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Do game shows account for inflation when distributing cash prizes? (self.gameshows)
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With all of this inflation, why have cash prizes remained the same? (For example, Jeopardy always has the minimum of $200 per clue; why does that never go up?)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Jeopardy has gone up over time, but not recently

The values of the clues increased over time, with those in the Double Jeopardy! round always being double the range of the Jeopardy! round. On the original Jeopardy! series, clue values in the first round ranged from $10 to $50 in the Jeopardy! round and $20 to $100 in Double Jeopardy! On The All-New Jeopardy!, they ranged from $25 to $125 and $50 to $250. The 1984 series' first round originally ranged from $100 to $500 in Jeopardy! and $200 to $1,000 in Double Jeopardy! These ranges were increased to $200–$1,000 and $400–$2,000, respectively, on November 26, 2001.