Tournament of Champions and More

Jeopardy! has introduced the postseason gamers and schedules. Govt producers Sarah Whitcomb-Foss and Michael Davies introduced the information on the Inside Jeopardy! podcast on Monday, November 17.

Present champion Harrison Whitaker is not going to be within the 2026 Event of Champions as his run got here too late into the season. Nonetheless, he’ll take part within the 2027 ToC.

Though the EPs introduced the premiere date for Celeb Jeopardy!: All-Stars — February 27 — they instructed followers to “keep tuned” and “use their imaginations” for the solid, which might’t be introduced simply but.

Pop Tradition Jeopardy! Season 2 continues to be auditioning, and Davies shared that celebrities in addition to Jeopardy! champions and former contestants have an interest.

Discover out who will probably be within the postseason tournaments under as Ken Jennings returns to host.

• Second Probability Event — performed for 3 weeks beginning December 15, the winners in every week will advance to the Champions Wildcard for an opportunity to play within the 2026 Event of Champions
  • Evan Argyle, an information scientist from Salt Lake Metropolis, Utah
  • Abigail Arnold, an educational administrator from Waltham, Massachusetts
  • Man Branum, a author and comic from West Hollywood, California
  • Bob Callen, a retired librarian from Lexington, Kentucky
  • Ricky Chandak, a monetary assurance senior from Boston, Massachusets
  • Dondi DeMarco, an operations govt from New York, N.Y.
  • Rachael Grey, a graduate pupil from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
  • Mustafa Hameed, an lawyer from Los Angeles, California
  • Jenna Hayes, an lawyer from New York, N.Y.
  • Aaron Himmel, a stay-at-home dad initially from Lengthy Island, N.Y.
  • Melanie Hirsch, an lawyer from Silver Spring, Maryland
  • Eugene Huang, a trainer from Paramus, New Jersey
  • Emily Johnson, a dogwalker from Honolulu, Hawaii
  • Pete Johnston, a filmmaker and educator initially from Alma, Michigan
  • Erin Li, a psychiatrist from New York, N.Y.
  • Ivanna Lopez, a librarian initially from Tampa, Florida
  • Molly Murray, an English professor from New York, N.Y.
  • Erik Nielsen, a voice actor from Hollywood, California
  • Keegan Olson, a guide from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • Dan Puma, a salesman from Chicago, Illinois
  • Ryan Sharpe, a current graduate from Oakville, Ontario, Canada
  • Michelle Tsai, a tutor initially from Honolulu, Hawaii
  • Chris Turner-Neal, a author from New Orleans, La.
  • Andrew Wang, a medical pupil from Winnetka, Illinois
  • Dave Widmayer, a trivia host from Portland, Oregon
  • Allison Willard, a paralegal from Weddington, North Carolina
  • Jasmine Zhou, an ASIC engineer from Woodland, California

• Champions Wildcard — beginning January 5 for 2 weeks, the winner of this event secures a berth within the ToC. The roster options one and two-day champions. Plus, the three-day champions who didn’t make it to the ToC and people who superior from Second Probability.
  • Geoff Barnes, an analyst from Washington, D.C.
  • Cameron Berry, an information analyst and school administrator from Brighton, Massachusetts
  • Dave Bond, an artwork pupil from Rochester, N.Y.
  • James Corson, a nuclear engineer from Frederick, Maryland
  • Jonathan Hugendubler, an adjunct professor and trivia host from Baltimore, Maryland
  • Invoice McKinney, a VP of eating places and bars from San Diego, California
  • Ian Morrison, an airline ramp agent initially from Aurora, Colorado
  • Harvey Silikovitz, an lawyer and worldwide karaoke singer initially from West Orange, New Jersey
  • Jason Singer, an actual property agent from Portland, Maine
  • Vickie Talvola, a quantitative dealer from Jersey Metropolis, New Jersey
  • Stella Trout, a software program engineer initially from Houston, Texas
  • Dargan Ware, an lawyer and author from Bessemer, Alabama
  • Second Probability Week 1 Winner TBD
  • Second Probability Week 2 Winner TBD
  • Second Probability Week 3 Winner TBD

• Event of Champions — kicking off January 19, the ToC is the marquee occasion of the Jeopardy! season. The ToC options the gamers who received probably the most video games through the eligibility interval, plus the winner of Champions Wildcard, and Celeb Jep! champions. 
  • Scott Riccardi, a 16-game super-champion from Somerville, N.J.
  • Laura Faddah, an eight-game champion from Memphis, Tenn.
  • Paolo Pasco, a seven-game champion initially from San Diego, Calif.
  • Andrew Hayes, a six-game champion initially from Tupelo, Miss.
  • Liam Starnes, a six-game champion from Columbus, Ohio
  • Josh Weikert, a six-game champion from Collegeville, Pa.
  • Ben Ganger, a five-game champion from Goshen, Ind.
  • TJ Fisher, a five-game champion from San Francisco, Calif.
  • Alex DeFrank, a four-game champion from Brooklyn, N.Y.
  • Allegra Kuney, a four-game champion from New Brunswick, N.J.
  • Steven Olson, a four-game champion from Princeton, In poor health.
  • Bryce Wargin, four-game champion from Kansas Metropolis, Mo.
  • Ashley Chan, a four-game champion from Lewisville, Texas
  • Matt Massie, a three-game champion initially from South Charleston, W.Va.
  • Tom Devlin, a three-game champion from Washington, D.C.
  • Brendan Liaw, a three-game champion from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • Mike Dawson, a three-game champion from Portland, Ore.
  • Aaron Levine, a three-game champion from Seattle, Wash.
  • Lisa Ann Walter, Celeb Jeopardy! Season 2 champion initially from Washington, D.C.
  • W. Kamau Bell, Celeb Jeopardy! Season 3 champion from Oakland, Calif.
  • Champions Wildcard Winner TBD

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Second Probability Event, beginning December 15, examine native listings 

Champions Wild Card, beginning January 5, examine native listings 

Event of Champions, beginning January 19, examine native listings, 

Pop Tradition Jeopardy!, TBD 2026, Netflix

Celeb Jeopardy!: All-Stars, Fridays, beginning February 27, ABC