<P> Both NBC versions and the weekly syndicated version were hosted by Art Fleming . Don Pardo served as announcer until 1975, and John Harlan announced for the 1978--1979 show . Since its inception, the daily syndicated version has featured Alex Trebek as host and Johnny Gilbert as announcer . </P> <P> With over 7,000 episodes aired, the daily syndicated version of Jeopardy! has won a record 33 Daytime Emmy Awards and is the only post-1960 game show to be honored with the Peabody Award . In 2013, the program was ranked No. 45 on TV Guide's list of the 60 greatest shows in American television history . Jeopardy! has also gained a worldwide following with regional adaptations in many other countries . The daily syndicated series' 34th season premiered on September 11, 2017 . </P> <P> Three contestants each take their place behind a lectern, with the returning champion occupying the leftmost lectern (from the viewer's perspective). The contestants compete in a quiz game comprising three rounds: Jeopardy!, Double Jeopardy!, and Final Jeopardy! . The material for the clues covers a wide variety of topics, including history and current events, the sciences, the arts, popular culture, literature, and languages . Category titles often feature puns, wordplay, or shared themes, and the host will regularly remind contestants of topics or place emphasis on category themes before the start of the round . </P> <P> The Jeopardy! and Double Jeopardy! rounds each feature six categories, each of which contains five clues, which are ostensibly valued by difficulty . The dollar values of the clues increased over time . On the original Jeopardy! series, clue values in the first round ranged from $10 to $50 . On The All - New Jeopardy!, they ranged from $25 to $125 . The current series' first round originally ranged from $100 to $500, and were doubled to $200 to $1,000 on November 26, 2001 . On the Super Jeopardy! specials, clues were valued in points rather than in dollars, and ranged in the first round from 200 to 1,000 points . </P>

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