[quote name=\'Steve McClellan\' date=\'Mar 8 2006, 04:12 PM\'][quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Mar 8 2006, 10:07 AM\'][quote name=\'MrBuddwing\' date=\'Mar 8 2006, 01:30 PM\'] I suspect the original was a lot harder than the Trebek version.[/quote]
Still, if you look back at the half dozen shows we can still see today, I really don't think you'd find them to be harder than the Trebek version, and certainly not as well written. The dated current-events questions would naturally be obscure today, but that's about it.[/quote]
The one person who would seem to be in the best position to know, Fleming era uber-champ Burns Cameron, is on record as saying that the show was more difficult circa 1990 than it was when he was on ('65, IIRC).
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Well, now that you bring it up, I would say that Trebek's "Jeopardy!" has ebbed and flowed over the years in terms of difficulty. I remember shows that were extremely difficult - and they weren't even "Tournament of Champions" episodes. Lately, I've noticed that "Final Jeopardy!" has gotten considerably easier than it used to be - at least, I'm getting more answers right.