contestants get five seconds to answer a typical question on jeopardy.
contestants get five seconds to answer a typical question on jeopardy.
how long do contestants get to answer a typical question on jeopardy?
five seconds
each game began with a trivia round where the contestants tried to earn spins, which was then used on the show's gameboard, referred to as the big board. a question was posed to the contestants, who tried to be the first to buzz in with a correct answer. once a contestant gave an answer, the remaining opponents were given a choice of that answer or two additional answers provided by tomarken and selected one. if the contestant that buzzed in gave the correct answer, it earned three spins. a correct multiple choice answer was worth one spin. if none of the three contestants buzzed in with an answer within five seconds, three answers were given to the contestants and they earned one spin each if they chose correctly. if a contestant buzzed in but failed to give an answer, that contestant was locked out of the question and it was treated the same way as if nobody had buzzed in.
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there are 3 divisions based on education level. contests are held in two phases. in phase 1, all contestants get a question paper with 20 questions which must be completed in 35 minutes. in phase 2 contestants are given 15 multiple choice questions which must be answered in 15 minutes. in the finals, for phase 1, contestants are given 25 questions to be completed in 45 minutes. for phase 2 contestants get 20 multiple choice questions. division 1 contestants (junior level) get 20 minutes to answer the questions. for other divisions, phase 2 is a lightning round with questions projected on a screen one by one and the contestants have only 45 seconds to answer each question.
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