But come Oct. 1, millions of viewers will see her in action as she takes on two other contestants on Jeopardy! The long-running program – its current incarnation started 41 years ago - remains one of the country’s most-popular game shows. From there, roughly 2,500 to 3,000 advance to an interview and a live game of “fake Jeopardy!,” as Brown calls it, both over Zoom. “The biggest preparation that I did was trying to simulate the use of a buzzer because that's a big part of Jeopardy,” she says. Rather than dreaming of a huge jackpot, she aimed small and put on her best reserve – such demeanor being a hallmark of Jeopardy!