By: Dan Bahl
As we enter the season of giving, a former Jeopardy teen champion is going the extra mile.
Avi Gupta, a freshman at Columbia University, donated $10,000 to cancer research in honor of longtime Jeopardy host, Alex Trebek, during Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.
Gupta, who won $100,000 on the game show over the summer, told USA Today that he has looked up to Trebek his whole life.
The OSHU Knight Cancer Institute, a leader in cancer research, tweeted a video of Gupta making his donation. Gupta then quote-tweeted the institute’s message, and said: “Working with Alex on @Jeopardy was an honor, and I hope the #Jeopardy community will join me in honoring him.”
Teen Jeopardy! champion Avi Gupta donated $10K to honor his hero, Alex Trebek. Join him this #PancreaticCancer Awareness Month by making a donation to honor someone you're #InspiredBy: https://t.co/otf5yeZCVV pic.twitter.com/qtGdMvr6k6
— OHSU Knight (@OHSUKnight) November 1, 2019
This donation comes on the heels of an announcement from Trebek, saying that his cancer had returned, and that he would be returning to chemotherapy.