{"id":3941,"date":"2020-06-08T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jeopardy-bosses-answer-8-burning-questions-about-the-game-show\/"},"modified":"2020-06-08T16:30:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T13:30:00","slug":"jeopardy-bosses-answer-8-burning-questions-about-the-game-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jeopardy-bosses-answer-8-burning-questions-about-the-game-show\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Jeopardy!&#8217; Bosses Answer 8 Burning Questions About the Game Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29816be26f5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29816be26f5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jeopardy-bosses-answer-8-burning-questions-about-the-game-show\/#How_are_categories_chosen\" >How are categories chosen?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jeopardy-bosses-answer-8-burning-questions-about-the-game-show\/#Are_any_categories_in_regular_rotation\" >Are any categories in regular rotation?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jeopardy-bosses-answer-8-burning-questions-about-the-game-show\/#Who_creates_the_clues\" >Who creates the clues?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jeopardy-bosses-answer-8-burning-questions-about-the-game-show\/#Do_they_specialize\" >Do they specialize?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jeopardy-bosses-answer-8-burning-questions-about-the-game-show\/#What_makes_a_good_clue\" >What makes a good clue?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jeopardy-bosses-answer-8-burning-questions-about-the-game-show\/#Whats_the_process\" >What&#8217;s the process?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jeopardy-bosses-answer-8-burning-questions-about-the-game-show\/#What_doesnt_make_the_cut\" >What doesn&#8217;t make the cut?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jeopardy-bosses-answer-8-burning-questions-about-the-game-show\/#Does_Alex_Trebek_weigh_in\" >Does Alex Trebek weigh in?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#&#8217;Jeopardy!&#8217; Bosses Answer 8 Burning Questions About the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a> Show<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>On June 8, the quiz-show staple <em>Jeopardy! <\/em>kicks off its last five new episodes before summer hiatus, so let&#8217;s answer your burning questions about where the week&#8217;s 65 categories and 305 clues come from.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_are_categories_chosen\"><\/span><b>How are categories chosen?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Per<i> <\/i>exec producer Mike Richards, each game is designed to balance four areas: academic knowledge (for example, &#8220;World Capital Rivers&#8221;), lifestyles (&#8220;What&#8217;s My Airline?&#8221;), pop culture (&#8220;Movie Villain Quotes&#8221;) and wordplay (&#8220;Before &#038; After&#8221;). Categories must also &#8220;provide maximum interest to the audience and maximum fairness to the contestants,&#8221; he adds.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_any_categories_in_regular_rotation\"><\/span><b>Are any categories in regular rotation?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Nope. While fans love to see certain headings pop up (raise a glass to &#8220;Potent Potables&#8221;!), variety is key. Notes Richards: &#8220;We have a pretty good nose for &#8216;We&#8217;ve gone heavy on Shakespeare lately.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_creates_the_clues\"><\/span><b>Who creates the clues?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The show&#8217;s eight full-time writers.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_they_specialize\"><\/span><b>Do they specialize?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Yes and no. &#8220;Though we all have our favorites, each writer covers every topic,&#8221; co\u2013head writer Billy Wisse says.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_937363\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jeopardy\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-937363\" data-aspectratio=\"1014\/568\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/jeopardy-alex-trebek-1014x568.jpg\" data- height=\"568\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\"  width=\"1014\"><\/img><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-937363\">(Credit: Jeopardy Inc.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_makes_a_good_clue\"><\/span><b>What makes a good clue? <\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;We love a fact that makes the viewer say, &#8216;I didn&#8217;t know I knew that&#8217; or &#8216;I should have known that&#8217; or even &#8216;I&#8217;m glad I learned that!'&#8221; Wisse reveals.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_the_process\"><\/span><b>What&#8217;s the process?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Typically, &#8220;A writer learns an interesting fact that makes for a great clue and writes a category around it. Or they think of a clever\/funny category title,&#8221; explains co\u2013head writer Michele Loud. She or Wisse will <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>rove a writer&#8217;s work, order the clues from easiest to most difficult and assign the category to a round (Jeopardy! or Double Jeopardy!).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_doesnt_make_the_cut\"><\/span><b>What <i>doesn&#8217;t<\/i> make the cut?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Any facts that a researcher can&#8217;t double-source, or anything deemed too difficult during the writers&#8217; roundtabling process. &#8220;If there&#8217;s a clue no one could answer correctly except the one who wrote it,&#8221; Richards says, &#8220;it will get tossed out at that point.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_Alex_Trebek_weigh_in\"><\/span><b>Does Alex Trebek weigh in?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Every shoot day, five episodes&#8217; worth of questions must pass one more test: the host. Not only does Trebek evaluate how a clue will sound when he reads it, Loud says, but &#8220;he&#8217;s very knowledgeable, so he may question a fact or two.&#8221; Does anything get past that guy?<\/p>\n<p><b><em>Jeopardy!<\/em>,\u00a0<\/b><b>Syndicated, check local listings <\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/936081\/jeopardy-categories-process-clues-alex-trebek\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more Like this articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Social Media category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>if you want to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">watch Movies<\/a> or Tv Shows go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/dizi.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dizi.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a> <\/span> for forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#&#8217;Jeopardy!&#8217; Bosses Answer 8 Burning Questions About the Game Show&#8221; On June 8, the quiz-show staple Jeopardy! kicks off its last five new episodes before summer hiatus, so let&#8217;s answer your burning questions about where the week&#8217;s 65 categories and 305 clues come from. 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