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How do you do the final jeopardy?
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.
What happeneds if two people tie in jeopardy that are in first?
If two or three contestants are tied for first place following Final Jeopardy! during non-tournament play, both (or all three) are declared co-champions and appear on the next episode.
Do jeopardy contestants pay taxes on their winings?
Jeopardy! does not cover contestants' expenses. All contestants have to pay their own way to Los Angeles, which includes lodging and meals. Everyone on the show wins some money, though. Third place gets $1000, second place gets $2000 and the winner keeps what he makes.
What happens when all three Jeopardy players have a negative dollar value after Final Jeopardy?
Only contestants with positive totals play final Jeopardy and the one remaining contestant is allowed to complete the game with the knowledge that he will win. The contestant with the lowest score is the third place contestant even if the contestants are both negative
Who are the survivor contestants who have died?
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.
How many years has Jeopardy been on the air?
The first version aired from 1964 to 1975 The current version has aired from 1984 to present. All in all, the show has enjoyed 42 years on the airwaves, and 31 of those years have been continuous.
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.
What was the Jeopardy bonus round results on October 20 2009?
At the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round, Kevin had $23200, Deb had $6800 and Dave had $10200. All three contestants answered Final Jeopardy correctly. Based on their wagers, Kevin came in first place with $25999, Dave finished in second place with $20399 and Deb finished in third place with $13500.
What was final Jeopardy on October 23 2007?
Category: Geometry. Answer: It's an ellipse with an eccentricity of zero. Question: What is a circle? All three contestants responded correctly.
What are the rules for the game show Jeopardy?
3 contestants (2 new & one returning champion) are shown 6 subjects, each with five even $ values below, $200-$1000. The Returning champion chooses the first subject and $ value (e.g: Literature for $200). The clue is then read aloud to the contestants. Once the clue is finished being read, the contestants can try to answer. The first contestant to press his/her buzzer in the hand gives an answer. If the answer is right, that $ value with that clue is added to the contestant's score . A wrong answers will subtract the $ from the contestant's score. In the first round, there is 1 hidden clue called the "daily double". If a contestant chooses the daily double clue, only that contestant gets to try to answer & he/she can risk any or all of his/her points. In the second round, the Double jeopardy round, there are 2 "daily doubles" and all the clue values are doubled ($400-$2000). The contestant with the lowest score chooses first. If a contestant(s) has a negative score at the end of Double Jeopardy, he/she is eliminated from the game. In the final round, any/all remaining contestants are shown a final subject & clue, then the show goes to a commercial to give the contestants time to make their bids. The contestants have 30 seconds to answer the final clue. after all the bids are added/subtracted, the player(s) with the most $ wins and comes back for the next game All answers must be in the form of a question. During the first round you will be allowed to ask it in question form if your answer was not in question form. During the second round the answer will be considered wrong if not answered in a question format.. Second and third place finishers will receive prizes for second and third instead of keeping the money won during that night's game.
What happens when all three jeopardy player have a Negative dollar value after Double jeopardy?
They do not play final Jeopardy The lowest score still gets $1.000 and the second lowest or second place winner gets $2,000 and the one closest to zero comes back to play Wikipedia says that it happened back during the Art Fleming network Jeopardy shows and is quoted here: "Contestants who finish Double Jeopardy! with $0 or a negative score are not allowed to participate in the game's final round, Final Jeopardy! Instead, they leave the game and receive the third place prize, which has been $1,000 since May 16, 2002" "On at least one Fleming-hosted episode, all three contestants finished Double Jeopardy! with $0 or less, and as a result, no Final Jeopardy! round was played that day."
Who all hosted jeopardy?
Art Fleming was the first host of Jeopardy, and Alex Trebek became host when Jeopardy was brought back in 1984.
