great, not in the lead, perhaps even in third going into Final - but they still have a theoretical, mathematical chance to win. He used that phrase about Cindy at one point during one game.

[@danbarker4857]

Is she the only Jeopardy! champions to pass away?

[@laniejean6618]

I think she was the first one to pass away before her episodes aired. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[@jess_a_yo]

LostGirl1231 you're right.

[@fable9159]

Brayden Smith passed away a month after his episodes aired

[@sandrasanders706]

And now..he's fighting cancer..wow sad

[@fordmustang98guy]

0:44

[@everytodayandtheother1537]

0:35 Jeopardy

[@Chrisgrove813]

is there currently anyone in the Stowell household that wants to fill in for her in the ToC?!?

[@jmazz1127]

What a ridiculous comment. While it is extremely sad that she passed away and can not be in the ToC. She was the winner and not some family member. How would that be fair to the other winners and losers also. PS she probably would have done very well in it.

[@Wheeloffortunefan999]

i don't know what they're gonna do.

[@SomeGuyInNevada24]

Well what happens when there isnt a minimum number of five day plus champions, theyll open it up to people who won 4 days with a buttload of money. So Cindys spot will probably go to one of those people.

[@JasonDelarosa2000]

How did Cindy die?!

[@MarioGamer291]

She was suffering from cancer Alex literally said it at 0:41

[@TotalDramaCameron]

Stage 4 cancer actually

[@everytodayandtheother1537]

0:45