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Genre
  
Game show

Directed by
  
Kevin McCarthy

First episode date
  
8 August 1998

Presented by
  
Jeff Probst

8.1/10
IMDb

Created by
  
Scott Sternberg

Theme music composer
  
Steve Kaplan

Final episode date
  
12 May 2001

Executive producer
  
Harry Friedman

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Based on
  
Jeopardy! Created by Merv Griffin

Narrated by
  
Loretta Fox Stew Herrera

Program creators
  
Merv Griffin, Scott Sternberg

Similar
  
Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune, Win Ben Stein's Money, Hollywood Squares, Mind of a Man

Rock & Roll Jeopardy! is an American television game show created by Scott Sternberg and adapted from the quiz show Jeopardy! The show debuted on VH1 on August 8, 1998 and ran for four seasons, ending on May 12, 2001. Hosted by Jeff Probst, this version featured largely identical play to the parent program, but highlighted post-1950s popular music trivia rather than focusing on general knowledge. Loretta Fox was the show's original announcer, with Stew Herrera later replacing her.

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Format

Instead of the actual amount won during the three rounds of game play, the champions on Rock & Roll Jeopardy! were awarded $5,000, regardless of their score, and non-winners received consolation prizes, which were $2,000 for the second-place contestant and $1,000 for the third-place contestant (like the parent series). For the first two seasons, the clue values were in points, but they were changed to dollars for the final two seasons with the guaranteed minimum for the winner being $5,000. Numerous rock musicians appeared in celebrity editions of the show, playing for charitable organizations of their choice.

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As was the case with Jep!, Rock & Roll Jeopardy!'s production involved most of the daily syndicated Jeopardy!'s then-current personnel, and its copyright holder was identified in show credits as Trackdown Productions, Inc. Again, the show was taped at Stage 11 of the Sony Studios, rather than Stage 10. Years after the cancellation, the main Jeopardy! series began to use the spin-off's main theme (an electric-guitar remix of "Think!" written by Steve Kaplan) in its Kids Weeks, Teen Tournaments, and College Championships.

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References

Rock & Roll Jeopardy! Wikipedia