Jep!
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Jep! is a children's version of the American quiz show Jeopardy!
, hosted by Bob Bergen
. The program premiered on January 30, 1998 on GSN
and lasted for one season. Like its adult counterpart, the program was taped at Sony Pictures Studios
.
Contestants played for points (much like Super Jeopardy!), with five categories containing four clues each. Instead of the player calling out an amount for the clue, point values were randomly chosen by hitting a button.
The category was revealed in the center monitor; during the break the contestants made wagers. When the break was over, the clue was revealed and the players had 30 seconds to write down their responses, remembering to properly phrase it in the form of a question. When time expired, the responses were checked one at a time starting with the player then in third place, and ending with the first-place player. The player with the most points won the game.
s or other material) would be dumped on the contestant. If the contestant answered a third response incorrectly, the contestant's chair would recede behind a wall bringing the contestant with it, preventing them from answering the next clue.
In the event that the player controlling the board got sent behind the wall, the player of the remaining two with the lowest score chose a clue. Once the player was returned to gameplay, the lights were reset.
Jeopardy!
Griffin's first conception of the game used a board comprising ten categories with ten clues each, but after finding that this board could not be shown on camera easily, he reduced it to two rounds of thirty clues each, with five clues in each of six categories...
, hosted by Bob Bergen
Bob Bergen
Robert "Bob" Bergen is an American voice actor. He is the current voice of Porky Pig , and formerly hosted Jep!, a kids' version of the popular game show Jeopardy!Bergen was born in St. Louis, Missouri...
. The program premiered on January 30, 1998 on GSN
Game Show Network
The Game Show Network is an American cable television and direct broadcast satellite channel dedicated to game shows and casino game shows. The channel was launched on December 1, 1994. Its current slogan is "The World Needs More Winners"...
and lasted for one season. Like its adult counterpart, the program was taped at Sony Pictures Studios
Sony Pictures Studios
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.
Format
Jep! was played similarly to the syndicated Jeopardy! – alongside aesthetic changes, some parts of gameplay were also changed.Contestants played for points (much like Super Jeopardy!), with five categories containing four clues each. Instead of the player calling out an amount for the clue, point values were randomly chosen by hitting a button.
Hyper Jep! (Double Jeopardy!)
Much like Double Jeopardy!, Hyper Jep! was played similar to the Jep! Round. Much like the adult version, point values were doubled (now ranging from 200-1,000) and there were two Daily Doubles hidden on the board.Super Jep! (Final Jeopardy!)
If any player ended Hyper Jep! with zero or fewer points, that player's score was increased to 500 points, and the other players' scores were increased by the same amount. (In Jeopardy!, contestants with $0 or less are disqualified from Final Jeopardy!)The category was revealed in the center monitor; during the break the contestants made wagers. When the break was over, the clue was revealed and the players had 30 seconds to write down their responses, remembering to properly phrase it in the form of a question. When time expired, the responses were checked one at a time starting with the player then in third place, and ending with the first-place player. The player with the most points won the game.
Penalties
A penalty system was also added to the game – three lights on the players' lecterns were designated "In Jeopardy!" lights. If an incorrect response was given to a clue, one of the "In Jeopardy!" lights would turn on alongside the traditional deduction of points. If a second incorrect response is given, the contents of a pot above the player (sometimes consisting of foam peanutFoam peanut
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s or other material) would be dumped on the contestant. If the contestant answered a third response incorrectly, the contestant's chair would recede behind a wall bringing the contestant with it, preventing them from answering the next clue.
In the event that the player controlling the board got sent behind the wall, the player of the remaining two with the lowest score chose a clue. Once the player was returned to gameplay, the lights were reset.
Special clues
In addition to the Daily Doubles (which used the graphic seen on the adult version at the time), there were two special clues in each of the first two rounds.- The Jep! Squad: A child from anywhere in America read the clue via prerecorded video. This was a forerunner to the regular version's Clue Crew.
- Jep! Prize: In addition to the points, the player who answered correctly also won a merchandise prize (either handed to the player by Bergen or delivered down from the rafters).