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''Super Jeopardy!'' was a special version of the popular Television Game Show '' Jeopardy! '' that aired on ABC in the summer of 1990 . It featured past champions of the show competing for a prize of $250,000, and was hosted by current ( As Of 2006 ) ''Jeopardy!'' host Alex Trebek . It was aired in conjunction with the '' Monopoly '' game show. Unlike regular ''Jeopardy!'', ''Super Jeopardy!'' had four contestants per episode in the first round games. GAMEPLAY In round one, point values ranged from 200-1,000, with one Daily Double on the board. Round two had clues worth from 500-2,500 points, with two Daily Doubles are hidden on the board. As in the regular show, the game ends with "Final Jeopardy!". The player with the highest score moves on in the tournament, the others leave with consolation money. There were no wild card placings in this touranment; it was 'win and in', 'lose and go home'. THE TOURNAMENT Thirty-seven contestants were invited to participate in the tournament. (One alternate, Bruce Cox, was also invited in case any contestant didn't show up that day.) Teen, College, and Tournament of Champions winners were given premium placement in the tournament, as well as anyone who reached the semi-finals of their Tournament of Champions. In addition, Frank Spangenberg, Bob Blake, and Tom Cubbage were given spots in the tournament. One player from the original series, Burns Cameron, was also given a chance to play; he was the biggest winner of the original show by far. Thirty-six contestants played in nine quarter-final matches, with the winner facing two other winners in a semi-final match. The three semi-final matches played in the finals. ''Super Jeopardy!'' finished its 13 week run with a single game final; whoever had the highest score at the end of the game won $250,000. THE PRIZES Bruce Seymour won $250,000 in winning the tournament. Bob Verini placed second and claimed $50,000. Dave Traini, who was in the red at the end of Double Jeopardy! won $25,000. Semi-final losers collected $10,000, and first-round losers $5,000. MERCHANDISE GameTek produced a "Talking Super Jeopardy!" video game for the NES which was released in 1990. The voice chip would state the amount of the clue and "The answer is..." before the clue was revealed. The game allowed players to advance in a tournament of their own by keeping passwords through the levels of play. Two new features were a 'lockout' for the buzzers to prevent players from signalling too early, and an option that allowed players to swap out a board with unfavorable or repeated categories. |
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