'Jeopardy' host Alex Trebek to leave?

Published May 5 2012, 14:56 BST  |  By Tara Fowler

Jeopardy host Alex Trebek has said that he is considering leaving the show.

In an interview airing on Sunday (May 6), the 71-year-old revealed that he has been thinking about retiring from the game show in the next two years.

"Yes, I have been thinking of retiring," Trebek said during a discussion on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace.

"But I'm torn because I enjoy doing the show so much. A lot of people have been telling me, 'Alex, you've got to go for at least 30. You've just done 28. Now at least do two more'. So that has a nice ring to it. Put in your 30. And go help people," he continued.

Last year, Trebek suffered a snapped tendon in his leg while chasing a burglar.

It was announced recently that Anderson Cooper, Lewis Black and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will compete in Jeopardy's Power Players shows, to be aired the week of May 14.

Watch a contestant fainting on Jeopardy below: