Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament: next episode, contestants, format and everything we know about the Jeopardy! tournament
Jeopardy! fans have a fun new tournament to watch, as the classic game show has launched the inaugural Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament. Twenty-seven popular and accomplished Jeopardy! players return for this special event that is taking place over the next few weeks.
This is the latest special tournament that Jeopardy! has debuted in recent years, including Celebrity Jeopardy! (season 2 of which wrapped up in early 2024) and Jeopardy! Masters in spring 2023 (Jeopardy! Masters 2024 is confirmed to return sometime this year). The big difference between the Invitational Tournament and those other Jeopardy! tournaments is that it won't be airing in primetime, instead taking up the daily Jeopardy! spot that varies depending on where you are.
Find out everything you need to know about the first-ever Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament directly below.
Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament next episode
The third and final round of the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament final between Amy Schneider, Victoria Groce and Andrew He is set to take place tonight, Tuesday, April 9.
Again, this tournament is airing as part of the nationally syndicated daily Jeopardy!, which airs on different channels and different times across the US depending on where you live. If you need to find out those specifics, you can get the channel and time info for your zipcode through the Jeopardy! website.
In most cases, the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament is going to air on one of the four main broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, Fox or NBC), and so is available either through a traditional pay-TV provider, a TV antenna or live TV streaming services like Fubo, Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV or YouTube TV.
Who has advanced in the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament?
Here's who has advanced from the semifinals to the Jeopardy! Invitational finals:
Amy Schneider
Andrew He
Victoria Groce
Jeopardy! Invitational contestants
Some of the best players in Jeopardy! history have been invited back to the Alex Trebek Stage to compete in the 2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament. Here is a complete list of the 27 contestants; some of these past players are deep cuts:
Brandon Blackwell
2008 Teen Tournament Wildcard semifinalist
Chaser in ABC's The Chase season 3
Colby Burnett
2012 Teachers Tournament winner
2013 Tournament of Champions winner
2019 All-Star Games second runner-up (Team Colby)
Sam Buttrey (semifinalist)
2021 Professors Tournament winner
2022 Tournament of Champions second runner-up
2023 Jeopardy! Masters sixth place
Lilly Chin
2017 College Championship Winner
2017 Tournament of Champions Wildcard semifinalist
Arthur Chu
Season 30 11-game super-champion
2014 Tournament of Champions first runner-up
Regular season winnings: $297,200
Leonard Cooper
2013 Teen Tournament winner
2019 All-Star Games competitor (Team Austin)
Celeste DiNucci
Season 22 five-game champion
2007 Tournament of Champions winner
Regular season winnings: $83,601
Chuck Forrest
Season 2 five-game champion
1986 Tournament of Champions winner
Regular season winnings: $72,800
Dhruv Gaur
2018 College Championship winner
2019 Tournament of Champions semifinalist
Victoria Groce (finalist)
Season 22 one-game champion, defeated David Madden
Appeared as chaser on ABC’s The Chase season 3
Regular season winnings: $22,801
Andrew He (finalist)
Season 38 five-game champion
2022 Tournament of Champions first runner-up
2023 Jeopardy! Masters fourth place
Regular season winnings: $157,365
Ben Ingram
Season 29 eight-game champion
2014 Tournament of Champions winner
Regular season winnings: $176,534
Alex Jacob
Season 31 six-game champion
2015 Tournament of Champions winner
Regular season winnings: $149, 802
Matt Jackson (semifinalist)
Season 32 13-game super-champion
2015 Tournament of Champions first runner-up
Regular season winnings: $411,612
MacKenzie Jones
Season 36 eight-game champion
2021 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist
Regular season winnings: $204,808
Sam Kavanaugh (semifinalist)
Season 35 five-game champions
2021 Tournament of Champions winner
Regular season winnings: $156,202
Larissa Kelly (semifinalist)
Season 24 six-game champion
2009 Tournament of Champions first runner-up
2019 All-Star Games winner (Team Brad)
Regular season winnings: $222,597
Alan Lin
Season 33 six-game champion
2017 Tournament of Champion first runner-up
Regular season winnings: $123,600
David Madden (semifinalist)
Season 21/22 19-game super-champion
2019 All-Star Games winner (Team Brad)
Regular season winnings: $430,400
Pam Mueller
2000 College Championship winner
2001 Tournament of Champions semifinalist
2019 All-Star Game second runner-up (Team Colby)
Terry O'Shea
2014 College Championship winner
2014 Tournament of Champions semifinalist
Dan Pawson
Season 24 nine-game winner
2009 Tournament of Champions winner
Regular season winnings: $170,902
Jennifer Quail (semifinalist)
Season 36 eight-game champion
2021 Tournament of Champions first runner-up
Regular season winnings: $228,800
Austin Rogers
Season 34 12-game super-champion
2017 Tournament of Champions second runner-up
Regular season winnings: $411,000
Amy Schneider (finalist)
Season 38 40-game super-champion
2022 Tournament of Champions winner
2023 Jeopardy! Masters fifth place
Regular season winning: $1,382,800
Monica Thieu
2012 College Championship winner
2013 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist
2019 All-Star Games first runner-up (Team Ken)
Jason Zuffranieri
Season 35/36 19-game super-champion
2021 Tournament of Champions semifinalist
Regular season winnings: $532,496
Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament format
The Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament will feature nine quarterfinal games of Jeopardy! (three players each), with the winners from each moving on to three semifinal games. Those winners will then move onto the finals, which is a "best of four," with the first contestant to win two games being the first Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament champion.
There is no indication at this time that the game play will be any different than traditional Jeopardy! So expect two rounds of clues, with Double Jeopardy opportunities sprinkled throughout, all culminating in a Final Jeopardy round. The contestant with the most cash at the end of the game will be the winner.
Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament host
Ken Jennings is going to host the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament. Jennings has become the sole host of Jeopardy!, after he previously shared hosting duties with Mayim Bialik following a search to replace the legendary Alex Trebek.
Jennings is of course himself a former Jeopardy! contestant, widely considered one of the greatest of all time.