Merv Griffin died as his game show made history. He created Jeopardy in 1964 and died August 12, 2007. That exact same day contestant Ken Jennings' record fell. James Holzhauer broke the single-game earnings record. Griffin missed seeing his creation's biggest moment.
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The creator of the TV show Jeopardy! died on the same day a contestant broke the show's all-time winning record
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