Trebek later commented that the show was an unfavorable experience, as the lack of payment came at a time when he "could have used the money" (he was commuting between Vancouver and southern California, where he was hosting "Battlestars" on NBC concurrently with "Pitfall", at significant expense) and remarked about how it was a production based in his native Canada that caused the issue. Trebek also stated that he framed the bounced check from Catalena Productions for his $49,000 salary and hung it up at his home.