Gameplay notes
Unlike in the U.S. version, contestants have points (instead of money) added or subtracted for responses (or lack of) to questions selected, a concession made because of severe restrictions on game show prizes in the UK at the time. The original point values were 5 to 25 in the Jeopardy! Round and 10 to 50 in Double Jeopardy! There were three Daily Doubles in each round.
In the Hobson, Donat, and Jones runs, the contestants only saw their own scores, although, at the end of each round, they were told their relative positions, i.e., who was in first place, who was in second, and who was in third.
Also under Hobson, Donat, and Jones, the response had to be grammatically correct in addition to the usual requirement of phrasing in the form of a question. For example, a response that began "Who is..." when a "What is..." prefix was grammatically correct would be disallowed, and the contestant would be charged a penalty.
By the time Paul Ross took over the show, the points had increased to the current 100 to 500 (Jeopardy! round) and 200 to 1000 for Double Jeopardy! The Daily Double amount was reduced to the standard one for the Jeopardy! Round and 2 for Double Jeopardy!
The player leading after Final Jeopardy! won £500; five consecutive wins earned £3,000 with the undefeated champion retiring. During the Steve Jones series, the top three champions of each series played Master Jeopardy! for the grand prize of a holiday. For the 1993 series, players scored pounds.
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