RadioActive wrote:

I grew up on this show and was a big fan of it - even though I was rarely home from school in time to see it. (I think it aired at noon on NBC, but I could be wrong.) I do remember Art Fleming later hosted a talk show on KMOX radio in St. Louis, and I used to occasionally listen to that. (By the way, Art Fleming was not his full name. His last name was Fazzin, but he never used it.) 

While I still like the Jeopardy format, my all time favourite version of the show was on VH1 in the U.S., a contest called "Rock & Roll Jeopardy." All the categories were music related and it was a challenging and fun show to watch. I wasn't crazy about Jeff Probst (of "Survivior" fame) as the host, but it was entertaining enough that it didn't really interfere. 

I wish it was still being made. 

Here are a few episodes, if you've never seen it. There are more on YouTube if you want to test yourself further.

I remember Rock N Roll Jeopardy aired on MuchMoreMusic in Canada.

In its first season, Jeopardy occupied the 11;30 timeslot. When it moved to Noon in season two, it attracted a large audience of college students and businessmen on their lunch break. When NBC premiered Hollywood Squares in 1966 in Jeopardy's original timeslot, it gave NBC a lethal ratings boost until 1974 when Art Fleming's show was moved to 1:30pm and got destroyed by As The World Turns.

Anyone catch the ham radio reference from one of the contestants? She proudly announced her call letters and her husband’s call letters.

MJ Vancouver wrote:

Jeopardy! has released a never-before aired pilot of the show from 1964, in honour of the 58th anniversary of the show’s first episode on NBC.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kGeAosjw3S8

Some things have obviously changed, notably the host, but some things about the show haven’t changed after all these decades.

If it's the pilot how can they have "yesterday's champion"? Was that just a conceit?
 

Methinks nothing will reveal the character, ego, and good sportsmanship of a person faster than watching a couple of Jeopardy shows with a friend or family member, especially if one of you is much better or worse at coming up with the correct questions.

OK, confession time. I used to have one of those big 10' satellite dishes in my backyard, which I've written about before. One of the things owners of those big contraptions used to be able to get was something called Wild Feeds - shows being fed back to a network or stations so they could air them at their regular time. 

Many of them were fed at 2 or 3 in the morning, but if you knew where to look, you could find them fairly easily and record them before they actually went to air. 

And now my admission of shame - I used to record that day's feed of Jeopardy and watch it in the morning before I went to work. Many people in the newsroom would have it on and sort of challenge each other to come up with the questions, as they ramped up for the 11 PM news, still some four hours away. 

They were mightily impressed with how I seemed to always know most of the answers and got so much right, and some there thought I was something of a genius! The truth - which almost always comes out - is that I knew the answers because I'd gotten a sneak peek at the show before anyone else. So to me it was a rerun! 

There. I've admitted it. I'm not better at Jeopardy than anyone else. As they used to say about Alex Trebek, it's easy to look smart when you have the answers written down in front of you! Or at least seen them beforehand!

geo wrote:

Mattea Roach of Halifax & Toronto is today a 5-time winner, which is notable, as Canadian contestants (incl. John Moore & Kevin O'Leary) often got stung by US political and historical questions.     Has a Canadian ever achieved 5 times before?    

  

Yes. In 1983, Bob Blake, a Vancouver actuary won $82,501 over his five day appearance. Back then, contestants were retired after their 5th victory. Also, the maximum winnings were capped at $75.000. The overage was donated to a charity of Blake's choice.