From the Las Vegas Hilton, let’s meet today’s celebrity contestants: – Eric Idle, an actor and comedian from Monty Python’s Flying Circus, playing for Friends of the Los Angeles Free Clinic;– Dana Delany, an actress from China Beach, playing for … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jul. 30 – encore from Feb. 7, 2001

From the Las Vegas Hilton, let’s meet today’s celebrity contestants: – Charles Barkley, a former pro basketball player from Turner Network Television, playing for Cornerstone Schools of Alabama;– Martha Stewart, a TV personality from Martha Stewart Living, playing for College … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Jul. 29 – encore from Feb. 6, 2001

Let’s meet today’s celebrity contestants: Harry Connick, Jr., a musician and actor from Hope Floats, playing for Jimmy Fund; Nathan Lane, an actor from The Producers, playing for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS; and Jodie Foster, an actress, director and producer … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Jul. 28 – encore from Feb. 5, 2001

Let’s meet today’s contestants for the first celebrity Jeopardy! in the Trebek era: Regis Philbin, a TV host from Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, is playing for Cardinal Hayes High School; Donna Mills, an actress from Knots Landing. is … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Jul. 27 – encore from Oct. 26, 1992

Let’s meet the contestants for game two of the final of the 10th Anniversary Tournament: Leslie Frates, a Spanish teacher from Hayward, California, earned $100 yesterday; Tom Nosek, an engineer from Torrance, California, brings over a score of $13,600 from … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Jul. 24 – encore from Dec. 3, 1993

Let’s meet today’s contestants: Murdock Martin, a graduate student originally from Moss Point, Mississippi, taught in Taiwan; Barbara Prideaux, a teacher from St. Charles, Missouri, helps other teachers to build self-esteem; and Frank Spangenberg, a police officer from Flushing, New … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jul. 23 – encore from Jan. 15, 1990

Let’s meet today’s contestants: Linda Alznauer, a student and actress originally from Los Angeles, California, stumped the band on Carson’s Tonight Show; Susan McGowan, an office automation manager from San Francisco, California, has experienced a different reality; and Chuck Forrest, … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Jul. 22 – encore from Oct. 4, 1985

Let’s meet today’s contestants: Paul Schaeffer, a registered nurse originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, really is a registered nurse; Lynne Crawford, a carpenter originally from West Springfield, Massachusetts, really is a carpenter; and Greg Hopkins, an energy demonstrator from Waverly, Ohio, … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Jul. 21 – encore from Sept. 11, 1984

This is Jeopardy!, back on the air for the first time since 1979, with new host Alex Trebek, who you know from High Rollers, Pitfall and Battlestars. Let’s meet today’s contestants: Frank Selevan, an advertising copywriter originally from Miami, Florida, … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Jul. 20 – encore from Sept. 10, 1984

Here are the finalists as we wrap up the 2019 Tournament of Champions: Francois Barcomb, who earned $1,800 in yesterday’s game; James Holzhauer, who enters today with $49,326; and Emma Boettcher, who takes a score of $26,400 from the first … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Jul. 17 – 2019 Tournament of Champions final game 2

Here are the finalists for the 2019 Tournament of Champions: Francois Barcomb, who knew yesterday that “It’s not Pascal”; James Holzhauer, who doesn’t mind a pay cut and playing “penny ante” Jeopardy!; and Emma Boettcher, who was contacted by a … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jul. 16 – 2019 Tournament of Champions final game 1

Here are today’s contestants as the Tournament of Champions semifinals conclude: Francois Barcomb, a teacher from New York, helped raise money for a cancer patient student’s travel expenses; Gilbert Collins, a university administrator from New Jersey, came up with the … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Jul. 15 – 2019 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 3

Here are today’s contestants for day two of the Tournament of Champions semifinals: James Holzhauer, a professional sports gambler from Nevada, whose daughter won’t let him go incognito; Steven Grade, a sports industry consultant from Georgia, is going to New … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Jul. 14 – 2019 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 2

Here are today’s contestants as the Tournament of Champions moves into the semifinals: Emma Boettcher, a user experience librarian from Illinois, makes sure the library is user-friendly; Dhruv Gaur, a student from Georgia, cut off his hair on a bet … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Jul. 13 – 2019 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 1

Here are today’s champions: Ryan Fenster, a graduate student from Washington state, is still living down the infamous football category; Steven Grade, a sports industry consultant from Georgia, took a shave off his playoff beard; and Francois Barcomb, a teacher … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Jul. 10 – 2019 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 5

Here are today’s champions: Josh Hill, a network engineer from Arkansas, annoyed Alex by mentioning Wheel of Fortune; Eric R. Backes, an attorney and government relations professional from Florida, whose young daughter wasn’t sure how daddy was both on TV … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jul. 9 – 2019 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 4

Here are today’s champions: James Holzhauer, a professional sports gambler from Nevada, got the key to the Strip “disguised” as hockey’s Mark Stone; Alan Dunn, a software development manager from Georgia, always looks great, as does Alex; and Lindsey Shultz. … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Jul. 8 – 2019 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 3

Here are today’s champions: Rachel Lindgren, an astronomy interpreter from Oregon, brings customers to her favorite bar with watch parties; Dhruv Gaur, a student from Georgia, got a musical tribute at Brown; and Rob Worman. an engagement manager from Minnesota, … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Jul. 7 – 2019 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 2

Here are today’s contestants as we start the 2019 Tournament of Champions: Gilbert Collins, a university administrator from New Jersey, kept his word to give 1% of his winnings to his kids; Anneke Garcia, an industrial design consultant from Utah, … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Jul. 6 – 2019 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 1

Game one of the two-game 2019 Teachers Tournament final gave us this matchup: Sara, middle school instrumental music from Maryland, is inspired by Post-It Notes from students; Francois, 11th grade physics from New York, works out, I mean, socializes with … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Jul. 3 (encore from May 16, 2019)

Here are today’s very well-qualified contestants: Emma, a user experience librarian from Illinois, did her master’s paper on Jeopardy!; Jay, a senior research engineer from Georgia, memorized the entire first edition of Trivial Pursuit; and James, a professional sports gambler … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jul. 2 (encore from Jun. 3, 2019)