Thanks to @Nate in the box , for giving me this great post idea!! -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
Alex Trebek’s real first name is George. Alexander is his middle name. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
Trebek made broadcast history in 1991 when he became the first person to host three American game shows at the same time. He earned this distinction on Feb. 4, 1991 when he took over for Lynn Swann as host of NBC's To Tell the Truth, which he hosted until the end of the series' run on May 31, 1991. At the time, he was also host of NBC's Classic Concentration as well as Jeopardy! -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
Trebek ran the Olympic Torch through a leg of its journey to Atlanta before the 1996 Summer Olympics. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
Alex and Pat Sajak, host of Wheel of Fortune, traded places on April Fools' Day 1997. Sajak hosted Jeopardy!, and Trebek co-hosted Wheel of Fortune with Sajak's wife, Lesly. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
Trebek produced the first three seasons of the daily syndicated version of Jeopardy! himself, before relinquishing his duties in order to host NBC's Classic Concentration. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
Unless there is a Lakers game on television, Trebek will watch himself on Jeopardy! each night. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
He once opened an Ultimate Tournament of Champions show wearing no trousers. He did this to make the contestants more comfortable. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
Trebek shaved the mustache he had worn for more than 30 years after a spur-of-the-moment decision in 2001. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
Though Trebek appears to jot down notes after reading each clue, he's actually crossing off each clue to keep himself from re-reading it in error. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
Showrunner Merv Griffin wrote the game show's theme song “Think!” as a lullaby for his son. Its original title is “A Time for Tony.” -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
Griffin estimates that the Jeopardy! theme song earned him more than $70 million in royalties over his lifetime. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
Griffin scrapped the original show title What's the Question? after network executive Ed Vane rejected the game concept saying, "It doesn't have enough jeopardies." -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
Jeopardy! has had several theme songs over its 50-year history, each composed either by Griffin himself or by his wife. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
Until 1985, Jeopardy! episodes featured buzzers that would sound when someone rang in. They showrunners silenced the buzzers because they felt the noise was too distracting to viewers. They also frequently interrupted Trebek before he could finish reading clues. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
The Jeopardy! Clue Club is a team of roving reporters that travel the world creating video clues for the game show. The crew has traveled to 280 cities worldwide, through 48 of the 50 U.S. states and to 44 foreign countries. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
One week's worth of episodes is shot in one day. To keep up the illusion of passing time, Trebek changes his suit between shows. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
The show has a team of nine writers and five researchers who create clues for each episode. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
Each year, more than 100,000 people take the online test to qualify for Jeopardy!. Out of those people, producers select about 3,000 applicants to audition. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
People who have appeared on any nationally broadcast game show of any format in the past year are ineligible for Jeopardy, as are people who've been on three such shows within the past 10 years. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
The Jeopardy! contestant department never reveals test scores. The only way an applicant knows he's passed is if he's invited to audition for the show. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
There is a mandatory one-year waiting period after an applicant takes an online test. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
A time for Tony! That is how I feel about partying with you! I put everyone else first but when I party with Randy Ryder it is a time for Tony!
I love how you call him Trebek it reminds me of Celebrity Jeopardy on Saturday night live! Sean Connery always gave him shit! That's not what your mother calls me Trebek!lol
Just did Roxy, thanks! And a little bit more on Think! (aka A Time for Tony): The 'boom-boom" at the end put it at exactly 30 seconds, which is the minimum time needed for a copyright to be issued. And the theme song from Jeopardy's original run with Art Fleming in 1964-1974 was a jazz piece written by Merv Griffin called Take Ten. Sadly, I don't think it's available anymore, but on some old clips of Jeopardy! on YouTube, you can hear the song.
And just for fun, here's the closing theme from the Jeopardy! revival in 1978-79, another Griffin tune called Frisco Disco. It's also used as background music on Wheel Of Fortune.
