With Hollywood writers still on strike, producers of the hit television game show 'Jeopardy!' are planning to recycle some old content to keep the series rolling. On Monday's episode of the 'Inside Jeopardy!' podcast, executive producer Michael Davies revealed that the long-running trivia show will reuse previous material and call on former contestants to return for the upcoming 40th season.
With Hollywood writers still on strike, producers of the hit television game show"Jeopardy!" are planning to recycle some old content to keep the series rolling.
In the episode, Davies said he didn't believe it would be"fair" to have new"Jeopardy!" contestants while using non-original content. He explained that producers plan to use"a combination of material that our WGA writers wrote before the strike, which is still in the database, and material that has been re-deployed from multiple seasons of the show.
Davies also announced that the second- and third-place prize amounts will be increased this season by $1,000 following criticism that runner-ups had to fund their own travel and lodging.
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