History YMMV / Jeopardy

** Computer releases throughout the years have been praised for allowing responses to be typed as opposed to moving a cursor between letters. This allows for a much faster pace than video game releases in the same era, and the time typing is usually generous.

** Celebrity games (done from 1992 to 2015 and again since 2022) usually have this reputation too-- stereotypically, the celebrity games are constantly dragged down by the players not taking the game seriously, thus leading to constant smartass remarks, ringing in with an "Ooh, I know this, what is it?"-type quip, ego-stroking categories/clues, elongated introductions and interviews to promote the charities being played for, and general buffoonery. The 2006 episodes from Radio City Music Hall made this even worse by having singers perform during Daily Doubles, thus eating up even ''more'' time to the point that as many as '''fifteen''' clues were unplayed in each round. The 2022 episodes are considered not much better.

** Detractors of the postseason format introduced in Season 40 consider it this for taking away slots from hundreds of potential contestants, as well as watering down the Tournament of Champions.

* ComplacentGamingSyndrome: For many years, the commonly accepted strategy for board clearing was to start from the top of a category and go straight down, as value correlates directly to clue difficulty and thus starting from the top helps ease the players into what the category is asking them before they get to the hard clues. However, this trend was slowly upended starting the late 2010s as an indirect result of strings of successes from multiple super-champions using unorthodox board clearing strategies. This has resulted in the evolution of the modern board clearing strategy, which is to eliminate as many high-value clues from the board as possible at the start to prevent them being lost due to time at the end of a round and make late-round clues less impactful on the game state.

* ComplacentGamingSyndrome: For many years, the commonly accepted strategy for board clearing was to start from the top of a category and go straight down, as value correlates directly to clue difficulty and thus starting from the top helps ease the players into what the category is asking them before they get to the hard clues. However, this trend was slowly upended throughout the late 2010s and the early 2020s as an indirect result of strings of successes from multiple super-champions using unorthodox board clearing strategies. This has resulted in the evolution of the modern board clearing strategy, which is to eliminate as many high-value clues from the board as possible at the start to prevent them being lost due to time at the end of a round and make late-round clues less impactful on the game state.

** Michael Davies, who replaced the fired Mike Richards in season 38, either brought the show out of the doldrums of the Richards era, or overexposes the show too much as opposed to improving the clue writing or updating the Tournament of Champions prizes (which have been the same since 2006). Although he did ditch the "more guest hosts" plan, his decision to have Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings split hosting duties still gave an awkward atmosphere, especially those who didn't approve of the former's hosting style. His decisions to replace the longtime tournament format was either long overdue or too much of an overhaul at once. His introduction of more tournaments such as the Second Chance tournament either adds more opportunities or unnecessarily takes away slots from potential contestants and waters down the Tournament of Champions (which had long been the franchise's crown jewel). The postseason format he implemented for Season 40 (which had to be extended due to the WGA strike) also doesn't help matters. With an Invitational Tournament following the Tournament of Champions, ''two thirds'' of Season 40 consisted of tournaments, with regular play only resuming ''seven months'' into the season.

* {{Scrub}}: Many fans complain that champions who fish for Daily Doubles to deny them from their opponents is cheating. There's no rule against it, and show staff make it clear to contestants that such a strategy is perfectly legal. Arthur Chu is the first contestant to get this treatment, though several contestants have done so in regular play and the Tournament of Champions, and even Watson did this during the IBM Challenge. The main reason why hasn't become common until James Holzhauer's run is because it's high risk to choose the lower row questions early, the wordplay in the clues sometimes build top to bottom (which makes the lower row questions easier in context), and because most players would much rather use the Daily Double than waste it.

** Michael Davies, who replaced the fired Mike Richards in season 38, either brought the show out of the doldrums of the Richards era, or overexposes the show too much as opposed to improving the clue writing or updating the Tournament of Champions prizes (which have been the same since 2006). Although he did ditch the "more guest hosts" plan, his decision to have Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings split hosting duties still gave an awkward atmosphere, especially those who didn't approve of the former's hosting style. His decisions to replace the longtime tournament format was either long overdue or too much of an overhaul at once. His introduction of more tournaments such as the Second Chance tournament either adds more opportunities or unnecessarily takes away slots from potential contestants and waters down the Tournament of Champions (which had long been the franchise's crown jewel). The postseason format he implemented for Season 40 (which had to be extended due to the WGA strike) also doesn't help matters. With an Invitational Tournament following the Tournament of Champions, at least ''two thirds'' of Season 40 will consist of tournaments.

** Perhaps the most contentious choice in the guest host rotation was Creator/LeVarBurton. A massive fan campaign to get him to host seemed to go for naught until his spot was confirmed near the end of Season 37. Unfortunately, his episodes were pre-empted in some markets in favor of the Tokyo Olympics which were postponed a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To make matters worse, Burton was one of five guest hosts who emceed for only one week[[note]](the others being George Stephanopoulos and Robin Roberts before Burton, and David Faber and Joe Buck after)[[/note]], while most of the other guest hosts were given two. Those who got to see him host have mixed opinions on how he did. His detractors thought he was ill-prepared, and he took too long to find his footing compared to other guest hosts from the same season. His defenders who agree with this said he deserved another chance at the podium to prove his worth. After Mike Richards negotiated (and was subsequently denied) to succeed Trebek full-time, Burton came back into the running. However, fans who preferred other hosts wondered if they wanted Burton because they're merely fans of Burton as opposed to being fans of ''Jeopardy!''. This as best exemplified by an online petition to let Burton host garnering hundreds of thousands of signatures by the time Richards' only week as permanent host aired. Burton eventually admitted on ''Series/TheDailyShow'' that he wasn't interested in hosting full-time anyway, although he was thankful for the opportunity. His episodes (along with any other episodes of Season 37 not hosted by Mayim or Ken) have never appeared in reruns, either.

** Michael Davies, who replaced the fired Mike Richards in season 38, either brought the show out of the doldrums of the Richards era, or overexposes the show too much as opposed to improving the clue writing or updating the Tournament of Champions prizes (which have been the same since 2006). Although he did ditch the "more guest hosts" plan, his decision to have Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings split hosting duties still gave an awkward atmosphere, especially those who didn't approve of the former's hosting style. His decisions to replace the longtime tournament format was either long overdue or too much of an overhaul at once. His introduction of more tournaments such as the Second Chance tournament either adds more opportunities or unnecessarily takes away slots from potential contestants and waters down the Tournament of Champions (which had long been the franchise's crown jewel). The postseason format he implemented for Season 40 (which had to be extended due to the WGA strike) also doesn't help matters.

** Michael Davies (who replaced the fired Mike Richards in season 38) either brought the show out of the doldrums of the Richards era, or overexposes the show too much as opposed to improving the clue writing or updating the Tournament of Champions prizes. Although he did ditch the "more guest hosts" plan, his decision to have Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings split hosting duties still gave an awkward atmosphere, especially those who didn't approve of the former's hosting style. His decisions to replace the longtime tournament format was either long overdue or too much of an overhaul at once. His introduction of more tournaments such as the Second Chance tournament either adds more opportunities or unnecessarily takes away slots from potential contestants and waters down the Tournament of Champions (which had long been the franchise's crown jewel). The postseason format he implemented for Season 40 (which had to be extended due to the WGA strike) also doesn't help matters.

** Michael Davies (who replaced the fired Mike Richards in season 38) either brought the show out of the doldrums of the Richards era, or overexposes the show too much as opposed to improving the clue writing or updating the Tournament of Champions prizes. Although he did ditch the "more guest hosts" plan, his decision to have Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings split hosting duties still gave an awkward atmosphere, especially those who didn't approve of the former's hosting style. His decisions to replace the longtime tournament format was either long overdue or too much of an overhaul at once, and his introduction of more tournaments such as the Second Chance tournament either adds more opportunities or unnecessarily takes away slots from potential contestants and waters down the Tournament of Champions (which had long been the franchise's crown jewel). The postseason format he implemented for Season 40 (which had to be extended due to the WGA strike) also doesn't help matters.

** Michael Davies (who replaced the fired Mike Richards in season 38) either brought the show out of the doldrums of the Richards era, or overexposes the show too much as opposed to improving the clue writing or updating the Tournament of Champions prizes. Although he did ditch the "more guest hosts" plan, his decision to have Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings split hosting duties still gave an awkward atmosphere, especially those who didn't approve of the former's hosting style. His decisions to replace the longtime tournament format was either long overdue or too much of an overhaul at once. The postseason format for Season 40 (which had to be extended due to the WGA strike) also doesn't help matters.

** Paris Themmen, best known for his role as Mike Teavee in the 1971 film ''Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory'', appeared as a one-time contestant in Season 34 in March 2018, placing second. His wife, Nikki Grillos (whom he married in 2014), previously appeared as a contestant in October 2015, returning twice as a champion before being defeated on her third appearance.

** Creator/GregProops, known for his tenure on the US and UK versions of ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'', appeared as a contestant in the syndicated revival's first season in November 1984, in which he placed second during John Genova's 2nd game of his 5-day run. He would later record two clues for the show in 2000 and 2001.
** Peter Sagal, best known as the host of the Creator/{{NPR}} radio quiz show ''Radio/WaitWaitDontTellMe'', appeared a contestant during the revival's fourth season in April 1988, placing second.

** Peter Sagal, best known as the host of the Creator/{{NPR}} radio quiz show ''Radio/WaitWaitDon'tTellMe'', appeared a contestant during the revival's fourth season in April 1988, placing second.

** Creator/GregProops, known for his tenure on the US and UK versions of ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway?'', appeared as a contestant in the syndicated revival's first season in November 1984, in which he placed second during John Genova's 2nd game of his 5-day run. He would later record two clues for the show in 2000 and 2001.
** Peter Sagal, best known as the host of the Creator/{{NPR}} radio quiz show ''Radio/Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me'', appeared a contestant during the revival's fourth season in April 1988, placing second.