简介：美国历史上最长寿的问答电视节目。 sonychen注 Ontheheelsofthesyndicatedsuccessof"WheelofFortune,"producerMervGriffindecidedtoreturnhisclassicquizshow-with-a-twist,"Jeopardy!"totheairwavesin1984.It,too,wasahugesuccess,andalsomarkedareturntothegame'stried-and-trueformulaofanswersandquestions(afteraslightly-modifiedremakesixyearsearlierfailedtocatchon).Threecontestants,includingareturningchampion,competed.Sixcategoriesareannounced(e.g.,ArtWorld,Cooking,20thCenturyRepublicans,"Friends"(theTVseries),MuscleMenandCollegeGirlsWearingWhiteT-shirts),eachhavingfiveanswersostensiblygradedbydifficulty,from$100to$500.Thechampionchoseacategoryanddollaramount(e.g.,"CollegeGirlsWearingWhiteT-shirtsfor$100"),towhichhostTrebekreadstheanswer("Inspector12mustgivehersealofapprovalbeforeacollegegirlcanwearoneoftheseplainwhiteT-shirts").Contestantshadtorespondinquestionform("WhatisHanes?");ifcorrect,theywonthevalueofthequestion;ifhe/shewasincorrect,failedtoanswerintimeorphraseintheformofaquestion,thatamountwasdeducted(hence,thedollaramountwas"alwaysinjeopardy")andhis/heropponentscouldanswer;havingenoughincorrectanswersoftenledtonegativescores.Thereafter,thecontestantprovidingthelastcorrectquestionselectednext,andtheprocessrepeated;someanswersmadeuseofaudioand/orvideoclues.Hiddenbehindoneoftheanswerswasa"DailyDouble"space,withthecontestantselectingthatspaceabletowageruptoallhis/hercurrentwinningsorupto$500ifhe/shehadless)ontheanswer.Afterall30answershavebeenrevealed(orsometimes,anundefinedtimelimitexpired),thegamemovedinto"DoubleJeopardy!"Gameplaywasthesamein"DoubleJeopardy!"exceptsixnewcategorieswereannouncedandtheanswershadvaluesof$200to$1,000andtwo"DailyDouble"spaceswerehidden(withcontestantsabletowagerupto$1,000iftheyhadless).Attheendofthe"DoubleJeopardy!"round,allcontestantswithatleast$1wereeligibletoplay"FinalJeopardy!";however,anyonewith$0oranegativescorewasdisqualifiedfromfurtherplay.Trebekannouncedacategory,andthecontestants(beforeseeingtheanswer)wagereduptoeverythingtheyhadontheirabilitytoanswer.Contestantshad30secondstowritewhattheybelievedwasthecorrectquestion.Thosewhowerecorrecthadtheamounttheywageredaddedtotheirwinnings;however,anyincorrectquestionsorfailingtophraseproperlylostwhattheywagered.Thecontestantwiththemostcashwaschampion,kepthis/herwinningsandgottoreturnthenextday.Championscompeteduntiltheywonfiveshows(atwhichpointtheyretiredundefeatedand,startingin1997,alsowonanewcar)oruntiltheyweredefeated.Allfive-timechampionsandotherhigh-scoringcontestantsoveraperiodoftimeparticipatedinaTournamentofChampions,thewinnerearninganadditional$100,000;therewerealsoteen,college,seniorandinternationaltournamentsandcelebrityshowsconducted(thewinnersofthenon-celebritytournamentsalsoearnedaspotintheTournamentofChampions).Inthefallof2001,severalchangesweremade,includingtheuseofa"ClueCrew"(newregularsillustratinganswersinselectedcategoriesbygoing"onlocation"),andanincreaseinthedollarvaluesoftheanswers(from$200to$1,000inJeopardy!and$400to$2,000inDoubleJeopardy!);anotherrunningchangethroughtheyearswastheadditionof"celebrityguests"readingcertainanswers.Noneofthechangesalteredthebasicgameplay,however.WrittenbyBrianRathjen{[email protected]}…