Ken Jennings, Brad Rutter and James Holtzhauer are battling for a $1 million jackpot in addition to their previous winnings. The first player to win three hour-long matches will take home the top prize. Each match consists of two regular games featuring the Jeopardy!, Double Jeopardy! and Final Jeopardy! rounds, including the typical three Daily Doubles. The two runners-up will settle for a $250,000 prize each.
With three champions who have dominated lesser opponents in their various past "Jeopardy!" runs, the degree of difficulty has been raised. The answers are more difficult, leading to few more missed questions than usual despite he highest caliber of players.
Before the $1.5 million in total prizes are awarded, the dollar values on the board instead show up as point values.
he first night of pre-recorded matches aired on Tuesday, Jan. 7. The tournament could last nearly two weeks if necessary, with the final episode shown Friday, Jan. 17. All episodes are broadcast on ABC.
Here's the Jeopardy! TV schedule for the entire tournament:
Episode Date Time (TV channel)
Match 1 Tuesday, Jan. 7 8-9 p.m. ET (ABC)
Match 2 Wednesday, Jan. 8 8-9 p.m. ET (ABC)
Match 3 Thursday, Jan. 9 8-9 p.m. ET (ABC)
Match 4 Tuesday, Jan. 14 8-9 p.m. ET (ABC)
Match 5 (if necessary) Wednesday, Jan. 15 8-9 p.m. ET (ABC)
Match 6 (if necessary) Thursday, Jan. 16 8-9 p.m. ET (ABC)
Match 7 (if necessary) Friday Jan. 17 8-9 p.m. ET (ABC)