On Wheel of Fortune all the contestants get to keep their money, but on Jeopardy I thought it was just 1st place that gets to keep their money & 2nd & 3rd go home with nothing. Is that correct?
2006-07-10 15:49:49 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
The only person who gets to keep the money is the one who wins.
2006-07-10 15:53:20 · answer #1 · answered by Nelson_DeVon 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Second place gets $2000; third place gets $1000. They used to give prizes to 2nd and 3rd (usually a trip for 2nd and some object for 3rd), but they started doing it this way a few years ago, possibly coinciding with the time that Sony bought the show from Merv Griffin. In the earliest incarnation of the show, the contestants used to keep their money; however, if someone happened to be in 2nd or 3rd place but happened to have a good amount of money, they would not bet to win because they were happy with the amount they had. So the prizes were to stop this from happening.
2006-07-10 16:11:40 · answer #2 · answered by pastormathkat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they get extremely lame supplemental prizes (ie, a case of soup, a $50 gift certificate to a sponsored store). In fact, they also need to pay their own way to the game show. So if they don't get first they usually lose money.
If it's a "Tournament of Champions" they get some money ... see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeopardy!_Ultimate_Tournament_of_Champions
...Wheel of Fortune is not a different story. It's exactly the same. I know a guy who went on Wheel of Fortune, came in second after messing up a question which had the answer "Dennis the Menace" in the speed round and he came home with nothing other than the cost of a plane ticket. Wheel of Fortune is definitely no different. Whatever/whoever made you think either of those shows paid for anything but first is wrong.
2006-07-10 15:54:13 · answer #3 · answered by Stephen Hawkings Mentor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that the 2nd and 3rd place contestants get parting gifts
2006-07-10 15:55:48 · answer #4 · answered by Ms.Moody1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the shows feels the contestants won't be as competitive if they know they will walk away with some money. All or nothing.
2006-07-10 15:56:15 · answer #5 · answered by Allie15 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have no idea... i always thought that on Jeopardy the 2nd & 3rd place contestants got to keep their money
2006-07-10 15:53:35 · answer #6 · answered by ami 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think the losers walk away with $1000
everyone with a different answer. I'm sure that helps
2006-07-10 15:53:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only thing they go home with is consolation prizes, hun.....Wheel of Fortune is a different story.....All the contestants keep their winnings.....
2006-07-10 15:54:07 · answer #8 · answered by mizzzzthang 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Consellation prize of a few hundred dollars I think
2006-07-10 15:53:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no idea it would seem odd if they did, because they lost the game overall
2016-03-15 22:26:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋