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People are just realizing Jeopardy! nearly had a VERY different name
Game show fans are only just discovering that America's beloved quiz program Jeopardy! was nearly called something completely different.
While brainstorming ideas with his wife Julann back in 1963, Griffin was deeply concerned about the quiz show scandals that had been popular on television in the previous decade. The breakthrough came during a meeting with NBC producer Ed Vane, who reviewed his notes with Griffin and made a comment that would inadvertently give birth to television history. The breakthrough came during a meeting with NBC producer Ed Vane, who reviewed his notes with Griffin and made a comment that would inadvertently give birth to television history
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