Alex Trebek’s TV wardrobe was just donated to men who are homeless or leaving jail - Washington Post

In the spirit of “Jeopardy!” we offer you this clue: These garments belonged to host Alex Trebek before his son, Matthew Trebek, donated them to formerly incarcerated men.

Matthew Trebek said he was happy his father’s clothes could be put to good use.

“I loved the idea of guys getting a second chance to go on interviews and feel presentable in my dad’s clothes,” Matthew Trebek said.

Most of the suits and shirts in Alex Trebek’s wardrobe were distributed to men seeking employment, and the bulk of the neckties will be handed out to program participants when they start new jobs, said Harriet McDonald, president of the Doe Fund.

McDonald said the clothes have been “a real confidence booster” for the men in the program.

“Our guys are over the moon to wear something that was worn on television by Alex Trebek,” she said.

Matthew Trebek, 30, decided to donate his dad’s wardrobe to the Doe Fund’s workforce reentry program because he knew the clothing would be put to better use than sitting in his own closet.

“The suits don’t fit me — I’m much taller than my dad was,” said Trebek, a restaurateur who lives in New York.

About 28,000 men have gone through the reentry program, McDonald said.

Matthew Trebek said that is exactly what he hoped to hear.

Trebek owns three restaurants with his business partner in Harlem, and he often invited men in the Doe Fund’s culinary program to eat a free meal and train with his cooks before the covid-19 pandemic hit New York, he said.