Jeopardy! used to work like this. Players would often buzz in immediately, hoping they would know the answer to the question (sorry, the "question" for the "answer" [1]). Since Alex Trebek still finished reading the clue, and most of the players knew most of the answers most of the time, this was a winning strategy. The producers changed to the current design in 1985. [2]
[1]: This has always struck me as an idiotic gimmick, especially since the wording rarely makes sense. No one would ever respond to the question "Who was George Washington?" with the answer "This man served as the first President of the United States."
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Jeopardy! used to work like this. Players would often buzz in immediately, hoping they would know the answer to the question (sorry, the "question" for the "answer" [1]). Since Alex Trebek still finished reading the clue, and most of the players knew most of the answers most of the time, this was a winning strategy. The producers changed to the current design in 1985. [2]
[1]: This has always struck me as an idiotic gimmick, especially since the wording rarely makes sense. No one would ever respond to the question "Who was George Washington?" with the answer "This man served as the first President of the United States."
[2]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeopardy!#CITEREFTrebekBarso...