Jeopardy!’s cream of the crop contestants are coming together for a three-week tournament billed as one of the game show’s biggest competitions to date, Jeopardy! Masters. Six of the most elite contestants in recent memory will battle for the $500,000 cash price and the esteemed Trebek Trophy. Jeopardy! veteran Ken Jennings will replace Mayim Bialik as host for this special occasion, and the show’s format will follow a relatively similar format as its original counterpart… for the most part.
The show will follow Jeopardy!’s half-hour model. Jeopardy!, Double Jeopardy!, and Final Jeopardy! will all still be key elements in this competition, but instead of earning cumulative numbers at the end of each round, contestants will be awarded points; the winner will receive three points, the runner-up will receive one, and whoever is in third place will receive zero. Additionally, while normal Jeopardy! conceals where on the board the Double Jeopardy! is hiding, Jeopardy! Masters will disclose the secret to the audience, amplifying our anticipation.
This is Jeopardy! like you’ve never seen it before. For more information about where and when to catch each new episode, read on. After all, you don’t want to be the only one at the office not in the know.
The official ‘Jeopardy! Masters’ tournament schedule
There will be a total of 10 episodes, each running an hour long. In total, the competition will include 20 games. Jeopardy! Masters aired its first episode on May 8 on ABC and will culminate with its final episode on May 24.
To keep up to date with America’s biggest and brightest game show, here’s the full schedule below:
- May 8: “Games 1 & 2”
- May 9: “Games 3 & 4”
- May 10: “Games 5 & 6”
- May 12: “Games 7 & 8”
- May 15: “Games 9 & 10”
- May 16: “Games 11 & 12”
- May 17 “Games 13 & 14″
- May 22: “Semifinals 1 & 2”
- May 23: “Semifinals 3 & 4”
- May 24: “The Finals”
Jeopardy! Masters airs during the aforementioned dates on ABC at 8pm ET/5pm PT.
