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Alex Trebek catches up with Sudbury and the Flour Mill during family reunion

Distant cousin of Alex Trebek recounts how she met Sudbury's most famous son at a recent family reunion in the city

Trebek contacts his mother's extended family ahead of Sudbury visit

Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek gets to know some of his extended family in Sudbury, including Miche Lynn Montpellier, to his left. (supplied)

For years, Sudbury's Miche Lynn Montpellier watched her distant cousin host Jeopardy!, but up until last week, she hadn't actually met Alex Trebek.

That changed at a family reunion, the famous Sudbury native requested during his visit.

Montpellier tells the story to the host of CBC's Up North, Jason Turnbull. 

Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek gets to know the next generation of the Legace family in Sudbury, who he's related to on his mother's side. (supplied)