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Jeopardy!

  • TV Series
  • 1984– 1984–
  • TV-GTV-G
  • 30m
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Jeopardy! (1984)
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A returning champion and two challengers test their buzzer skills and their knowledge in a wide range of academic and popular categories.A returning champion and two challengers test their buzzer skills and their knowledge in a wide range of academic and popular categories.A returning champion and two challengers test their buzzer skills and their knowledge in a wide range of academic and popular categories.

IMDb RATING
8.3/10
7.3K
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POPULARITY
3,578
516
  • Creator
    • Merv Griffin
  • Stars
    • Alex Trebek
    • Johnny Gilbert
    • Jimmy McGuire
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  • Creator
    • Merv Griffin
  • Stars
    • Alex Trebek
    • Johnny Gilbert
    • Jimmy McGuire
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    • 81User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 52 wins & 108 nominations

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    Alex Trebek
    Alex Trebek
    • Self - Hostas Self - Host
    8209 episodes8209 eps • 1984–2021
    Johnny Gilbert
    Johnny Gilbert
    • Self - Announceras Self - Announcer…
    8532 episodes8532 eps • 1984–2022
    Jimmy McGuire
    • Self - Clue Crewas Self - Clue Crew…
    1038 episodes1038 eps • 2002–2022
    Sarah Whitcomb Foss
    • Self - Clue Crewas Self - Clue Crew…
    1029 episodes1029 eps • 2002–2022
    Kelly Miyahara
    • Self - Clue Crewas Self - Clue Crew…
    665 episodes665 eps • 2005–2019
    Ken Jennings
    Ken Jennings
    • Self - Guest Hostas Self - Guest Host…
    233 episodes233 eps • 2004–2022
    Mayim Bialik
    Mayim Bialik
    • Self - Hostas Self - Host…
    86 episodes86 eps • 2021–2022
    Jon Cannon
    • Self - Clue Crew Memberas Self - Clue Crew Member…
    56 episodes56 eps • 2005–2009
    Cheryl Farrell
    • Self - Clue Crew Memberas Self - Clue Crew Member…
    56 episodes56 eps • 2002–2007
    Amy Schneider
    • Self - Defending Championas Self - Defending Champion…
    42 episodes42 eps • 2021–2022
    Brad Rutter
    Brad Rutter
    • Self - Contestantas Self - Contestant…
    39 episodes39 eps • 2000–2019
    Matt Amodio
    • Self - Defending Championas Self - Defending Champion…
    39 episodes39 eps • 2021
    James Holzhauer
    • Self - Defending Championas Self - Defending Champion…
    39 episodes39 eps • 2019
    Buzzy Cohen
    Buzzy Cohen
    • Self - Contestantas Self - Contestant…
    35 episodes35 eps • 2016–2021
    Julia Collins
    • Self - Contestantas Self - Contestant…
    34 episodes34 eps • 2014–2019
    Austin Rogers
    • Self - Contestantas Self - Contestant…
    29 episodes29 eps • 2017–2019
    Mattea Roach
    • Self - Defending Championas Self - Defending Champion…
    24 episodes24 eps • 2022
    Mehmet Oz
    Mehmet Oz
    • Self - Guest Hostas Self - Guest Host…
    23 episodes23 eps • 2009–2021
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      • Merv Griffin
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    Storyline

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    On the heels of the syndicated success of "Wheel of Fortune (1983)", producer Merv Griffin decided to return his classic quiz show-with-a-twist, "Jeopardy!" to the airwaves in 1984. It, too, was a huge success, and also marked a return to the game's tried-and-true formula of answers and questions (after a slightly-modified remake six years earlier failed to catch on). Three contestants, including a returning champion, competed. Six categories are announced (e.g., Art World, Cooking, 20th Century Republicans, "Friends (1994)", Muscle Men and College Girls Wearing White T-shirts), each having five answers ostensibly graded by difficulty, from $100 to $500. The champion chose a category and dollar amount (e.g., "College Girls Wearing White T-shirts for $100"), to which host Trebek reads the answer ("Inspector 12 must give her seal of approval before a college girl can wear one of these plain white T-shirts"). Contestants had to respond in question form ("What is Hanes?") ; if correct, they won the value of the question; if he/she was incorrect, failed to answer in time or phrase in the form of a question, that amount was deducted (hence, the dollar amount was "always in jeopardy") and his/her opponents could answer; having enough incorrect answers often led to negative scores. Thereafter, the contestant providing the last correct question selected next, and the process repeated; some answers made use of audio and/or video clues. Hidden behind one of the answers was a "Daily Double" space, with the contestant selecting that space able to wager up to all his/her current winnings or up to $500 if he/she had less) on the answer. After all 30 answers have been revealed (or sometimes, an undefined time limit expired), the game moved into "Double Jeopardy!" Gameplay was the same in "Double Jeopardy!" except six new categories were announced and the answers had values of $200 to $1,000 and two "Daily Double" spaces were hidden (with contestants able to wager up to $1,000 if they had less). At the end of the "Double Jeopardy!" round, all contestants with at least $1 were eligible to play "Final Jeopardy!"; however, anyone with $0 or a negative score was disqualified from further play. Trebek announced a category, and the contestants (before seeing the answer) wagered up to everything they had on their ability to answer. Contestants had 30 seconds to write what they believed was the correct question. Those who were correct had the amount they wagered added to their winnings; however, any incorrect questions or failing to phrase properly lost what they wagered. The contestant with the most cash was champion, kept his/her winnings and got to return the next day. Champions competed until they won five shows (at which point they retired undefeated and, starting in 1997, also won a new car) or until they were defeated. All five-time champions and other high-scoring contestants over a period of time participated in a Tournament of Champions, the winner earning an additional $100,000; there were also teen, college, senior and international tournaments and celebrity shows conducted (the winners of the non-celebrity tournaments also earned a spot in the Tournament of Champions). In the fall of 2001, several changes were made, including the use of a "Clue Crew" (new regulars illustrating answers in selected categories by going "on location"), and an increase in the dollar values of the answers (from $200 to $1,000 in Jeopardy! and $400 to $2,000 in Double Jeopardy!) ; another running change through the years was the addition of "celebrity guests" reading certain answers. None of the changes altered the basic game play, however. —Brian Rathjen <briguy_52732@yahoo.com>
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    • Trivia
      Alex Trebek died of pancreatic cancer on November 8, 2020. His final episodes were taped Thursday October 29, and broadcast in the first week of January 2021 (note: he had hosted 8,244 episodes in his 37 seasons on the show).
    • Goofs
      Throughout the 61 questions/answers given in each show that are counted as 'correct', countless have been proven to be incorrect after all.
    • Quotes

      [original opening lines]

      Johnny Gilbert: This... is... "Jeopardy!"

    • Connections
      Featured in Light of Day (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      Jeopardy! Theme
      (1984-1992)

      Written by Merv Griffin

      Composed by Christopher Rhyne

    User reviews81

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    10/10
    New host
    My heart broke at the death of Alex Trebek. I was reading an article about a new host and read you were thinuking about Anderson Cooper. If you put him as a host I will never watch Jeopardy again.
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    • Release date
      • September 10, 1984 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Риск!
    • Filming locations
      • Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
    • Production companies
      • Jeopardy Productions
      • Merv Griffin Entertainment
      • Columbia TriStar Television
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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