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TIL the familiar music played during Final Jeopardy is called "Think". It was written in 1963 by Merv Griffin, creator of Jeopardy, to help his then five-year-old son Tony fall asleep. Since its first use in the show in 1964, the song has earned the Griffin estate over $100 million in royalties.

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