It is one of American televisions most venerable TV shows, a quiz game that has never reached this side of the Atlantic Ocean, but which most people in the UK have at least heard of and perhaps 
understand the basic gist of the game. That show is Jeopardy! and now you can play the slot version of this popular IGT slot right now at Bet365 Games.
The slot itself features the current host of the TV show in America Alex Trebek and several of his assistants, as well as a number of other Jeopardy themed icons across the reels. The soundtrack and presentation of the slot has been inspired direct from the TV show.
Fortunately, there’s no need for you to know the question to the answer shown on this new slot. All you need to do is decide how much to bet and then hit the spin button to get the reels spinning and who knows, you could be taking home a win every bit as big as those experienced by some of the contestants on the show.
Key Information
The Jeopardy! slot is slightly different to the norm as it has 5×4 reels instead of the usual 5×3 and with that comes 40 paylines in play on each spin. The good news for slot players is that anybody can play this game with the minimum cost of playing being $0.60 per spin and the maximum $60.00 this is certainly a slot for medium to lower stakes players.
Unfortunately, IGT didn’t have a line-highlighter at the side of the rows of symbols and at times, this does make spotting paylines as the reels fall into place somewhat difficult. It can be frustrating to think you have got a win, only to find one of the symbols isn’t on a payline. By the same token, it can be nice to think you haven’t won, only to find out that you have actually triggered a win.
The base game wins in this slot come along relatively frequently but there are periods in play when the game almost flatly refuses to payout and spinning at these points can prove costly, especially with most of the base game wins being relatively small in size.
Alex Trebek, the show’s grey-haired host, is the highest paying symbol in the base game and his assistants, the Clue Crew, are also higher paying symbols. The other symbols are the question categories used in Jeopardy! and these act as the in game lows.
The Wild symbol in the game is the Jeopardy! logo but it is subject to a Wild Rush feature. This means a Wild symbol can appear on the reels and remain in place where it is. Alternatively, if the Wild Rush feature is triggered randomly, then the Wild can expand down the reel either one or more spaces to potentially cover the entire reel.
Of course, this feature can help trigger some decent wins, especially if you can land one or more Wilds across different reels and trigger the bonus, then some of the bigger base game wins become possible.
To win big on the slot you need to trigger the bonus features. This is a free spins round that is based on the famous gameshow. When you land two of the bonus symbols on the reels, you enter the bonus games where you select from the Jeopardy! board. Here you will be awarded a number of free spins, plus a multiplier as well as a symbol that will act as an additional Wild symbol for the duration of free spins.
At this point, you can also hit the Daily Double selection, which allows you another pick which allows you to earn additional free spins on top of those already earned.
How to win playing the Jeopardy! slot
The good news for slot fans hoping to maximise their winnings from the Jeopardy! slot is that the game is set up to help you win. All the symbols are stacked on the reels at various points and 
these can help land some decent base game wins, especially if you manage to trigger several with one or more of the Wild features with the Wild Rush feature working on the reels.
The Max Bet on Jeopardy! isn’t huge at $60 per spin so this is a slot which can appeal to punters who like to play slightly more per spin. It is worth noting that 33% of your wager goes on the feature as there are only 40 paylines in operation but there is an autoplay feature available to help you play through the spins quickly.
In truth to hit the bigger money available in the Jeopardy! slot, you need to get into the bonus games. The Wild Rush feature, along with stacked symbols, can help trigger a few decent base game wins, but most of these wins are small in size and will barely top up your account.
As such, prioritising hitting the bonus game is key and to do that, you need to ensure you play at a level that allows you the maximum amount of spins in a session. The Jeopardy! bonus feature however only requires you to hit two symbols on the reel at one time, but even doing this can take a little time and patience to hit.
Once you have activated the bonus, you should try and hit the Daily Double with your selections as this allows you an additional pick and those additional free spins can come in very handy. Once you enter the bonus spins section, you are in the lap of the gods as to how much you could win but this is where the bigger wins tend to come from in the game.
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