Alex Trebek Has Led a More Interesting Life Than All of Us

The Jeopardy! Theme Song Is a Lullaby

If the Jeopardy! intro puts you to sleep, now you know why. Showrunner Merv Griffin actually wrote the theme song "Think!" as a lullaby for his son. The son's original title was "A Time for Tony." He estimates that the song earned him over $100 million in royalties throughout the show's duration even though it only "took 30 seconds to write."

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