Jeopardy

The show starts with the words "This is Jeopardy".

Of the three contestants, the one who finishes with the most money wins the game and gets to keep the money. The contestant who finishes in second place receives $2000 and the third place finisher receives $1000. The winner of the show gets to return to play two new challengers. If the returning champion wins, that day's winnings are added to his previous winnings. If he finishes in second place, he receives $2000 for that game in addition to his previous winnings, if he finishes in third place, he receives $1000 plus previous winnings.

$55,099 on 11/24/2004 by Ken Jennings who also holds the !st thru 10th place except for the tie at $52,000 with Brian Weikle game on 4/14/2003

In the first round of Jeopardy!, also known as the Jeopardy! round, the total dollar value of one column is $3000 (five clues of $200, $400, $600, $800 and $1000). In the second round of play, also known as the Double Jeopardy! round, each square doubles in value, so one column equals a potential $6000 to be won (five clues of $400, $800, $1200, $1600 and $2000.) These are the minimum amounts to be won in each column, although there is the potential to increase those values if the Daily Double is found.

$5 for each time.

Yes

I don't think it's something you can study for. At least not in a short amount of time. Too many broad range of topics to cover. If you always had an intellectually curious mind, then most of this stuff should come naturally to you through a lifetime of experience. But if you really want to try cramming a lifetime of knowledge, then I'd say read encyclopedias, magazines(National geographic, TIME, etc), wikipedia, etc...

Another answer: In addition to the above information, one should also watch current episodes of Jeopardy to become familiar with some of their category styles such as "Before and After", "Rhyme Time" and the like, where the clues are more tongue in cheek and usually require more wit and logic than specific knowledge.

Become familiar with basic Jeopardy categories such as History, Geography, Entertainment, Sports (much like how the game Trivial Pursuit focuses on these categories.) Obviously, such categories are extremely broad but can be broken down into more specific categories such as US Presidents, Capitals of the World, Movie Stars and Directors, etc.

Also, one could practice making the most advantageous wagering in Final Jeopardy - not everyone wins by getting the answer right, sometimes they make the best wager, taking into consideration the category, their opponents, and the likelihood of any of the three contestants getting the answer correct.

My guess would be "I rung in too early" or "What is" (and then the person trying to come up with an answer and not saying anything before there time expires)

The latest Jeopardy Teen Tournament was held between November 2 2009 and November 13 2009. All the questions and categories for those shows is available from the related link. I have also added a link for the Wikipedia link on Teen Jeopardy.

Merv Griffin

art Fleming

Bette Davis

Jeopardy does not reuse Final Jeopardy clues. However, due to the category and wording of a Final Jeopardy clue, it is possible to have duplicated Final Jeopardy questions. An example of this would be the episodes of March 18, 2008 and September 23, 2009. Though very different clues, the response to each is 'Who is Guy Fawkes?' There have been instances where answers/questions have been reused in the regular rounds of Jeopardy. Also, the writers have been known to take answers that remained unopened at the end of a round and turned those answers into a hodgepodge category in single or double jeopardy in a later episode.

Final Jeopardy! for Friday, February 6, 2009 (Winner: Julia Dominick - $30401)

Category: Music Legends

Answer: His 2003 People magazine obituary was headlined "Fade to Black".

Question: Who is Johnny Cash?

From the popularity of the show and the commercial revenues that result from a very successful syndicated program.

What is H&R block

Jeopardy had a Global Warming category on February 14 2001 in the double Jeopardy round (See related link) and questions with Global Warming in the clue or answer before and after that date see related link

Art Fleming

The odds of it not happening are way too great with only 30 questions and 30 times that many shows already aired. What would it matter even if they did choose it first the contestant can wager up to $1000 even if they have not earned money or if they are already in the negative.

Merv Griffin

It would be "Qu'est-ce que c'est..." or "Qui est..."