Generous DeGeneres: 'Ellen' drops donation, digital gift on Gainesville's Dhruv Gaur for 'Jeopardy!' gesture - Gainesville Times

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Generous DeGeneres: 'Ellen' drops donation, digital gift on Gainesville's Dhruv Gaur for 'Jeopardy!' gesture

In this image provided by Warner Bros. and 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show," Gainesville's Dhruv Gaur is seen holding a big check while talking with host DeGeneres during the show on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. Gaur's heartfelt message to "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek, who is suffering from cancer, went viral after the gameshow aired on Nov. 11. DeGeneres gave Gaur a television, and Shutterfly donated $25,000 to pancreatic cancer research.

11152019 ELLEN 1.jpg — In this image provided by Warner Bros. and 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show," Gainesville's Dhruv Gaur is seen holding a big check while talking with host DeGeneres during the show on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. Gaur's heartfelt message to "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek, who is suffering from cancer, went viral after the gameshow aired on Nov. 11. DeGeneres gave Gaur a television, and Shutterfly donated $25,000 to pancreatic cancer research.

Though Dhruv Gaur won’t be able to participate in the “Jeopardy!” Tournament of Champions finals starting tonight and ending Friday, Ellen DeGeneres made sure the Gainesville man can watch in style.