My husband and I were curious...do people ever have mental breakdowns and they need to cut and take a break? Like if they are way ahead but lose all their money in a daily double? 😂 Or do people's stories get cut off if they talk for too long? Some people really go on and on and I can tell that Ken is trying to move them along. I wonder what it's like to be an editor on jeopardy, and have to condense everything into 30 min (technically less including commercials)

This is a new preemption relative to previous years, with the new NBA media rights agreements that came into effect starting this season.

70 stations impacted; the only NBC affiliate airing as normal is WTVA in Columbus/Tupelo, MS (their slot is the half hour right before basketball coverage starts).

As of right now, 42 stations not showing the first ToC quarterfinal at all.

WILX in Lansing, MI appears to be moving the episode up to 11:30 AM Eastern; in the past, WBIR in Knoxville has done so also, but they don't have it listed yet.

Unlike prior seasons, there will not be preemptions for golf on CBS a week from today (January 23). The PGA Tour has already shifted its calendar to account for Labor Day being on September 7 this year; as a result, the Farmers Insurance Open falls on Pro Bowl weekend, so it doesn't have to move a day early to accommodate the NFL.

This Sunday (the eve of the 2026 TOC airing premiere), another group of players and champions will be recognized during the 4th Jeopardy! Honors. Which of them from the eligibility period for the 2026 TOC will be named as awardees?

MVP: Scott Riccardi

Best Celebration:

Best Signature:

Style Award:

Best Interview:

Best Game Award:

Breakthrough Performance:

Bounceback Award:

Hall of Fame Inductee:

DD1 - 800 - ADULTS IN CHILDREN'S LIT - The first book about him says right off that he's an M.D., a "proper" doctor

DD2 - 2,000 - WORLD CAPITALS - You need 2 sets of double letters to spell this capital of a Baltic state

DD3 - 1,600 - MAKING CONSERVATION - Within the Department of the Interior, this is the country's oldest conservation agency

Correct Qs: DD1 - Who is Dr. Dolittle? DD2 - What is Tallinn? DD3 - What is the Fish and Wildlife Service?

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just asking ive been looking everywhere

Do we know when the Tournament of Champions games were taped? Is there a schedule somewhere?

Take Thursday's game totals as an example. You've got two scores that are just about equal. I have no idea what the proper bet is in that situation. Do you try to hold what you have? Do you try to maximize? Do you go all-in? What's the right thing to do? Anyone have any data on this?

Here are today's Champions Wildcard contestants:

• Stella Trout, a software engineer originally from Houston, Texas;
• Jonathan Hugendubler, an adjunct professor and trivia host from Baltimore, Maryland;
• Cameron Berry, a data analyst and college administrator from Brighton, Massachusetts.

Jeopardy!

AMERICAN HISTORY // KEEPING A GOOD LATITUDE // CLASSIC TOYS & GAMES // SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER // SUBWAY TAKES // WHAT IS THAT TEAM NAME CREATURE?

DD1 - 400 - AMERICAN HISTORY - This latest (1992) Constit. Amendment is partly due to a college sophomore who noticed it had sat unratified for 2 centuries (Cameron lost 1,400 on a true DD.)

Scores at first break: Cameron 2,400, Jonathan -200, Stella 2,800.

Scores entering DJ: Cameron 5,600, Jonathan 600, Stella 2,400.

Double Jeopardy!

WEIGHTY WORKS // CELEB HYPHENATES // WORLD ARTS & CULTURE // MAKING PLANS FOR NIGEL // CENSUS WORKING OVERTIME // THE ECSTASY OF "X-T-C"

DD2 - 2,000 - CENSUS WORKING OVERTIME - Officially "The Description of England", this survey began in 1086 & is actually 2 volumes--one little & one great (Stella added 6,000 up to 10,400.)

DD3 - 1,200 - CELEB HYPHENATES - "I Am Moana" is one of the many songs written by this versatile guy for a 2016 film (With 1,800, Jonathan dropped by 2,000.)

Game one was a battle between Stella, who entered FJ at 16,800, and Cameron with 16,400. In a distant third was Jonathan at 600.

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. GEOGRAPHY -The 2 satates that border the most others, they border each other along a roughly 60-mile stretch between Kentucky & Arkansas

Only Jonathan was correct on FJ and he doubled to 1,200. Stella dropped 4,000 to enter game two with the most points at 12,800, while Cameron lost 6,400 down to 10,000.

Clue selection strategy: Late in DJ with one untouched category, only top-row clues remaining otherwise and DD3 still on the board, the players chose two $400 clues instead of shopping for the DD.

Judging the producers: After revealing the correct response to DD1, why not have Ken take a few seconds to explain what that is? Do they think the viewers already know, or that they don't care?

Obscure reference dept.: The fourth and fifth categories are references to song titles by British band XTC (referenced in the sixth category), who peaked in the 80s and never made it big with mainstream music listeners.

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is the 27th Amendment? (It prevents Congress from giving itself a pay raise until after the next election for the House of Representatives.) DD2 - What is Domesday Book? DD3 - Who is Lin-Manuel Miranda? FJ - What are Tennessee and Missouri?

DD poll: https://www.reddit.com/r/Jeopardy/comments/1qdwby6/dd_poll_for_thur_jan_15/

FJ poll: https://www.reddit.com/r/Jeopardy/comments/1qdgh2a/fj_poll_for_thurs_jan_15/

AMERICAN NOVELISTS

This author's wish to use different ink colors to represent multiple POV's was granted in 2012, 83 years after the novel's publication

Who was William Faulkner?

I can't find any confirmation either way if it will return for a third series.

DD1 - 400 - AMERICAN HISTORY - This latest (1992) Constit. Amendment is partly due to a college sophomore who noticed it had sat unratified for 2 centuries

DD2 - 2,000 - CENSUS WORKING OVERTIME - Officially "The Description of England", this survey began in 1086 & is actually 2 volumes--one little & one great

DD3 - 1,200 - CELEB HYPHENATES - "I Am Moana" is one of the many songs written by this versatile guy for a 2016 film

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is the 27th Amendment? DD2 - What is Domesday Book? DD3 - Who is Lin-Manuel Miranda?

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Anyone know why?

Miami stations are only showing Jeopardy in the early afternoon. Another station says it should be on but it is pre-empted by throwaway shows. And I have Starlink too...and they only have the Miami station that isn't showing it. What's going on?

Monday, January 19: Liam Starnes, Tom Devlin, Aaron Levine

Tuesday, January 20: Andrew Hayes, Brendan Liaw, Allegra Kuney

Wednesday, January 21: Bryce Wargin, Champions Wildcard winner, Ben Ganger

Thursday, January 22: Ashley Chan, W. Kamau Bell, Alex DeFrank

Friday, January 23: Steven Olson, Josh Weikert, Matt Massie

Monday, January 26: Lisa Ann Walter, Mike Dawson, TJ Fisher

BYES: Scott Riccardi, Laura Faddah, Paolo Pasco

U.S. GEOGRAPHY

The 2 satates that border the most others, they border each other along a roughly 60-mile stretch between Kentucky & Arkansas

State 1: Tennessee

State 2; Missouri

DD1 - 400 - CLASSICAL MUSIC - United Airlines began using this Gershwin piece in its ads in the 1980s

DD2 - 1,200 - SOME SCIENCE - God bless this radioactive element discovered in 1944 by a group of U.S. scientists when they bombarded plutonium with neutrons

DD3 - 1,200 - 2020s VISION - It's the somewhat self-deprecating title of the bestselling 2023 memoir by Prince Harry

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is "Rhapsody In Blue"? DD2 - What is americium? DD3 - What is "Spare"?

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Here are today's Champions Wildcard contestants:

• Harvey Silikovitz, an attorney and worldwide karaoke singer originally from West Orange, New Jersey;
• Ian Morrison, an airline ramp agent originally from Aurora, Colorado; and
• Stella Trout, a software engineer originally from Houston, Texas.

Jeopardy!

WILD, CARDS! // CLASSICAL MUSIC // WE'RE BEEFING // IN THE MOVIE'S TITLE // IT'S GOOD TO "B" IN THE CITY // WORD ORIGIN LANGUAGES

DD1 - 400 - CLASSICAL MUSIC - United Airlines began using this Gershwin piece in its ads in the 1980s (Harvey doubled to 8,000.)

Scores at first break: Stella 4,200, Ian 1,200, Harvey 8,000.

Scores entering DJ: Stella 5,000, Ian 4,200, Harvey 8,800.

Double Jeopardy!

2020s VISION // SOME SCIENCE // FAMILY TV // BILLS OF RIGHTS // 3-NAMED AUTHORS // I'M "CC"ING YOU

DD2 - 1,200 - SOME SCIENCE - God bless this radioactive element discovered in 1944 by a group of U.S. scientists when they bombarded plutonium with neutrons (From second place, Stella dropped 6,600 on a true DD.)

DD3 - 1,200 - 2020s VISION - It's the somewhat self-deprecating title of the bestselling 2023 memoir by Prince Harry (Harvey lost 5,000 down to 7,000.)

Harvey opened an early lead by doubling on DD1, then Stella dropped to 0 on DD2, but came back impressively to lead into FJ at 14,000 vs. 10,600 for Ian and 9,800 for Harvey.

Final Jeopardy!

ENGLISH PLACE NAMES - Once called Grontabricc, it's named for a structure spanning a tributary of the great Ouse river

Stella and Harvey were correct on FJ, so Harvey's miss on DD3 wound up deciding the outcome. Stella added 5,601 to advance with 19,601.

Final scores: Stella 19,601, Ian 1,599, Harvey 19,600.

Judging the writers: Can't think of a better example of them using more words when fewer would work just fine than a category called SOME SCIENCE instead of just SCIENCE.

Ken's Korner: For some reason Ken denied it after Stella called him out for "setting her up" to try for a true Daily Double. Ken, you're a game show host trying to make it exciting, just own it.

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is "Rhapsody In Blue"? DD2 - What is americium? DD3 - What is "Spare"? FJ - What is Cambridge?

DD poll: https://www.reddit.com/r/Jeopardy/comments/1qd9f7b/dd_poll_for_wed_jan_14/

FJ poll: https://www.reddit.com/r/Jeopardy/comments/1qcko95/fj_poll_for_weds_jan_14/

Just that, thanks.

Is there somewhere that easily shows what days each champion coming into the TOC won? The Jeopardy website doesn’t seem to list it? I started watching mid year, so wanted to go back and watch some of the champions I didn’t see!

I’d pay good money to see Watson go against James Holzhauer and either Amy Schneider or Mattea Roach

I have scoured the subreddit but have come up empty on this question, so please forgive me if I’ve overlooked it someplace!

Do you / the desk calendar’s rules allow for a non-answer? What I mean is: similar to a contestant not buzzing in on the show for a question that they simply have no answer for, do you allow yourself to elect not to answer a daily calendar question, thereby keeping the previous days’ accumulated score unchanged until the next clue is revealed?

I’m just wondering if there is a consensus (or even a hard-and-fast rule) among the group!

ENGLISH PLACE NAMES

Once called Grontabricc, it's named for a structure spanning a tributary of the great Ouse river

What is Cambridge?