Who plays in the tournament "Jeopardy! Masters" - and everything we know so far

The new elite tournament will soon be broadcast in prime time.


Danger! Fans have another special event to hope for. In January, the producers announced the next tournament Danger! Mastery , which will put the cream of Quiz's show cultivate each other. When The Wrap reported the news for the first time, few details were available on the next series. But more details have emerged on Danger! Mastery In recent weeks, including who will play in it and when it is broadcast. Read the rest for everything we know so far on the new elite tournament.

Read this then: Danger! Champion James Holzhauer said the recent winner "should obtain a life ban."

Ken Jennings will host the event.

Ken Jennings in 2020
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Ancient Danger! champion and one of the current hosts of the show, Ken Jennings , was announced as the host of Danger! Mastery . He is currently sharing accommodation tasks with the actor Mayim Bialik . THE Call me kat Star has organized the High School of the show's high school tournament since February 20, letting some fans wonder When Jennings returns . However, the producers said an episode of the podcast Inside Jeopardy! The fact that Jennings will be back after this special series will end on March 9. As the Wrap noted, Jennings' initial pretension to glory is its 74 -game race as a competitor in 2004. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

It will be broadcast in prime time.

Still from the 2022 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions
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While ABC has not yet announced a first date to Danger! Mastery , TV Insider reports that the executive producer Michael Davies revealed on Inside Jeopardy! This The tournament will be composed 10 hour -long special specials to the network in prime time. Producer Sarah Foss Added that each hour will be made up of two half-hour games. The intention is for Danger! Mastery be an annual event in the future. "It's our Super Bowl," said Davies.

According The US sun , THE The episodes are starting to film March 14 and 15.

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The six Mastery The candidates were announced.

James Holzhauer on Jeopardy!
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There is no mystery as to who will be involved in this new series. The show announced the six Danger! Champions recovering behind their podiums Danger! Mastery . Fans can wait impatiently Matt Amodio ,, Sam Buttrey ,, Andrew He ,, James Holzhauer ,, Mattea Roach , And Amy Schneider compete against each other.

Davies revealed how the tournament would be structured and marked on Inside Jeopardy! As reported by TV Insider, he explained that each competitor will appear with each episode, and the tournament will be a "system based on the league" and a "system based on points", in which the rankings will be greater than money .

"These are really victories," said Davies on the podcast. "And it's about winning matches. And we want to reward victory. There will be a bonus to finish second, but it's really about winning matches."

Davies also explained how candidates will be chosen in the future.

Still from 2021 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions promo
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Although it will be the first Danger! Mastery Tournament, producers already know how they will choose players for the years to come. First, as Davies explained on the Podcast, the three best candidates for this year tournament will be automatically invited. And the last three will not be entirely lucky - they will have the opportunity to meet through a few other sites.

"[Q] ualifying for Danger! Master S will be a combination of [ Champions tournament ] winning next year and a new tournament, which we have not yet scheduled, but we are verbally committed today, which is the JIT, the Danger! Invitation tournament , where we will invite past champions, spent great players, players from previous seasons, "said Davies." Mastery . ""


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