
I’ve been a Jeopardy! fan for years, regularly watching during my elliptical sessions at the gym, or with my mom and husband at home. I don't watch every single day, but I watch a lot, and I thought I knew quite a bit about the show. I know a lot about Ken Jennings’ tie wardrobe, for example, and even more about Johnny Gilbert’s recollections of late host Alex Trebek. But I did not realize one major fact about Jeopardy!: Contestants must pay their one way while on the show.