22 Facts About Jeopardy That You Probably Don’t Know

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I'll take, what are 22 things you may not know about the gameshow, Alex?

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The original daytime version of Jeopardy, hosted by Art Fleming, debuted more than 55 years ago on March 30th, 1964.

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The syndicated version, hosted by Alex Trebek, launched September 10, 1984.

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Alex Trebek’s full name is Giorgi Suka-Alex Trebek (George Alexander Trebek).

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Jeopardy films a week’s worth of episodes in one day. But Trebek changes suits (he says he has “about a hundred”) between each episode to maintain the illusion of time passing.

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Brad Rutter holds the record for the most cash won by a single player: $4,688,436.

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Although it’s never happened, the maximum winnable sum in a single game is $566,400. A single contestant would have to sweep both boards, find all three Daily Doubles – in the top tier and at the end of each round – make them true Daily Doubles and then wager everything in Final Jeopardy.

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