| Rock & Roll Jeopardy! | |
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Rock & Roll Jeopardy! logo |
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| Format | Game show |
| Created by | Merv Griffin |
| Written by | Jim Rhine, Gary Johnson, Harry Friedman, Billy Wisse |
| Directed by | Kevin McCarthy |
| Creative director(s) | John M. Pritchett |
| Presented by | Jeff Probst |
| Narrated by | Loretta Fox (1998-2000) Stew Herrera (2000-2001) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Harry Friedman |
| Producer(s) | Rocky Schmidt, Lisa Finneran, Gary Johnson |
| Cinematography | Marc Hunter, Ray Reynolds, L. David Irete, Jeff Schuster |
| Running time | approx. 22-26 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | VH1 |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original run | August 8, 1998 – May 12, 2001 |
Rock & Roll Jeopardy! is a variant of the quiz show Jeopardy! which centered entirely on popular music. The series was hosted by Jeff Probst and ran on VH1 from August 8, 1998 to May 12, 2001. Loretta Fox was the show's announcer for the first two seasons (and would occasionally be seen on-camera). She was replaced for the final season by Stew Herrera.
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The game was the same as the regular version airing at the time, except that the categories and clues were rock and roll related, and there were no returning champions. Also, the player who selected first did not always stand at the left-most podium.
In the Jeopardy! round, clue values ranged in value from $100-$500 and there was one Daily Double hidden on the board. In Double Jeopardy!, dollar values were doubled, with clue values ranging from $200-$1,000, and two Daily Doubles were hidden on the board. As on the regular show, the game ended with Final Jeopardy!
For the first two seasons, contestants were awarded points—not dollars—and the high-scoring player at the end of the game received $5,000. Beginning in the third season, winning contestants received their score in cash, with a minimum of $5,000. Losing contestants received consolation prizes.
As on the regular show, Rock & Roll Jeopardy! occasionally had celebrities competing for charity, with the winner's charity receiving $5,000. "Weird Al" Yankovic was among the celebrities, and lost, and his song, "I Lost on Jeopardy" was played over the closing credits. He then, however, came back for another game and won.
Other than Probst and Fox/Herrera, the show's production staff was the same as that of Jeopardy! at the time. Rock & Roll Jeopardy! was taped at Sony Pictures Studios, but shared Stage 11 with Wheel of Fortune and Jep! instead of Stage 10, used by Jeopardy!
Both the main Jeopardy! theme and the Final Jeopardy! "think" cue were tweaked to fit the spin-off's premise. The Rock & Roll electric guitar main-theme is currently heard during special tournament episodes of the regular version, while a vamp version of the theme is used in promos for Jeopardy! In addition, the Rock & Roll Jeopardy! think music for Final Jeopardy! was used in the 2000 Jeopardy! College Championship and the 2008 Jeopardy! Teen Tournament.
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