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Why do jeopardy contestants mispronouce their answers when they are correct?
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∙ 13y ago
Contestants are human and they make mistakes, but they sometimes do not know how to pronounce a name as they have only read it.
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Who is the source of all the Wheel of Fortune puzzles and the Jeopardy trivia questions and answers?
During the TV week of Wheel of Fortune that ended on April 24 2009 Vanna White indicted that she helps to create the Wheel of Fortune puzzles. Jeopardy trivia questions and answers are a completely different show with a team of researchers needed to provide and verify other possible correct answers. That is why on Jeopardy they sometimes have to make adjustments to the contestants totals during the show.
Do the contestants on jeopardy get briefed on the subjects?
No, Jeopardy! contestants must rely on their general knowledge to help them succeed at the game; they are not provided with study materials nor or they given prior knowledge of the categories they will encounter during their game.
Do you always have to answer in the form of a question?
All responses must be phrased in the form of a question. During the Jeopardy! Round, contestants are not penalized for forgetting to phrase a response in the form of a question, although the host will remind contestants to watch their phrasing on future clues. During the Double Jeopardy! Round, adherence to the phrasing rule is followed more strictly, but contestants are still permitted to correct themselves before their time runs out.
How do you spell jeprody?
The correct spelling is "jeopardy".
Was final jeopardy of September 20 wrong?
no the answer was Bermuda, but the contestants all got it wrong. The clue was "Made up of 1 large & many smaller islands, it's the most populous of Britain's remaining overseas territories" You can see from the related link that the answer was correct.
What was Final Jeopardy for March 25 2011?
The final category was Philanthropy The Clue was: The Pink Pony Fund, for Breast Cancer care and prevention, is a philanthropic initiative of this fashion company The answer was: Who is Ralph Lauren Ralph Lauren was not even one of the answers!!!!!The CORRECT answer is: POLO!!!!!! That is only the correct answer at the Sony rewards site. At the Jeopardy Archive site Ralph Lauren is the correct answer and it is the correct answer to the above clue/ Polo was the correct answer for the Sony rewards site. Sometimes the answers on the rewards site are slightly different that what was on the TV program.The Jeopardy archive will show that no one answered Polo and two people got the question correct with the Ralph Lauren aanswer. But I am sorry. I try to answer these questions so that when someone needs an answer for the rewards site they are available. The monthly question was updated to reflect both answers and I forgot to update the daily question. I also keep the latest Question and answer to the SPT question present on my profile page as well as links to the monthly and daily Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune questions
Is it 'do John's parents realize that his job is in jeopardy or does john's parents realize that his job is in jeopardy?
The correct sentence is "Do John's parents realize that his job is in jeopardy?"
How do you correct answers on wiki answers?
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What is located southwest of Washington D.C?
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What was the final Jeopardy category on April 14 2010?
Politically Correct Pop Culture is the final Jeopardy category for April 14 2010.
Does spelling have to be correct on final jeopardy?
yes ,each word must be spelled correct even if said incorrect
How do you get an 84 on a 25 question quiz using negative numbers?
There are loads of ways: If the scores for a correct and wrong answers are (108, -1) and you get 1 correct; If the scores for a correct and wrong answers are (132, -2) and you get 1 correct; If the scores for a correct and wrong answers are (156, -3) and you get 1 correct; and so on, OR If the scores for a correct and wrong answers are (65, -2) and you get 2 correct;If the scores for a correct and wrong answers are (88, -4) and you get 2 correct; and so on, OR skipping a whole lot of intermediate possibilities, If the scores for a correct and wrong answers are (4, -12) and you get 24 correct.
