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- CreatorJoe DavolaMichael DuganStarsKen OberColin QuinnSteve TreccaseA trio of contestants answer questions and compete in games related to TV and pop culture.
- StarsJeff ProbstLoretta FoxMichael McKeanVH1's popular music variant of the classic game show with a twist. As always, contestants were given the answers, but it was up to the contestants to supply the questions. Three contestants competed; six categories, all music-related in some way, were announced, each containing five answers each (ranging from $100 to $500, depending on difficulty). The contestant selected to go first chose a category and dollar value (e.g., "Going to Work" for $100), to which host Probst read the answer to ("This Dolly Parton No. 1 hit was the title song of her movie, which she co-starred in with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin"). The contestant who gave the correct question ("What is '9 to 5?'") won the dollar value of the answer and got to select the next answer; any incorrect answer caused him to lose that amount from his score and allowed the other contestants a chance to answer; players with enough incorrect questions often had negative scores. Thereafter, the contestant giving the last correct question selected next; answers on "Rock & Roll Jeopardy!" often made liberal use of audio and video clues. Hidden somewhere behind one of the answers was a "Daily Double," which allowed the contestant to bet up to all of his current winnings on an answer (or $500 if he had less than that amount), appropriately added or subtracted from his/her score. After all 30 answers were played (or an undefined time limit expired), the game moved into the second round, "Double Jeopardy," where six new categories of five questions each (now with values of $200 to $1,000) announced. The third-place player chose the first category and answer; hidden on the board were two "Daily Double" answers (where players could wager $1,000 if they didn't have that amount). At the end of the "Double Jeopardy" round, all players with at least $1 were allowed to play "Final Jeopardy"; contestants with $0 or negative scores were disqualified. Probst announced the category, to which the contestants wagered up to all their current winnings on their ability to provide the correct question. Contestants here were required here to write their answer in the form of a question (though the rule was enforced for Final Jeopardy!, Probst, unlike Fleming or Trebek, was sometimes more lenient with contestants about the phrasing rule during the Jeopardy! and Double Jeopardy! rounds). Contestants who answered correctly had their wager added to their score; incorrect answers, of course, or failing to phrase properly caused their wager to be deducted, frequently leading to $0 winnings. The day's highest money winner won $5,000 (or, in later years, the cash equivalent of their score if greater than $5,000, plus a $1,000 Sony card); the runners-up received consolation prizes. Celebrities from the pop music world frequently competed, donating their cash winnings to charity.
- CreatorMerv GriffinStarsAlex TrebekJohnny GilbertJimmy McGuireA returning champion and two challengers test their buzzer skills and their knowledge in a wide range of academic and popular categories.
- StarsBob BarkerJanice PenningtonDian ParkinsonContestants compete for prizes and cash, including cars and vacations, in games that test their knowledge of consumer goods pricing.
- CreatorBill CarruthersJan McCormickStarsPeter TomarkenRod RoddyCharlie O'DonnellA game show where contestents answer trivia questions and then have to gamble their winnings on a randomly flashing game board.
- StarsMeredith VieiraChris HarrisonCedric The EntertainerContestants use audience input, elimination of multiple choice options, and help from a friend to answer trivia questions for an escalating tier of cash prizes.
- CreatorMark GoodsonStarsRichard DawsonGene WoodJohnny GilbertTwo families compete by trying to outguess the opponents about survey results.
- StarsDennis JamesJohn HarlanAn updated version of the popular and long-running quiz show, hosted by Dennis James. Contestants competed to see who had the more comprehensive knowledge of popular songs by trying to be the first to identify pieces of music. Additional challenges included contestants bidding to see who could "name that tune" in as few notes as possible.
- StarsGene RayburnJoe FaragoMichael HanksTwo couples competed in a game similar to Super Password. The host would read a question whose answer was a clue to a puzzle. Six clues, each more revealing than the last, were given to the puzzle. Each correct clue earned the winning team more time to use in the bonus round should they reach it. The team to solve two puzzles first played the bizarre bonus round, which involved completing different stunts at different stations to earn Bank Cards. One stunt per week was manned by a celebrity or celebrities. After time expired the team used their bank cards to see if they had found the one special card that would "Break the Bank" which won them a growing jackpot of cash and prizes. The stunt bonus round was eventually replaced and the format changed completely. In the second format, the two couples played the puzzle round for money. The team that solved $2000 worth of puzzles first played a special puzzle round to determine how many bank cards they would take in the vault. Each card was worth a prize, although some cards could forfeit all prizes won to that point. One special card still "Broke the Bank" of cash and prizes.
- StarsAlex TrebekGene WoodMarjorie GoodsonRevival of the classic NBC game show in which two contestants, one a returning champion, faced a computer-generated board of 25 numbered squares.