Jeopardy!/Dollar Figures

These are the many looks of the Jeopardy! dollar figures on the show's game board over the years. Now let's get down to the nitty gritty.

1984 Pilot
Up until 1991, the font used for the 1984 pilot and the 1984-1991 set's dollar figures is Hector-Regular.

1984-1991
Same font from the 1984 pilot. When the dollar amounts disappear, it goes blank for 1/2 of a second then the clue gets fully exposed. If a player continues to play the same category, the dollar amount disappears, goes blank for 1/2 a second and then the clue fully exposes in the same manner, then dissolves into a full shot of the clue. When it was time to play a different category, the dollar amount disappears, goes blank for 1/2 a second, the clue exposes and it zooms in rapidly; this happened from 1985-1991.

1990 (Super Jeopardy!)
Instead of playing for cash on Super Jeopardy!, they play for points. The point values range from 200-1000 in increments of 200 points for the 1st round of play. The point values for the 2nd round of play ranged from 500-2500 points in increments of 500 points.

1991-1996
Since September 1991, the clue exposes after the dollar amounts disappear from view. From September 1991 to around late October 1992, the camera zoomed in to the selected dollar amount while the clue exposed after the dollar amount disappeared. This happened when the 1st round of play begins, when coming back from the 1st commercial break and when the 2nd round of play begins. Since late 1992, the top & bottom dollar amounts zoomed in.

In addition to having a different font, the color of the dollar figures changes from white to yellow. The dollar amounts were still white but did change to yellow during the 8th season. The font is Swiss911 UCm BT. The same font stayed in the Sushi Bar set, up until November 26th, 2001 but was brought back in the CES set. When the dollar values have doubled, a new similar looking font appeared, and that font was Univers. Usually starting around October 1992, you don't get to see the dollar values of $100, $500, and $1,000 up close anymore unless a short clue is revealed.

1996-2001
Usually you don't get to see the dollar values of $100, $500 & $1,000 up close anymore. They're the amounts that zoom in. Begining with the run of the sushi bar set, the backgrounds of the dollar figures went from light blue to dark blue. During the first three months, the dollar figures appeared similar to what was used on the grid set. From early 1997 and lasting until the end of the metallic set's run, the backgrounds grew borders.

Notice that bottom half of the original dollar amounts uses 3D squares. The bottom half of the original dollar amounts are similar to what was used on the grid set.

November 2001-2006
The 3D squares are still used for the new dollar amounts.

2009-present
The dollar figures reverted back to Swiss 911 (though this time the Extra Compressed width, not the narrower Ultra Compressed), which was previously used with the grid set and sushi bar set (except from November 26, 2001 to the end of that set's run). This time, however, they are now entirely in the 16:9 aspect ratio, thus the pillarboxes are no longer seen.

Note that the previous dollar figures were in the 2009-2013 set when it debuted at CES; the Swiss911 UCm BT font was brought back when the CES set became permanent on September 14, 2009 and is still used in the 30th Anniversary set.