Jeopardy is the long-running American quiz show created by Merv Griffin that first premiered in 1964 and later became a syndicated staple hosted for decades by Alex Trebek. Its timed format made short audio cues essential, because contestants have only seconds to respond in the form of a question. The three-beep time's up signal became one of its most recognisable cues and moved easily online, where short, unmistakable game show sounds are reused in edits, streams and classroom quizzes as an instant marker that time has run out.
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The three-beep time's up buzzer from Jeopardy signals a contestant has run out of time. Creators use it for quiz fails, timed challenges and countdown endings.
This clip is the sharp three-beep signal used on Jeopardy when a contestant runs out of time to answer. Each beep is short, high and identical, landing in quick succession with no music or voice underneath, so the meaning is instant even without seeing the show. It creates a clean, tense cutoff that feels official rather than dramatic. Viewers read it as a deadline missed and a chance lost, which makes the sound work far beyond quizzes as a dry punchline for hesitation, blanking on an answer, or letting a timer expire.