S3·E504 1986-11-13: 1986 Tournament of Champions final game 1

Episode recap

This episode of Jeopardy is season three, episode five hundred four, which originally aired on November 13, 1986. The broadcast features the first game of the 1986 Tournament of Champions. The contestants competing in this match are Paul Rouffa, Chuck Forrest, and Marvin Shinkman.

As an installment of the long-running television quiz show, the program features general knowledge clues presented in the form of answers. Contestants navigate rounds where clues are valued by dollar amounts from lowest to highest, ostensibly by difficulty. The values of the clues increased over time, with those in the Double Jeopardy round always being double the range of the initial Jeopardy round.

The series is part of the reality and family genre and is structured around contestants responding to clues provided by the show. The program is part of the television series database cataloged under its 1984 premiere era. This particular episode highlights a tournament format bringing back notable players to compete against each other for the championship title. The match represents the opening game of the 1986 tournament series for these three specific contestants.