‘Jeopardy!’ Contestant Recounts Filming Last Shows Before Pandemic: ‘It Was Scary’ [Exclusive] Pandemic protocols are now another part of life on set, but what was it like to film one of the hottest game shows in America only days before the world shut down? Senior Showbiz Cheat Sheet...
Ben Chan comes into Game 2 of the Final with a 1-game lead after a stunning turnaround in Game 1’s Final Jeopardy round last night. Troy is still the favorite to take any individual game, but Ben is one win closer to that $250,000 top prize. I’m also interested in seeing how ...
The last semi-final game of Jeopardy!‘s Champions Wildcard tournament proved controversial on Tuesday night (February 20), as one contestant was trumped by a “very confusing” presidential clue. Alex Gordon, a surgical resident originally from Somers, New York, faced off against Jesse Matheny,...
“A recent vinyl resurgence has been aided by this musician, who built a pressing plant in his Detroit hometown.” Julie buzzed in first and guessed, “Who is Eminem?” Alas, another contestant chimed in with the correct answer. Watch this happen below, and read more about Jack White’s...
Before I was a contestant on theJeopardy!stage, I was aJeopardy!viewer at home. Growing up, there were more evenings when I watchedJeopardy!than evenings when I didn’t. I have to imagine it was all mystifying at first, oddly worded clues referring to things I knew nothing about, miss...
Anytime Test weeks after news of her cancer diagnosis and auditioned the night before her surgery. She returns for the ToC cancer-free and inspires us all. MARGARET SHELTON Margaret Shelton, a homemaker from Pittsburgh, lived out her childhood dream by becoming a contestant on Jeopardy!. Her ...
All three contestants came up blank on the clue, including champion Sandie Baker, who was winning by so much that she couldn't lose no matter how much her opponents rallied. It's not particularly notable when a contestant misses a Final Jeopardy! clue, but last night it was. Why?
Each hour-long show consisted of two half-hour games, and the player with the highest point total across the two games would be the winner for the night. The first contestant to win three of the hour-long episodes would be declared the champion. ...
Some of you might know me from my days as a Jeopardy contestant. I competed on the show in 2016, won the tournament of champions in 2017 and was even a guest host in 2021. But well-before I was on Jeopardy… I was–like 25 million other people–watching it on tv. Every night at...
no he does not. He lets us write the clues and we tell him how to pronounce some of the names. He trusts that we know what we’re doing. It happens to us, too, where, “Well, I’ve never heard this word before, but I think I can make it come out of a contestant’s mouth...