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THE TWO MOST-WATCHED SHOWS IN SYNDICATION ‘WHEEL OF FORTUNE’ AND ‘JEOPARDY!’ RENEWED THROUGH 2027-2028
THE TWO MOST-WATCHED SHOWS IN SYNDICATION ‘WHEEL OF FORTUNE’ AND ‘JEOPARDY!’ RENEWED THROUGH 2027-2028 ABC Owned Television Stations Extend Sony Pictures Television’s Hit Game Shows for Five More Seasons Click to download Wheel of Fortune Click to download Jeopardy! LOS ANGELES – January 11, 2023 – Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!, the two most-watched shows in syndication, have been renewed for five more years, it was announced today by Steve LoCascio, President of CBS Media Ventures. The ABC Owned Television Stations have sealed a deal to continue to carry the iconic game shows t...
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‘JEOPARDY!’ ANNOUNCES NEW HIGH SCHOOL REUNION TOURNAMENT AIRING FEBRUARY 20 – MARCH 9, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ‘JEOPARDY!’ ANNOUNCES NEW HIGH SCHOOL REUNION TOURNAMENT AIRING FEBRUARY 20 – MARCH 9, 2023 27 Former Teen Tournament Contestants Will Return To The Alex Trebek Stage For A Shot At The $100,000 Grand Prize And A Spot In The 2023 Tournament Of Champions CULVER CITY, CALIF. (December 5, 2022) – JEOPARDY! announced a new competition today: the JEOPARDY! High School Reunion Tournament, set to air February 20 to March 9, 2023. Four seasons ago, JEOPARDY! had so many excellent teen contestants that the show hosted two Teen Tournaments. Now, those...
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AMY SCHNEIDER WINS ‘JEOPARDY!’ TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 7:30 P.M. ET 11/21/22 AMY SCHNEIDER WINS ‘JEOPARDY!’ TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS Andrew He Claims Second Place; Sam Buttrey Finishes Third CULVER CITY, CALIF. (November 21, 2022) – After six games of intense intellectual competition, Amy Schneider, a writer from Oakland, Calif., won the JEOPARDY! Tournament of Champions in an episode that aired today. Schneider was the first to win three games against Andrew He, a software developer from San Francisco, who won two finals games, and Sam Buttrey, an associate professor of operations research at the Naval Postgraduate ...
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‘JEOPARDY!’ SUPER-CHAMPIONS ASSEMBLE FOR SUPER-SIZED TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS PREMIERING MONDAY, OCTOBER 31
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ‘JEOPARDY!’ SUPER-CHAMPIONS ASSEMBLE FOR SUPER-SIZED TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS PREMIERING MONDAY, OCTOBER 31 CULVER CITY, CALIF. (October 24, 2022) – Let the games begin: the highly anticipated JEOPARDY! Tournament of Champions (ToC) kicks off Monday, October 31. The show’s most prestigious event will be even more competitive than in years past, with a field featuring a record number of super-champions: Amy Schneider (40 games), Matt Amodio (38 games), Mattea Roach (23 games), Ryan Long (16 games), and Jonathan Fisher (11 games) will all return to the Alex Trebek...
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FIRST-EVER ‘JEOPARDY!’ SECOND CHANCE COMPETITION BROUGHT TO YOU BY MODERNA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUNE IN MONDAY, OCTOBER 17 FOR THE START OF THE FIRST-EVER ‘JEOPARDY!’ SECOND CHANCE COMPETITION BROUGHT TO YOU BY MODERNA 18 Contestants Will Return to Play in Two Week-Long Mini-Tournaments Airing October 17-21 and October 24-28 Two Players Will Advance to the Tournament of Champions CULVER CITY, CALIF. (October 11, 2022) – JEOPARDY!’s first-ever Second Chance competition begins Monday, October 17. Second Chance, brought to you by Moderna, features 18 select contestants who didn’t become JEOPARDY! champions in their initial appearances returning...
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AMY SCHNEIDER’S ‘JEOPARDY!’ REIGN ENDS AFTER 40 GAMES AND $1,382,800 IN WINNINGS
AMY SCHNEIDER’S ‘JEOPARDY!’ REIGN ENDS AFTER 40 GAMES AND $1,382,800 IN WINNINGS Chicago Librarian Rhone Talsma Wins With $29,600 CULVER CITY, CALIF. (January 26, 2022) – The second-longest consecutive win streak in JEOPARDY! history is over: 40-game champion Amy Schneider’s reign came to an end today when Rhone Talsma, a librarian from Chicago, finished in first place with a score of $29,600. Schneider finished second with $19,600. Talsma hit a key Daily Double late in the Double Jeopardy! round and responded correctly, which kept the game competitive. Heading into Fina...
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‘JEOPARDY!’ SUPER-CHAMPION AMY SCHNEIDER CLAIMS 39th VICTORY, BECOMES #2 ON ALL-TIME CONSECUTIVE WINS LIST BEHIND ONLY KEN JENNINGS
‘JEOPARDY!’ SUPER-CHAMPION AMY SCHNEIDER CLAIMS 39th VICTORY, BECOMES #2 ON ALL-TIME CONSECUTIVE WINS LIST BEHIND ONLY KEN JENNINGS Schneider’s Winnings Now Total $1,319,800 CULVER CITY, CALIF. (January 24, 2022) – Amy Schneider’s JEOPARDY! reign continued today when she won her 39th game and became number two on the all-time consecutive wins list. The engineering manager from Oakland, Calif.’s winnings now total $1,319,800. Only one contestant in the show’s history has won more games than Schneider: Ken Jennings, who has held the top spot with 74 wins since he set ...
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‘JEOPARDY!’ SUPER-CHAMP AMY SCHNEIDER BREAKS $1 MILLION IN WINNINGS WITH 28th VICTORY
‘JEOPARDY!’ SUPER-CHAMP AMY SCHNEIDER BREAKS $1 MILLION IN WINNINGS WITH 28th VICTORY Schneider’s $42,200 Win Brings Total Prize Money To $1,019,600 CULVER CITY, CALIF. (January 7, 2022) – On today’s episode of JEOPARDY!, Amy Schneider, an engineering manager from Oakland, Calif., became the fourth person in the show’s history to earn more than $1 million in non-tournament play. Schneider’s $42,200 score in her 28th victory brought her total winnings to $1,019,001. “It feels amazing, it feels strange,” Schneider said of reaching this milestone. “It’s not a sum of money...
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REIGNING CHAMPION AMY SCHNEIDER RETURNED TO ‘JEOPARDY!’ TODAY, NOTCHED 14th VICTORY Schneider’s $34,800 Win Brings Total Prize Money To $571,200 CULVER CITY, CALIF. (December 20, 2021) – After a two-week break for the first-ever Professors Tournament, reigning champion Amy Schneider returned to JEOPARDY! today and notched her 14th straight victory. The engineering manager from Oakland, Calif.’s winnings now total $571,200, which puts her in fourth place on the all-time highest non-tournament earnings list. Only three contestants have won more money than her: Matt Amodio ($...
