Jeopardy! has found its final Tournament of Champions competitor as Rowan Ward was crowned Jeopardy! Second Chance’s Week 2 winner following Week 1’s Jessica Stephens. The non-binary player and fan favorite is a chart caller, writer, and editor from Chicago, Illinois, and they will soon face a handful of other strong Jeopardy! competitors in the highly-anticipated Tournament of Champions which kicks off on Monday, October 31. Ward earned a spot among the Second Chance ranks after they nobly played against Matt Amodio and nearly beat the multi-game-winner. Now, they could have a chance to face Amodio again, but only time will tell as Ward will first have to compete against Courtney Shah and John Focht in the episode airing Thursday, November 3, as teased in the recently revealed Toc matchups. Ward beat out their fellow Second Chance finalists in Week 2 for the coveted spot after playing against law student Jack Weller and interpreter Sadie Goldberger.
- 10/28/2022
- TV Insider
If at first you don’t succeed, well, Jeopardy! will give you another shot!
The venerable game show revealed on Tuesday the 18 contestants returning for the first-ever Second Chance tournament, which will air over two weeks beginning Oct. 17.
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The contest finds players who didn’t become Jeopardy! champions in their initial appearances returning for what Sony Pictures Television is dubbing “an unprecedented opportunity to change history.” Each of the two...
The venerable game show revealed on Tuesday the 18 contestants returning for the first-ever Second Chance tournament, which will air over two weeks beginning Oct. 17.
More from TVLineJeopardy! Eyeing 'Pro-Level' SpinoffCelebrity Jeopardy!: McU's Simu Liu Among Contestants in Mayim Bialik-Hosted Primetime EditionTVLine Items: Barry Adds Mad Men Alum, Jeopardy! Hosts Unite and More
The contest finds players who didn’t become Jeopardy! champions in their initial appearances returning for what Sony Pictures Television is dubbing “an unprecedented opportunity to change history.” Each of the two...
- 10/11/2022
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Jeopardy!‘s filming for Season 39 is just beginning and the executive producers of the game show are revealing which individuals will be back for the buzzed-about tournament that will determine which two individuals win a spot in the upcoming Tournament of Champions. The two-week run will consist of 18 returning competitors going head-to-head for the coveted Tournament of Champions positions. In Week 1, nine contestants will compete in regular games Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. On Thursday and Friday, the winners from Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday will play against one another to determine who will become the first Tournament of Champions competitor. The same process will occur in Week 2. Among the returning contestants are Isaac Applebaum, James Fraser, Sadie Goldberger, Aaron Gulyas, Molly Karol, Alicia O’Hare, Do Park, Tom Philipose, Tracy Pitzel, Nikkee Porcaro, Renee Russell, Pam Schoenberg, Jeff Smith, Sarah Snider, Jessica Stephens, Rowan Ward, Jack Weller, and Cindy Zhang. Set to commence on-air beginning Monday,...
- 8/2/2022
- TV Insider
Viewers are voicing their displeasure with Jeopardy! after a recent ruling during the show’s Final Jeopardy! round seemed inconsistent with previous decisions. The latest incident occurred during the Monday, July 18, episode when contestant Erica Weiner-Amachi wrote an answer that some fans found to be illegible. The fourth-grade teacher from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, scribbled her answer, “Waiting for Godot,” and host Ken Jennings accepted it as a correct answer. This led to some backlash online as viewers recalled a similar situation on the June 22 episode when contestant Sadie Goldberger had her answer disqualified after producers deemed her writing to be illegible. One fan on Twitter shared a side-by-side shot of the two responses, writing, “#Jeopardy this didn’t count, but then this one did??” Others felt the same, with one fan also sharing the two images, writing, “Apparently according to #Jeopardy producers, one of theses [sic] says ‘Waiting for Godot’ while the...
- 7/20/2022
- TV Insider
It’s usually the Jeopardy! contestants who are the subject of mockery for their mistakes and wrong answers, but on the Wednesday, June 22 episode of the long-running game show, it was the production staff in the spotlight. The error came during the Final Jeopardy! clue when eagle-eyed viewers spotted a spelling mistake. The category was 19th Century Literature and the clue read: “This author first thought of a parrot before choosing another bird’ equallly [sp] capable of speech.'” As you can see, the word “equally” includes an extra L. Fans on social media were all over this gaffe, especially as it was less than a week after contestant Sadie Goldberger had her win disqualified in controversial fashion after judges deemed her answer illegible. “Someone tell the #Jeopardy clue writers not to lean on the L button next time,” tweeted one viewer. “The extra L should have been penalized just like a less-than-perfect handwritten “Harriet Tubman,...
- 6/23/2022
- TV Insider
Current Jeopardy! champion Megan Wachspress has had luck on her side throughout her stint on the long-running game show and has now qualified for the Tournament of Champions despite finishing last in winnings. The attorney from Berkeley, California, has shown off her smarts during her five appearances, but there is no denying that luck has played a significant factor in her winning streak. This became clear on Friday, June 17, when contestant Sadie Goldberger appeared to win the game until a controversial call by judges deemed her correct Final Jeopardy! answer illegible, meaning Wachspress was announced the winner. Wachspress’ good fortune continued on Monday, June 20, as she headed into the Final Jeopardy! against contestant Tory Leviton, who had a slight lead over the reigning champ. Both contestants answered incorrectly, but Wachspress won the episode as Leviton wagered more of his earnings, leaving the lawyer with her head in her hands over the miraculous victory.
- 6/21/2022
- TV Insider
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