Jeopardy!

Overview[]

In this game show, three contestants play for cash. They answer questions by giving out responses in the form of a question.

Cast[]

Host - Alex Trebek (1984-2021), Ken Jennings/Mike Richards/Katie Couric/Dr. Mehmet Oz (2021-present)
Announcer - Johnny Gilbert

Game Rules[]

In each new game, the returning champion's podium is on the very left.
The board would show six categories, each with five clues, with dollar values ranging from $200 to $1,000. One of the clues is a Daily Double. The returning champion selects first.
After a clue is revealed and done reading, any contestant can ring in. If a correct response is given, the value is added to the contestant's total, and that contestant gets to select again.
If an incorrect response is given, the value is deducted, and another contestant gets to select.
If no contestant rings in, the host will read the correct response, and the player in command of the board selects again.
If the Daily Double is found, only the contestant who found it can respond to the clue. The player can wager from $5 to all of his/her money.
The round ends when time runs out or if all the clues have been read.
In Double Jeopardy!, the dollar values now range from $400 to $2,000, and two Daily Doubles are hidden on the board. The player with the lowest score selects first.
After Double Jeopardy! ends, if a contestant finishes with $0 or a negative score, that contestant is eliminated from the game and automatically receives the third place prize of $1,000.
Before the commercial break, the category for Final Jeopardy! is revealed. After that, the host will read the clue, then the contestants would have 30 seconds to write down their responses.
After 30 seconds, the contestants' responses and wagers are revealed. Whoever ends with the highest score wins the game, gets to keep his/her cash winnings, and gets to play again on the next show. The second place contestant will win $2,000.
In the event of a tie, one of three things can happen: If two or all three contestants end Final Jeopardy! with the same winning score, they all return for the next show. If there is a tie in a special tournament, one more clue is revealed, and the contestant who rings in with a correct response will be the winner. If all three contestants end Final Jeopardy! with $0, no one wins, and either three new contestants appear on the next show, or in special tournaments, a wildcard spot is added for the next round. In the event of a three-way tie at $0, a total of $5,000 will be awarded to the contestants for that game ($1,000 for whoever accumulated the least amount of money and $2,000 each for the other two). This recently happened on January 18, 2016.

Broadcast history[]

Season	Channel aired	Broadcast run
1	First-run syndication	September 10, 1984–September 6, 1985 September 14, 1985–September 6, 1986 (weekends)
2	First-run syndication	September 9, 1985–September 5, 1986 September 13, 1986–September 5, 1987 (weekends)
3	First-run syndication	September 8, 1986–September 4, 1987 September 12, 1987–September 3, 1988 (weekends)
4	First-run syndication	September 7, 1987–September 2, 1988 September 10, 1988–September 2, 1989 (weekends)
5	First-run syndication	September 5, 1988–September 1, 1989 September 9, 1989–September 1, 1990 (weekends)
6	First-run syndication	September 4, 1989–August 31, 1990 September 8, 1990–August 31, 1991 (weekends)
7	First-run syndication	September 3, 1990–August 30, 1991 September 7, 1991–September 5, 1992 (weekends)
8	First-run syndication	September 2, 1991–September 4, 1992 September 12, 1992–September 4, 1993 (weekends)
9	First-run syndication	September 7, 1992–September 3, 1993 September 11, 1993–September 3, 1994 (weekends)
10	First-run syndication	September 6, 1993–September 2, 1994 September 10, 1994–September 2, 1995 (weekends)
11	First-run syndication	September 5, 1994–September 1, 1995 September 9, 1995–August 31, 1996 (weekends)
	Game Show Network	December 2, 1994–2012/2013
12	First-run syndication	September 4, 1995–August 30, 1996 September 7, 1996–August 30, 1997 (weekends)
13	First-run syndication	September 2, 1996–August 29, 1997 September 6, 1997–September 5, 1998 (weekends)
14	First-run syndication	September 1, 1997–September 4, 1998 September 12, 1998–September 4, 1999 (weekends)
15	First-run syndication	September 7, 1998–September 3, 1999 September 11, 1999–September 2, 2000 (weekends)
16	First-run syndication	September 6, 1999–September 1, 2000 September 9, 2000–September 1, 2001 (weekends)
17	First-run syndication	September 4, 2000–August 31, 2001 September 8, 2001–August 31, 2002 (weekends)
18	First-run syndication	September 3, 2001–August 30, 2002 September 7, 2002–September 6, 2003 (weekends)
19	First-run syndication	September 2, 2002–September 5, 2003 September 13, 2003–September 4, 2004 (weekends)
20	First-run syndication	September 8, 2003–September 3, 2004 September 11, 2004–September 10, 2005 (weekends)
21	First-run syndication	September 6, 2004–September 9, 2005 September 17, 2005–September 9, 2006 (weekends)
22	First-run syndication	September 12, 2005–September 8, 2006 September 16, 2006–September 8, 2007 (weekends)
23	First-run syndication	September 11, 2006–September 7, 2007 September 15, 2007–September 6, 2008 (weekends)
24	First-run syndication	September 10, 2007–September 5, 2008 September 13, 2008–September 5, 2009 (weekends)
25	First-run syndication	September 8, 2008–September 4, 2009 September 19, 2009–September 11, 2010 (weekends)
"Best of 25 Years"	First-run syndication	September 7–11, 2009
26	First-run syndication	September 14, 2009–September 10, 2010 September 18, 2010–September 17, 2011 (weekends)
27	First-run syndication	September 13, 2010–September 16, 2011 September 24, 2011–September 15, 2012 (weekends)
28	First-run syndication	September 19, 2011–September 14, 2012 September 22, 2012–September 14, 2013 (weekends)
29	First-run syndication	September 17, 2012–September 13, 2013 September 21, 2013–September 13, 2014 (weekends)
30	First-run syndication	September 16, 2013–September 12, 2014 September 20, 2014–September 12, 2015 (weekends)
31	First-run syndication	September 15, 2014–September 11, 2015 September 19, 2015–September 10, 2016 (weekends)
32	First-run syndication	September 14, 2015–September 9, 2016 September 17, 2016–September 9, 2017 (weekends)
33	First-run syndication	September 12, 2016–September 8, 2017 September 16, 2017–September 8, 2018 (weekends)
34	First-run syndication	September 11, 2017–September 7, 2018 September 15, 2018–September 7, 2019 (weekends)
35	First-run syndication	September 10, 2018–September 6, 2019 September 14, 2019–September 12, 2020 (weekends)
36	First-run syndication	September 9, 2019–September 11, 2020 Weekend reruns began on September 19, 2020

List of affiliates of where the show was broadcast:

Albany, GA - WSWG (Channel 44/CBS)
Albany, NY - WTEN (Channel 10/ABC)
Atlanta, GA - WXIA (Channel 11/NBC)
Augusta, GA - WRDW (Channel 12/CBS)
Austin, TX - KXAN (Channel 36/NBC)
Baltimore, MD - WBFF (Channel 45/Fox)
Boston, MA - WBZ (Channel 4/CBS)
Charleston, SC - WCBD (Channel 2/NBC)
Charlotte, NC - WCNC (Channel 36/NBC)
Chicago, IL - WLS (Channel 7/ABC)
Cincinnati, OH - WXIX (Channel 19/Fox)
Columbia, SC - WOLO (Channel 25/ABC)
Columbus, GA - WRBL (Channel 3/CBS)
Dallas, TX - KTXA (Channel 21/Independent)
Denver, CO - KFCT & KDVR (Channels 22 & 31/Fox)
Detroit, MI - WDIV (Channel 4/NBC)
Eugene, OR - KVAL (Channel 13/CBS)
Flint, MI - WNEM (Channel 5/CBS)
Florence, SC - WBTW (Channel 13/CBS)
Fresno, CA - KFSN (Channel 30/ABC)
Greensboro, NC - WFMY (Channel 2/CBS)
Greenville, SC - WLOS (Channel 13/ABC)
Hartford, CT - WTNH (Channel 8/ABC)
Houston, TX - KTRK (Channel 13/ABC)
Indianapolis, IN - WTHR (Channel 13/NBC)
Jacksonville, FL - WTLV (Channel 12/NBC)
Kansas City, MO - WDAF (Channel 4/Fox)
Las Vegas, NV - KLAS (Channel 8/CBS)
Lexington, KY - WKYT (Channel 27/CBS)
Los Angeles, CA - KABC (Channel 7/ABC)
Louisville, KY - WLKY (Channel 32/CBS)
Miami, FL - WPLG (Channel 10/ABC)
Minneapolis, MN - KARE (Channel 11/NBC)
New York, NY - WABC (Channel 7/ABC)
Omaha, NE - WOWT (Channel 6/NBC)
Paducah, KY - WPSD (Channel 6/NBC)
Philadelphia, PA - WPVI (Channel 6/ABC)
Phoenix, AZ - KTVK (Channel 3/Independent)
Pittsburgh, PA - WPXI (Channel 11/NBC)
Portland, OR - KATU (Channel 2/ABC)
Providence, RI - WPRI (Channel 12/CBS)
Raleigh, NC - WTVD (Channel 11/ABC)
Rochester, NY - WROC (Channel 8/CBS)
Sacramento, CA - KXTV (Channel 10/ABC)
St. Louis - KSDK (Channel 5/NBC)
Salt Lake City, UT - KJZZ (Channel 14/Independent)
San Antonio, TX - KENS (Channel 5/CBS)
San Diego, CA - KNSD (Channel 39/NBC)
San Francisco, CA - KGO (Channel 7/ABC)
Savannah, GA - WSAV (Channel 3/NBC)
Seattle, WA - KOMO (Channel 4/ABC)
Spokane, WA - KHJ (Channel 6/NBC)
Tallahassee, FL - WCTV (Channel 6/CBS)
Tampa, FL - WTSP (Channel 10/CBS)
Toledo, OH - WTOL (Channel 11/CBS)
Washington, D.C. - WJLA (Channel 7/ABC)
West Palm Beach, FL - WPBF (Channel 25/ABC)

Video Games[]

The first video game adapation of Jeopardy! was released in 1987 for the NES. The "Junior Edition" followed in 1988, and the 25th Anniversary Edition in 1990.
The SNES version of Jeopardy!, featuring the 1991-1996 set, was released in 1992.
In 1998, the game was released for the Nintendo 64, PlayStation, and PC.
The PlayStation 2 version was released on October 28, 2003.
On November 2, 2010, the Nintendo DS and Wii versions were released.
Nintendo's most recent re-release of this game, along with Wheel of Fortune -- the Wii U version -- was released on November 18, 2012.

History of the show[]

Main article: History of Jeopardy!

DVDs[]

Main article: Jeopardy!: An Inside Look at America's Favorite Quiz Show

Weblinks[]

http://www.spe.sony.com:80/Pictures/tv/jeopardy/jeopardy.html (1996-1998)
http://www.jeopardy.com (1998, September 2002–present)
http://www.station.sony.com/jeopardy (1998–September 2001)
http://jeopardy.station.sony.com (October 2001–August 2002)

Gallery[]

Screenshots[]

Opening[]

End Title[]

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