Jeopardy!

Jeopardy! World Tour Review: The Show's Clues, a Pay-to-Play Cash Economy

Three Answer Buttons, Five Clues and Two AI Rivals

A round seats you beside two other contestants. You pick a clue, and the response appears as three buttons under "What is", which tests recognition rather than recall. Store screenshots show a 1/5 counter over the board, and reviewers describe five picks per round. Daily Doubles and Final Jeopardy wagers carry over from television, and Uken says the clues are written by the show's writers. In September 2026 Uken answered a player who lost on the buzzer by referring to "AI opponents"; older replies say matchmaking pairs rivals of similar skill. Uken concedes that power-ups and Daily Doubles can sink a perfect round. Unlike Trivia Crack, where a wheel picks among six categories, you choose every clue here.

Head to Head, One-Heart Challenges and the City Ladder

Progress runs city by city, starting in Los Angeles, through stops such as London and Tokyo, each paying better rewards. Matches cost in-game Cash, and many reviewers say the entry fee climbs with every city. Since a 2019 change, Cash builds up in a Bank you can collect at any time, and Uken's advice to stuck players is to drop back to a cheaper unlocked city. Head to Head is the social layer: you set a score on a board and friends try to beat it, and a store screenshot shows a challenge costing one heart from a meter at 2/3. Themed events bring their own boards, such as a film set with Westerns and Best Actor. Several 2026 reviews report duplicate clues, sometimes within one round.

$9.99 Premium Contestant, Gold Bars to $29.99 and the Ad Breaks

The US App Store lists Gold Bars bundles from $1.99 to $29.99, a $1.99 Starter Pack and a $9.99 Premium Contestant item; Google Play quotes $0.99 to $99.99 per item. Prices vary by region. Gold Bars buy power-ups, and reviewers say they also refill Cash. Both stores flag advertising, and the listing says ads may be tailored on behalf of the Sony Corporation family of companies and third parties. Uken's replies point to in-game purchases for ad-free play, but neither store says what Premium Contestant includes or how long it lasts. More than 40 of the 150 most relevant English Play reviews object to ads; several from 2025 and 2026 describe ads freezing the app or costing a finished match.

Uken, the Sony Licence, English-Only Clues and Data Collected

Uken Games, an independent Toronto studio founded in 2009, built the game with Sony Pictures Television Networks as publisher; both stores date it to May 17, 2017, and the package name still carries Sony Pictures Television's name. Uken also makes the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire game, with a similar city ladder plus 50:50 and Ask the Audience lifelines. Players abroad report English-only clues, an issue in 29 of 100 Spanish and 22 of 100 French Play reviews, although the App Store lists eight languages. Apple's privacy label lists location, identifiers and usage data as used to track you. Uken's privacy policy, effective March 9, 2026, names advertising ID, MAC address and IMEI among data collected automatically.