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''Celebrity Jeopardy!'' is an American game show. It is a 13-episode series consisting of a tournament played by 27 celebrities. Their winnings in the tournament are donated to a charity of their choice.

Unlike previous iterations of "Celebrity Jeopardy!", which were special editions of '' Jeopardy!'', ''Celebrity Jeopardy!'' is a separate entity, airing in a different time slot while regular episodes of ''Jeopardy!'' continue to air as normal. In May 2023, the series was renewed for a second season, which will premiere on September 27, 2023, with Ken Jennings replacing Mayim Bialik as host.

Format

The series consists of a bracket tournament with 3 rounds. 27 contestants compete in 9 quarterfinal games, the winners of which advance to 3 semifinal games. The winners of each semifinal game advance to the finals, whose winner receives a $1,000,000 grand prize for their chosen charity, and the title of "''Celebrity Jeopardy!'' Champion". Contestants eliminated in the quarterfinals earned $30,000 for their charities, while those eliminated in the semifinals earned $50,000. Third place in the finals earned $100,000, while second place earned $250,000.

Gameplay

The structure of each episode is similar to the civilian ''Jeopardy!'' show, with clues based on 1984–2001 clue values. The "Jeopardy!" round is played with clues ranging from $100 to $500, with one Daily Double hidden among them, allowing whoever selects it to wager some or all of their score on the clue. It is followed by the "Double Jeopardy!" round, where clue values are doubled and there are two hidden Daily Double clues.

''Celebrity Jeopardy!'' games include a third "Triple Jeopardy!" round, similar to international one-hour versions of the game. Clue values are tripled, resulting in $300 to $1,500 with three Daily Doubles. Typically, one category in the third round (usually the sixth) is played with a civilian champion presenting clues. Buzzy Cohen (episode 1), Austin Rogers (episode 2), current civilian host Ken Jennings (episode 3), Ryan Long (episode 5), Brad Rutter (episode 6), Matt Amodio (episode 8), Colby Burnett (episode 9), Mattea Roach (episode 10), Amy Schneider (episode 12), and James Holzhauer (episode 13) have presented categories.

"Final Jeopardy!" is played after the third round, where traditional rules for celebrity tournaments apply (players with under $1,000 are given $1,000 to participate). Contestants will first receive the category, then wager any amount from $0 to their current score (or $1,000 if their score is under $1,000). They then receive the clue and must write their response in 30 seconds. Players' wagers are added to their score if they were correct, and subtracted if they were incorrect. The player with the highest score at the end of "Final Jeopardy!" wins the game.

Contestants

Season 1 (2022–23)

A total of 27 contestants competed in the series. Known contestants are listed here in the order of their initial episode and with the charities they are playing for.

Episodes

:''Dates listed are the original air dates of the respective episodes. Contestants are listed top-to-bottom based on their left-to-right podium positions on that episode.''

Season 1 (2022–23)

Ratings

The premiere episode of ''Celebrity Jeopardy!'' averaged 4.03 million viewers, placing 33rd for the week, 22nd among non-sports programs and second among ABC's non-sports programs.

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2020s American game shows
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Television series by Sony Pictures Television
Television series created by Merv Griffin