Rock & Roll Jeopardy! (1998– )

VH1's popular music variant of the classic game show with a twist. As always, contestants were given the answers, but it was up to the contestants to supply the questions. Three contestants... See full summary »

Stars:

Michael McKean, Loretta Fox, Jeff Probst

Cast

Series cast summary:
Michael McKean	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2000)

Storyline

VH1's popular music variant of the classic game show with a twist. As always, contestants were given the answers, but it was up to the contestants to supply the questions. Three contestants competed; six categories, all music-related in some way, were announced, each containing five answers each (ranging from $100 to $500, depending on difficulty). The contestant selected to go first chose a category and dollar value (e.g., "Going to Work" for $100), to which host Probst read the answer to ("This Dolly Parton No. 1 hit was the title song of her movie, which she co-starred in with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin"). The contestant who gave the correct question ("What is '9 to 5?'") won the dollar value of the answer and got to select the next answer; any incorrect answer caused him to lose that amount from his score and allowed the other contestants a chance to answer; players with enough incorrect questions often had negative scores. Thereafter, the contestant giving the last correct ...

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Plot Keywords:

quiz show | non fiction

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Genres:

Game-Show | Music

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Details

Official Sites:

Sony Pictures Entertainment!

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 August 1998 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia TriStar Television, Trackdown Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: Episode #1.355 (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Think!"
Composed by Merv Griffin

User Reviews

I actually know the answers!

This is a great game show, a little too much talking but still a great game show, and I can actually get the answers unlike the more intellectual jeopardy. I haven't watched this in a long time but it's a lot better than any of the mtv gameshows or the new stuff, a good game show that is just like jeopardy but obviously just music questions, check it out