A Tribute to Alex Trebek

Question

This is a very sad day for puzzlers and Jeopardy! lovers alike. I decided to create this puzzle to commemorate Alex because he is the reason I got into making puzzles.

This is a typical connect wall, so it has 4 sets of 4 words that will lead you to the final word I have in mind. I picked the final word for a specific reason relating to Jeopardy! and Alex Trebek. It is a pretty easy connect wall, as it is my first time making one.


BLOCK	BOOM	BAXTER	HOUSE
LEWIS	RED	DOWN	GREEN
HOME	CORN	DAVE	LONDON
MYTH	MARTIN	MINT	DOCTOR

Hey, don't do yourself down by assuming we'll all find this 'pretty easy'! I'm only confident about one category for sure right now (and wondering if some specific US-centric knowledge is key to linking the various names in the grid...), so to my mind this is far from 'pretty easy' right now! :) (PS And well done for taking the plunge and making your first one!) — Stiv, Nov 09 '20 at 10:02

score 23 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 09 '20 at 11:13

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I think the connections are as follows

1. Words connected to BUSTER - BLOCK(buster), (Buster) BAXTER, HOUSE(buster), MYTH(buster).
2. Words connected to TOWN - BOOM(town), DOWN(town), HOME(town), LONDON (town).
3. Words connected to PEPPER - RED (pepper), (pepper)CORN, (pepper)MINT, DOCTOR (pepper).
4. Words associated to BLACK - LEWIS (Black), GREEN (& Black's), MARTIN (Black), DAVE (Black)

And the overall connecting word is

GHOST - (ghost)BUSTER, (ghost)TOWN, (ghost) PEPPER, BLACK (ghost)

Why is this connected to Alex Trebek

G.H.O.S.T is an acronym standing for "greatest host of syndicated TV"

answered Nov 09 '20 at 11:13

hexomino

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Well this was certaintly not easy! – PDT Nov 09 '20 at 13:49
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Not sure that last bit was what OP intended but I think I prefer your answer. – Comic Sans Seraphim Nov 09 '20 at 22:10
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It is a reference to James Holzhauer's final answer here. – Josh Crozier Nov 09 '20 at 22:23

score 12 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 10 '20 at 05:27

I came up with different groupings but the same final answer as hexomino:

BUSTER : BLOCK, MYTH, DAVE, BAXTER (Blockbuster, Mythbusters, Dave & Busters, Buster Baxter)
PEPPER : RED, CORN, MINT, DOCTOR (Red pepper, Peppercorn, Peppermint, Dr. Pepper)
TOWN : DOWN, BOOM, HOME, HOUSE (Downtown, Boom town, Hometown, Townhouse)
WRITER: MARTIN, LONDON, LEWIS, GREEN (George R.R. Martin, Jack London, C.S. Lewis, John Green)

"Final answer":

GHOST: Ghostbusters, Ghost pepper, Ghost town, Ghost writer

Alex Trebek connection (as deduced by hexomino and Josh Crozier):

G.H.O.S.T is an acronym standing for "greatest host of syndicated TV", as answered by James Holzhauer in this video

A Tribute to Alex Trebek

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