Jakks Jeopardy TV Game

by Jakks Pacific

Product Features

• Simply plug it into your TV, and you're ready to play!
• Rated E for everyone
• Joystick with built-in video game featuring your favorite characters
• Plugs into the A/C jacks on your TV
• Requires 4 AA batteries (not included)

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4 x 8.5 x 9.6 inches ; 10.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0009FIN5A
• Item model number: 58438
• Manufacturer recommended age: 3 years and up
• Batteries: 4 AA batteries required.
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #96,107 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #86 in Toys & Games > Electronics for Kids > Plug & Play Video Games
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Challenge your intellect with the smartest game show of all time. Pose the right questions to the answers and risk it all on the Daily Double! Be sure to stay tuned for Final Jeopardy. Compete against friends or adjust the computer players' skill level and match your wits against some virtual opponents.

Product Description

Challenge your self with this Jeopardy quiz game with a twist. Win big money in the Double Jeopardy round! Play alone or with up to three friends. Simply plug it into your own TV and let the games begin. There's over 2,400 answers to questions built in! Requires 4 "AA" batteries, not included. Measures 4" x 5".

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Incarnation of the Jeopardy Video Game, December 27, 2007

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M. Freeman "cold-shot" (East Coast, USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Jakks Jeopardy TV Game (Toy)

I've tried a several video game versions of Jeopardy and this is among the best. I was surprised at how good it is for such a low price.

I see some are disappointed with multiple choice, but I got over that rather quickly. Many times you won't be able to guess from the four choices if you didn't already know the answer, it's obvious that a lot of thought went into making the answers hard to guess. And you don't have much time to select an answer, so you'd kind of need to know it before you buzzed in anyways.

If you don't care for the multiple choice system you can make your own rule that someone must say the answer after they buzz in. There is a delay before the answers appear that would give someone a chance to say the answer before the choices appear. In that way the game would play very much like the show.

Really Jeopardy must have an electronic component, the little clickers some Jeopardy games use just create argument, the buzzer eliminates ambiguity.

The game can accommodate three players and I think that would get a little claustrophobic with three people grabbing the same controller. We play with two players and a "dummy" third human player that nobody controls to eliminate the annoying third computer opponent.

So far I haven't run over any repeated questions, the library seems to be extensive enough to keep playing.

I should note though, that the first unit I ordered didn't work and I had to replace it. But the second has been no trouble.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm a fan, December 28, 2007

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S. Morgan "twinmom" (Antioch, IL) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Jakks Jeopardy TV Game (Toy)

I bought this for myself because I once had a Jeopardy PC game and enjoyed playing it. For $9 this holiday season it was a steal. It's fun I play against my husband. The only thing I don't like is that you can play up to 3 players but with one controler you have to be sitting on top of each other to buzz in. If you're playing just one player then it's fine. I have no problem it being multiple choice.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Jeopardy TV Game, March 15, 2011

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Jamie K. Zoromski "Jamie Z" (Appleton, WI) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Jakks Jeopardy TV Game (Toy)

The Jeopardy Game was brand new, but it wasn't what I was expecting. It was pretty outdated already. You need to plug the cord into the TV, and the cord length was short so you have to sit very close to the TV to play. You can play with 3 players, but there is only 1 controller. It is hard for 2 players to be able to answer the questions with 1 controller even. The answers to the questions are multiple choice so it wasn't like the real game. I returned it to the person I bought it from and am waiting for a refund.