# Jeopardy! Season 42. It is what it is

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** reality-or-game-show\
**Created:** [August 10, 2025, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905 "2025-08-10T14:25:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 12, 2025, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/130 "2025-12-12T21:58:00Z")

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Please don’t argue moderation in thread. Also please take Wheel of Fortune posts to here:

> [@Wheel of Fortune?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheel-of-fortune/1021371):
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> At the end if the show a guest is sometimes awarded a cash sum. When it occurs more often than not it’s 40,000.00. I assume the money is probably paid by one of the sponsors. W/regard to whoever pays the money, does is its exposure to risk mitigated by an insurance policy of some kind?

Also it is not your thread, you are the OP, but this is the SDMB’s Jeopardy thread.

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