Jeopardy is the long-running American television quiz show created by Merv Griffin, first broadcast in 1964 and later syndicated for decades with host Alex Trebek. Its strict timed format made sound cues essential, with buzzers and tones marking correct answers, Daily Doubles and time expiring. As clips moved to YouTube, TikTok and soundboards, that time's up tone escaped the studio and became a universal reaction sound for quizzes, classroom games and edits where someone has simply run out of time.
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The short Jeopardy time's up buzzer sound effect from the TV quiz show, used to signal a wrong answer, a deadline missed or time running out.
This is the brief, sharp buzzer that plays on Jeopardy when a contestant runs out of time to answer. Lasting well under a second, it is a flat, insistent electronic tone that instantly cuts off any hesitation or wrong guess. The sound feels final and slightly harsh, which is why it lands so well as a punchline. Viewers recognise it immediately from decades of the quiz show, and online it has become shorthand for failure, a missed deadline, or an answer that arrived just a moment too late.