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TIL the Weird Al Yankovic song, "I lost on Jeopardy!" predates the reboot of the show with Alex Trebek as host; the song was released in 1983 and the show returned in '84. According to Yankovic, many had said the song's popularity caused Merv Griffin to revive the show.

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