Jeopardy

He was never tied. The next person has way less Jeopardy winnings

Ken Jennings won 74 consecutive games and a total of $2,520,700 breaking several records. He also won another 2.000 dollars for his second place finish on the 75th game. A link to Ken Jennings Wikipedia record has been added for more detailed information about him.

You must have the show confused with another. I have added a link on the show Jeopardy.

For the show here's a quote about the audition from a winning contestant.

Finally, last June, I found myself in a hotel conference room in downtown Chicago, joined by 20 or so other would-be contestants, among them lawyers and schoolteachers.

All were dressed as if for job interviews. Some, having tried out before, were chummy with the Jeopardy! staffers, who distributed official Jeopardy! click pens, perfect for practicing buzzer technique.

Jeopardy is a Multi million if not billion dollar business where everything decided by the professionals that chose you is about how it will effect the show and the viewers. They give a five minute break between shows as they tape the five shows each day. They are professionals that make sure they have had extra contestants show up for the day's taping. Because so many things could happen during the day's taping and they could need another contestant. If your appearance will hurt the show you will not be told to change, you'll just be an extra contestant that they had show up.

Divorced from his first wife, Elaine Callei, he has been married to Jean Currivan-Trebek, a real estate businesswoman and the mother of his two children, since April 30, 1990.

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The original version of the show from March 30 1964 was hosted by Art Fleming.

There are six categories, each with five clues ranging in values of $200, 400, 600, 800 and 1000 in the Jeopardy! round and $400, 800, 1200, 1600 and 2000 in the Double Jeopardy! round. Final Jeopardy! has its own "board", the flat screen monitor that stands to Alex's left. Usually, but not always, the last column in each round contains a tongue-in-cheek category such as Rhyme Time (often requiring more wit than specific knowledge of a subject.)

U.S. STATE NAMESIt's the only 1-word U.S. state that contains the entire name, in order, of another state

Arkansas

what are the questions for the weekly reader

In Episode #5036, which aired Monday, July 3, 2006, the Final Jeopardy! category was Oscar-Winning Singers. The clue was, "2 of the four people who've had a Billboard No.1 pop album and also won a regular action Oscar." The correct response was (any two of) "Who are Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand and Jamie Foxx?"

On Episode #1932, which aired on Tuesday, January 19, 1993, contestant Darryl Scott became that day's new Jeopardy! champion with a total of $1. (That set a new lowest-total record.)

The host is Alex Trebek and has been since 1984 in the USA.

People have wagered $0 many times and gotten the question correct. Zero is the smallest amount won. The smallest total of a winning Jeopardy player was $1 on the show aired January 19, 1993, Air Force Lt. Col. Darryl Scott won the game with only $1; he won another $13,401 the next day.

The answer really depends on where you live. A link has been added so you can click on your state and see what time and station the program is on.

It is a song by Merv Griffin composed for his son Tony and renamed Think from the orginial name of A time for Tony.

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It is filmed at Merv Griffin Studios, Burbank, California.

1000 dollars by getting third place prize if they had second place 2000 dollar prize locked up before they missed the final Jeopardy Round wager and ended in third place. Any other amount was not something they lost, but rather something they could have won. Of course if someone in Final Jeopardy had a lock for first if they did not wager and then did wager and lost the wager whatever amount they had before the wager would be the most.

The person who rings in first after the clue has been read

"Jeopardy!" creator Merv Griffin.