I remember being a high school student at the time and discovering that Jeopardy was back while channel surfing between MTV videos. It was on at 4pm in my area.
Also they later changed the rules and required that Alex finish the question before contestants could buzz in. And champions could only stay for 5 days.
It’s a pilot. It’s a demonstration of Jeopardy, it’s not canon. The point is to show off how the game works and sell it to someone to get it on the air. Who cares if there’s a returning champion or the questions are easy.
There Was A Glitch Which They Corrected In Series 2 To Which Allowed Contestants To Buzz In At Any Time But In 1985 It Was Corrected By Adding A White Perimeter Light For Home Competing
@@onnapnewo I didn't previously know that but Alex confirms that at 1:38 - "Pick up your signaling buttons but don't ring in until the answer is revealed." Note "revealed", not "read".
Generally most pilots for shows with champions are shot with one of the 'contestants' (people generally told to play as if they are an actual contestant, though with pilots, the contestants may be coached at certain points to get certain things right or wrong, as the pilot is generally not an actual aired episode and all players are generally paid a small appearance fee for their participation instead of being paid their in-game winnings) being introduced as a returning champion and being given a made up total of 'previous winnings' to show the network how the rules work regarding returning champions (in this case, being that champions get first choice of the board), as well as how they're introduced on the show.
@@starskunk Look, The 1983 Pilot Didn't Have A Returning Champion. They Didn't Do What You Just Stated Or Just Got The Champion On The Final Episode Of The All-New Jeopardy! From 1979.
@@AngelaGallagher-mp1ht I only mentioned that because that's how it's usually done for pilots - for an example, look at many of the game show pilot episodes (both sold and unsold formats) posted by Wink Martindale on his channel. A majority (not all, mind you) of piloted formats with returning champions have one of the 'contestants' usually introduced as the returning champion with a fake total of prior winnings.
Ahhhhhh-HHHHH! That 'time is up' sound is like something out of 'Psycho'!
Wow, Michael could play football with that hair helmet! Gotta love 1984!
I get motion sickness from them zooming in on the answer every time, LOL
I remember being a high school student at the time and discovering that Jeopardy was back while channel surfing between MTV videos. It was on at 4pm in my area.
Also they later changed the rules and required that Alex finish the question before contestants could buzz in. And champions could only stay for 5 days.
This was before my dad turned 10 years old on January 19th, 1984.
@@jacobrichardson1952 your dad was 10 yrs old in 1984 I don’t believe
@@genegjrborn in 1974 and his birthday is coming up.
Holy smokes the questions were easy.
I have this in high quality if you want it.
@0:41, did anyone notice the J in JEOPARDY moved?
It’s a pilot. It’s a demonstration of Jeopardy, it’s not canon. The point is to show off how the game works and sell it to someone to get it on the air. Who cares if there’s a returning champion or the questions are easy.
That was one of the easiest FJ's I've ever seen
Woah woah woah theyre not letting him finish the clue!!!
There Was A Glitch Which They Corrected In Series 2 To Which Allowed Contestants To Buzz In At Any Time But In 1985 It Was Corrected By Adding A White Perimeter Light For Home Competing
@@AngelaGallagher-mp1ht They also changed that you can't buzz until Alex finishes reading the clue.
@@elliebellie7816 I Just Said That!
@@AngelaGallagher-mp1htIt wasn’t a glitch, it was the original rule.
@@onnapnewo I didn't previously know that but Alex confirms that at 1:38 - "Pick up your signaling buttons but don't ring in until the answer is revealed." Note "revealed", not "read".
That's an awful sound. Who came up with that?
IDK, But My Ears Are Ringing!
He recorded the screen but used the external microphone against the speakers
@@thetechsavvy01 thx
It's like fingernails on a blackboard!
You mean the end-of-round signal heard at 1:31? That is a rather strange one.
These questions were easy AF; Tic Tac Dough and Jokers Wild were like genius level compared to this!
Language.
How could it be a pilot with a returning champion? I thought Hopkins was the first champion on the revival series.
Not sure
@@genegjr There Was A Pilot In 1983, Which I Think Jack Won.
Generally most pilots for shows with champions are shot with one of the 'contestants' (people generally told to play as if they are an actual contestant, though with pilots, the contestants may be coached at certain points to get certain things right or wrong, as the pilot is generally not an actual aired episode and all players are generally paid a small appearance fee for their participation instead of being paid their in-game winnings) being introduced as a returning champion and being given a made up total of 'previous winnings' to show the network how the rules work regarding returning champions (in this case, being that champions get first choice of the board), as well as how they're introduced on the show.
@@starskunk Look, The 1983 Pilot Didn't Have A Returning Champion. They Didn't Do What You Just Stated Or Just Got The Champion On The Final Episode Of The All-New Jeopardy! From 1979.
@@AngelaGallagher-mp1ht I only mentioned that because that's how it's usually done for pilots - for an example, look at many of the game show pilot episodes (both sold and unsold formats) posted by Wink Martindale on his channel. A majority (not all, mind you) of piloted formats with returning champions have one of the 'contestants' usually introduced as the returning champion with a fake total of prior winnings.
Must be his friends called him "Lex"? 😀
I Know, Right?! Was That A Typo In The Video Title? 🤣🤣
The white house lol 😂