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The iconic tune heard during Final Jeopardy is known as Think . It was composed in 1963 by Merv Griffin, the creator of Jeopardy, to help his five-year-old son Tony drift off to sleep. Since its debut on the show in 1964, the Griffin family has earned more than $100 million in royalties from the song.

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The iconic tune heard during Final Jeopardy is known as “Think”. It was composed in 1963 by Merv Griffin, the creator of Jeopardy, to help his five-year-old son Tony drift off to sleep. Since its debut on the show in 1964, the Griffin family has earned more than $100 million in royalties from the song.

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