There have been several looks of the Jeopardy! board since 1964. From pull cards to flip cards to TV screens to one giant screen to individual TV screens again, the Jeopardy! board has always provided clues & dollars for unsuspecting contestants. Let's get down to the nitty gritty.
Up top are the Jeopardy! round categories from the series premiere on September 10, 1984; these would be repeated for the 3000th show on September 19, 1997.
Up top are the Double Jeopardy! round categories from the series premiere on September 10, 1984.
The Jeopardy! Round board. Notice the values are in points instead of cash, and the category readings are in blue instead of red.
The Double Jeopardy! Round board. Notice the values are in 500-point increments; the only time when the 2nd round values were not twice that of the first.
1991-1996
First version of the 1991 Jeopardy Board in the Jeopardy! Round. Notice the categories are small and hard to read.
First version of the 1991 Jeopardy Board in the Double Jeopardy! Round. Notice the categories are small and hard to read.
Second version of the 1991 Jeopardy Board in the Jeopardy! Round. Notice the categories are now much bigger.
Second version of the 1991 Jeopardy Board in the Double Jeopardy! Round. Notice the categories are now much bigger.
1996-2002
Artworks
2002-2009
Screenshots
Artworks
2009-2013
This is what the board looked like during the early run of the 2009 set.
Another picture of the early CES board, with the "Double Jeopardy!" values.
Here's what the Jeopardy! Round setup looked like 2009-2013.
Here's what the Double Jeopardy! Round setup looked like 2009-2013.