I would have 61 clues to deliver for every game. Thirty for the first round, 30 more for "Double Jeopardy!" and then one "Final Jeopardy!" clue. When I did the math for a half-hour show, accounting for things like commercial breaks and interviews with the contestants, I calculated I needed recite a new clue roughly every 15 seconds. In order to accomplish that, I had to be in constant control, keeping everyone focused and moving the show along. One more thing: The goal was to tape five shows a day. That is 305 clues. One every 15 seconds.

This does a good job of laying out the primary challenge of hosting a half hour game show that's actually a 19 1/2 minute game show that has about 15ish minutes of gameplay. Coming across as a genuine individual human being while grinding through a large amount of content at a consistent pace.