Friday, Feb. 12, 2021 | 9:35 p.m.
The final five-time champion of "Jeopardy!" while Alex Trebek was still host died unexpectedly last week, according to a statement from his mother.
Brayden Smith, of Las Vegas, was 24 years old when he died on Feb. 5. The family did not release the cause of death.
"We are so grateful that Brayden was able to live out his dream on @jeopardy," Smith's mother, Debbie, tweeted Friday morning.
Smith was a 2020 graduate of UNLV.
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