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What Is ... a Contestant Love Story?
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For Mike Townes and Maryanne Lewell, the J!Effect is all about love. When the couple reached out to us a few months ago to invite the Contestant Department to their wedding, we were thrilled to add them to the list of couples who found love on the Jeopardy! stage. And we’re not the only ones who were touched by the story.
Summer Superfan Challenge: Name These Season 33 Top Tournament Moments
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Buzzworthy moments were in no short supply for the tournaments of Season 33. To kick off our summer re-airing of the Teen, College and Teachers tournaments, we’ve put together a Summer Superfan Challenge. Think you can remember the contestants and moments that made their mark on the Twitter-verse?
It’s Official: The J!Effect Is Everywhere
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Have you been J!Effect-ed? From the life change of Ken Jennings to the teaching format in a history class, past contestants and fans alike are telling us their stories.
What’s yours? Share it here!
A $100,000 Grant That Began With a Call From Mom
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For 10 years, teacher Rob Webb had seen the planetarium at his Pequea Valley High School fall into disrepair. He took the initiative to make repairs wherever he could, but increasingly found that more substantial refurbishments demanded immediate attention. Enter the Jeopardy! Effect. While watching the Jeopardy!
The J!Effect: Pets Who Love J!
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When it comes to the J!Effect, it doesn’t matter if you have two legs or four, or if you walk on paws or feet. We invited pet moms and dads to send us photos of their Jeopardy!-loving furry friends. From felines to canines, here are a few of our favorite stories of pets who J!:
13-Time Emmy® Award Winner David Javerbaum Was a Teen on J!
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When you watch Jeopardy!, do you ever wonder if the contestants on your screen will someday be household names?
On the Jeopardy! Set With the Writers
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If the task of writing more than 20,000 clues for a full season of Jeopardy! seems daunting, observe what the writers accomplish on a day of taping the show. Five shows are taped on each of the 46 production days for every season, and the Jeopardy!
How Does the Jeopardy! Buzzer Work?
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Jeopardy! contestants are known for their ability to access a seemingly limitless amount of information at lightning speed, but having the reflexes to ring in at the proper time – and ahead of your competitors – is what makes Jeopardy! a game.
Why You Should Be on Jeopardy!
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If anyone can tell college undergrads a good reason they should try out for Jeopardy!, it’s Lilly Chin and Sam Deutsch. Lilly and Sam both made it through the online tests, auditions and College Championships of 2017 and 2016 (respectively) to emerge as $100,000 winners. Hear them talk about the experience, then take the first step and register for the Jeopardy!