Ken Jennings received a touching gift from Jean Trebek, the wife of late Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek , on his first day guest-hosting the game show following Trebeks death in 2020.

In an interview with Vulture published Thursday, Jennings recalled finding a small box in front of him during the writers meeting before taping.

I opened it and it was a little jewelry box with Alexs cufflinks and a very kind note from Jean Trebek offering support, he remembered. It must have been a super hard time for her, and she was thinking about the poor schmuck trying to do her late husbands old job. That was such a lovely gesture.

Jennings, the former champion who is now a permanent guest host on the show with Mayim Bialik , wears what he calls The Alex Cufflinks whenever he sports one particular French cuff shirt, he said.

Read the full interview here.