[Warning: The following contains Major spoilers for the March 27, 2024 episode of Jeopardy!] You don’t see comebacks like these anymore! But when Jeopardy! champ Jennifer Quail is at the podium, you should perhaps expect it. Quail staged a stunning 11th-hour win in the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament on Wednesday, March 27, beating out quizmasters Brandon Blackwell and Alex Jacob. But was her Final Jeopardy record indication that she could take home the win? Quail is a wine-tasting consultant from Dowagiac, Michigan who has been live-tweeting Jeopardy! every day for years. She’s s Season 36 eight-game champion and 2021 Tournament of Champions first runner-up. She’s appeared in 14 total episodes, including the March 27 game, and she’s answered Final Jeopardy correctly in 13 of them. Her 13th correct final answer won her the game in her first Jit appearance. Competing against Quail were Blackwell, a writer and TV personality originally from Jamaica, New York, and Jacob, an online trivia league host from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Blackwell ...
- 3/27/2024
- TV Insider
After weeks of twists and turns, Jeopardy! has finally crowned the winner of the 2024 Tournament of Champions.
Yogesh Raut towered above the competition throughout the finals, and his third victory allowed him to take the overall win.
Tuesday’s shocking episode featured the power going back and forth between him and Troy Meyer.
Ben Chan, who turned in another strong showing throughout the Tournament of Champions, struggled to keep up the pace.
Ultimately, Raut’s win came after he pulled ahead of Meyer when his opponent got the answer wrong at the start of Final Jeopardy!
Raut’s win secured him a healthy $250,000 prize and an entry in the upcoming Jeopardy! Masters tournament.
Changes are on the horizon for Jeopardy!
Yes, the show is all about tournaments these days and recycling competitors, but that will change very soon.
Raut, Chan, and Meyer recently felt the ire of Taylor Swift fans...
Yogesh Raut towered above the competition throughout the finals, and his third victory allowed him to take the overall win.
Tuesday’s shocking episode featured the power going back and forth between him and Troy Meyer.
Ben Chan, who turned in another strong showing throughout the Tournament of Champions, struggled to keep up the pace.
Ultimately, Raut’s win came after he pulled ahead of Meyer when his opponent got the answer wrong at the start of Final Jeopardy!
Raut’s win secured him a healthy $250,000 prize and an entry in the upcoming Jeopardy! Masters tournament.
Changes are on the horizon for Jeopardy!
Yes, the show is all about tournaments these days and recycling competitors, but that will change very soon.
Raut, Chan, and Meyer recently felt the ire of Taylor Swift fans...
- 3/20/2024
- by Paul Dailly
- Monsters and Critics
Although Jeopardy! has an amazing lineup for the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament, it is shocking a few heavy hitters were excluded. Some of the big names in the game’s history like, Brad Rutter and Julia Collins weren’t on the participant list.
Inside Jeopardy! Podcast Talks About The Current Lineup For Jit
On the Inside Jeopardy! podcast, Michael Davies and Sarah Whitcomb-Foss talked about Jit in the latest episode. “Everyone listening, you now get to have the same pre-jit excitement we had in Jeopardy! production time before we made the Jit,” Micheal says. Furthermore, he was speaking of the lineup of twenty-seven players for Jit. “We’ve now produced the Jit, and we know how sensational it is,” he adds. “And we’re just excited for all of you to see these legendary players compete against each other on the Alex Trebek Stage. It is strong.”
Brad Rutter is one of the Goat Jeopardy!
Inside Jeopardy! Podcast Talks About The Current Lineup For Jit
On the Inside Jeopardy! podcast, Michael Davies and Sarah Whitcomb-Foss talked about Jit in the latest episode. “Everyone listening, you now get to have the same pre-jit excitement we had in Jeopardy! production time before we made the Jit,” Micheal says. Furthermore, he was speaking of the lineup of twenty-seven players for Jit. “We’ve now produced the Jit, and we know how sensational it is,” he adds. “And we’re just excited for all of you to see these legendary players compete against each other on the Alex Trebek Stage. It is strong.”
Brad Rutter is one of the Goat Jeopardy!
- 3/20/2024
- by Bonnie Kaiser-Gambill
- TV Shows Ace
Is there such a thing as too much Jeopardy? We don’t think so.
As the current Tournament of Champions approaches the finish line, we already have confirmation on what’s on tap for the rest of the month.
As expected, more alums will return to the show before we meet new faces in April.
The producers’ aim is for the new players to have original questions that haven’t previously been used on the show.
Next up, we’re getting fan favorites back on the show for the first-ever invitational tournament.
Austin Rogers, who gained many fans during his initial stint on Jeopardy, will return alongside Andrew He, Amy Schneider, and Sam Buttrey.
The Jeopardy! invitational tournament has some big names
The cast also includes Brandon Blackwell, Colby Burnett, Lily Chin, Arthur Chu, Leonard Cooper, Celeste Dinucci, Chuck Forrest, Dhruv Gaur, Victoria Groce, and Ben Ingram.
Matt Jackson, Alex Jacob,...
As the current Tournament of Champions approaches the finish line, we already have confirmation on what’s on tap for the rest of the month.
As expected, more alums will return to the show before we meet new faces in April.
The producers’ aim is for the new players to have original questions that haven’t previously been used on the show.
Next up, we’re getting fan favorites back on the show for the first-ever invitational tournament.
Austin Rogers, who gained many fans during his initial stint on Jeopardy, will return alongside Andrew He, Amy Schneider, and Sam Buttrey.
The Jeopardy! invitational tournament has some big names
The cast also includes Brandon Blackwell, Colby Burnett, Lily Chin, Arthur Chu, Leonard Cooper, Celeste Dinucci, Chuck Forrest, Dhruv Gaur, Victoria Groce, and Ben Ingram.
Matt Jackson, Alex Jacob,...
- 3/14/2024
- by Paul Dailly
- Monsters and Critics
Jeopardy! fans rejoice. Some of the competition’s greatest champions are returning for the upcoming, first-ever Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament, including the 2021 Professors Tournament winner Sam Buttrey, the 2021 Tournament of Champions winner Sam Kavanaugh, and 2022 Tournament of Champions winner Amy Schneider. However, one notable key player that is missing from the list below is the show’s highest-earning contestant Brad Rutter, despite fan’s hoping for an appearance from the 2001 Tournament of Champions winner. This debut season of the tournament will be the first to feature invite-only champions and fan favorites from the past, as they return to the stage to compete for $100,000 grand prize as well as an invitation to compete in the upcoming 2024 Jeopardy Masters tournament. The full list of this year’s Jit competitors can be seen below. Brandon Blackwell, a 2008 Teen Tournament semifinalist and current competitor on ABC’s “The Chase” originally from Jamaica, N.Y. Colby Burnett,...
- 3/13/2024
- TV Insider
ABC’s summer schedule will include the return of The Wonder Years, Judge Steve Harvey, and Claim to Fame. The network’s summer primetime lineup will also feature new seasons of The Bachelorette, Generation Gap, Press Your Luck, and The Chase.
ABC’s summer 2023 schedule:
Monday, May 8
8:00-9:00 p.m. – Jeopardy! Masters (series premiere)
Tuesday, May 9
9:00-10:00 p.m. – Judge Steve Harvey (season premiere)
Wednesday, May 24
8:00-9:00 p.m. – Jeopardy! Masters (season finale)
9:00-10:00 p.m. – The Prank Panel (special preview)
Wednesday, June 14
8:00-9:00 p.m. – Judge Steve Harvey (new night/time)
9:00-10:00 p.m. – The Wonder Years (season premiere)
Monday, June 26
8:00-9:00 p.m. – Claim to Fame (season premiere)
9:00-11:00 p.m. – The Bachelorette (season premiere)
Thursday, June 29
8:00-9:00 p.m. – Press Your Luck (season premiere)
9:00-10:00 p.m.
ABC’s summer 2023 schedule:
Monday, May 8
8:00-9:00 p.m. – Jeopardy! Masters (series premiere)
Tuesday, May 9
9:00-10:00 p.m. – Judge Steve Harvey (season premiere)
Wednesday, May 24
8:00-9:00 p.m. – Jeopardy! Masters (season finale)
9:00-10:00 p.m. – The Prank Panel (special preview)
Wednesday, June 14
8:00-9:00 p.m. – Judge Steve Harvey (new night/time)
9:00-10:00 p.m. – The Wonder Years (season premiere)
Monday, June 26
8:00-9:00 p.m. – Claim to Fame (season premiere)
9:00-11:00 p.m. – The Bachelorette (season premiere)
Thursday, June 29
8:00-9:00 p.m. – Press Your Luck (season premiere)
9:00-10:00 p.m.
- 3/25/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
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