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Jeopardy! (1964–75) is the first incarnation of the popular game show Jeopardy!. This version, which featured Art Fleming as host and Don Pardo as announcer, aired on NBC in the daytime. It aired through 1975 when it was canceled due to bad scheduling.

Three contestants, one a returning champion, face a game board of six categories. Each category has five boxes with money amounts of $10 to $50. The champ starts the game by selecting a category and money amount, and that box shows a clue in the form of a statement (or "answer"). The contestant ringing in must give his/her response in the form of a question (e.g.: The answer is "The knave in a British deck of cards is this in a U.S. deck." Correct response: "What is a Jack?"). Doing so correctly earns the money. Incorrect responses deduct the amount. The contestant uncovering a "Daily Double" may wager all or part of his/her money to respond to the clue, uncovered after the wager is made. If a player has less than $50, he/she may wager up to $50 on the "Daily Double."

In Double Jeopardy (round two), dollar amounts are doubled ($20 to $100) and there are two Daily Doubles.

At the end of Double Jeopardy, any player finishing with a negative score is out of further play. All remaining contestants participate in Final Jeopardy!, wagering all are part of his/her score on a final clue in a last category. The top scorer is the champion. The other contestants keep whatever positive money they have scored.

Jeopardy! would be canceled in 1975 after NBC bought out its contract to make room for a new Merv Griffin series, Wheel Of Fortune.

Three-and-a-half years after leaving NBC daytime, Jeopardy! returned in a revised format on the network. It ran only five months. It would return in syndication in 1984 and that version continues on television to this day.

Contents 1 Cast 2 In Depth 3 DVD Releases 4 External Sites

[edit] Cast

Person	Role	Duration
Main Cast
Art Fleming	Host	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Don Pardo	Announcer	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11

[edit] In Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

[edit] DVD Releases

There has not been a DVD release for this show.

[edit] External Sites

• Official website for Jeopardy!
• Jeopardy! (1964) at the Internet Movie Database