Charbel Barakat on The Law of Jeopardy!

In this episode, Charbel J. Barakat, Chief Counsel for the Florida region for D.R. Horton, Inc. and recent Jeopardy! champion discusses "the law of Jeopardy!" Among other things, Barakat describes the process of becoming a Jeopardy! contestant, and how he prepared to compete. He also describes the legal history of American game shows, how scandals in the 1960s led to federal regulation of game shows, and how regulation led Merv Griffin to create Jeopardy! Barakat also explains the range of disclosures, releases, and agreements between the production company and the competitors, which address who can compete, what they can say, and when they can disclose what happened on the show. Barakat first appeared on Jeopardy! on December 24, 2018, winning more than $30,000. On December 25, he narrowly lost, but made a great showing.If you are interested in the history of Jeopardy! check out J! Archive. And if you are interested in Jeopardy! strategy, check out the Jeopardy! subreddit. Barakat is on Twitter at @CharbelB.Keywords: Regulation, entertainment, scholarship Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.