contestants get five seconds to answer a final jeopardy question on jeopardy.
contestants get five seconds to answer a final jeopardy question on jeopardy.
how long do contestants get to answer a final jeopardy question on jeopardy?
five seconds
the final jeopardy! round features a single clue. at the end of the double jeopardy! round, the host announces the final jeopardy! category, and a commercial break follows. during the break, barriers are placed between the contestant lecterns, and each contestant makes a final wager; they may wager any amount of their earnings, but may not wager certain numbers with connotations that are deemed inappropriate (69, 666, and 1488 are among the forbidden wagers, though 420 is allowed). contestants write their wagers using a light pen on an electronic display on their lectern. after the break, the final jeopardy! clue is revealed and read by the host. the contestants have 30 seconds to write their responses on the electronic display, while the show's iconic "think!" music plays in the background. in the event that either the display or the pen malfunctions, contestants can use an index card and a marker to manually write their response and wager. visually impaired or blind contestants use a braille keyboard to type in a wager and response.
jeopardy!
craig set his record of $77,000 on the second day of the 2010–2011 "jeopardy!" season on the episode airing september 14, 2010. in his record-setting appearance, he had a score of $47,000 after the game's first two rounds, then wagered and won $30,000 in the final jeopardy! round. prior to craig, the single-day record of $75,000 was held by ken jennings. craig lost to north carolina sportswriter jelisa castrodale in his seventh appearance. he had the lead going into the final jeopardy! round, in the category "sports and media". castrodale won when she gave the correct response to the final jeopardy question about the winner of the 2010 super bowl, while craig gave an incorrect response.
roger craig (jeopardy! contestant)