The winner keeps the winnings and comes back to play again. Second place pays $2000 and third $1000
The contestants dress themselves.
handicapped people?
Once you pass the test you have auditions based on more than the ability to answer
no
They have had a few and will again. Travel to Jeopardy to audition is at a person's own expense.
During the commercial break after they find out the category.
Unlike Jeopardy contestants keep the money won or get theminimum$1000
Names of the Jeopardy Contestants are available at the Jeopardy archive. See related link and look for that date under the season for the episode
For contestants of the show they tell you the final category and then you must decide on the amount of your wager. They are various methods that contestants have used in the past to make this decision and they all take into account the other contestants score before final Jeopardy.
There are no answers to the Jeopardy TV Show as they do new questions each time the contestants want a question.
Contestants who successfully pass the tests play a short version of jeopardy. See the related link.
Yes, there have been over ten thousand contestants on the show since the Alex Trebek version started over 25 years ago on September 10 1984. The number of contestants is even greater and the original contestants much older if you include all Jeopardy games from the Art Fleming versions of Jeopardy which began over 45 years ago on March 30 1964.