To clarify (because that NY Post article was only about two steps above useless): The first round does not have to be attempted in full. At any point, the contestant can walk away with half of the money they've correctly answered. The first round questions will vary from $100, $500; $1,000; $2,000; $3,000; $5,000; $7,000; $10,000; $15,000; and $25,000, and the difficulty of the questions are no longer linked to the value. A $25,000 question can be the easiest of the set.
There is the usual gnashing of teeth in the game show boards, focusing on the fact that this first round seems to be as similar to classic Millionaire as Joker's Wild with Pat Finn did with the Jack Berry version. I tend to fall into that camp, but I would also add that I don't watch the show (it's on the TiVo, but simply doesn't make the cut of time). But that brings up a more interesting thing: the fact that Jeopardy has been around since 1964, and with the exception of odd one-offs (e.g., Super Jeopardy), the game has not changed at all in the 37 years the game has aired. That's dedication to a format. On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 8:43 PM, Bob in Jersey <[email protected]> wrote: > Contestants won't be sitting anymore (nor will Mer), several lifelines > have been offed, and the questioning gets divided into two distinct > rounds, and the first must be attempted in full: > > http://ow.ly/2rDfa > > > > -- > BOB > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
