Celebrity Jeopardy!

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Celebrity Jeopardy! is an American game show spin-off of Jeopardy! that consists of 13-episode tournaments, each played by 27 celebrities[b].[1] Their winnings in the tournaments are donated to a charity of their choice.

Created byMerv Griffin
Directed by
  • Lucinda Owens Margolis
  • Russell Norman
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Celebrity Jeopardy!
GenreGame show
Created byMerv Griffin
Directed by
  • Lucinda Owens Margolis
  • Russell Norman
Presented by
Narrated byJohnny Gilbert
Ending theme"Think!"
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes41
Production
Executive producerMichael Davies
ProducerSarah Whitcomb Foss
Production companySony Pictures Television[a]
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 25, 2022 (2022-09-25) 
present
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Jeopardy!
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Unlike previous iterations of "Celebrity Jeopardy!", which were special episodes of the regular syndicated Jeopardy! dating back to 1992, Celebrity Jeopardy! is a separate entity, airing in a different time slot while regular episodes of Jeopardy! continue to air as normal.[2] The series premiered on September 25, 2022 on ABC[3] with Mayim Bialik as the host.[4] In May 2023, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on September 27, 2023, with Ken Jennings replacing Bialik as host.[5][6] In November 2023, it was announced that the second part of the second season would resume on Tuesday nights starting January 2, 2024.[7] In May 2024, the series was renewed for a third season, which premiered on January 8, 2025.[8] In May 2025, the series was renewed for a fourth season, known as Celebrity Jeopardy! All-Stars, which premiereed on March 13, 2026.[9][10]

Format

The series consists of a bracket tournament with three rounds with a prize pot of $2,190,000 for charity. Twenty-seven contestants compete in nine quarterfinal games[c], the winners of which advance to three 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, an entry to the Tournament of Champions and the title of "Celebrity Jeopardy! Champion".[11] Contestants eliminated in the quarterfinals earned $30,000 for their charities, while those eliminated in the semifinals earned $50,000. In Seasons 1 and 2, third place in the finals earned $100,000, while second place earned $250,000.[12] Starting in season 3, the non-winning finalists will receive $175,000.

Gameplay

The structure of each episode is similar to the regular 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.[11] Typically, one category in the third round (usually the sixth) in season 1 is played with a champion presenting clues. Buzzy Cohen (episode 1), Austin Rogers (episode 2), current 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 $0 or negative money are given an amount to participate; $1,000 in season one, $500 from season two onwards). Contestants will first receive the category, then wager any amount from $0 to their current score. 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 Season 1. Known contestants are listed here in the order of their initial episode and with the charities they played for.

Season 2 (2023–24)

A total of 27 contestants competed in Season 2.[15][16] Known contestants are listed here in the order of their initial episode and with the charities they played for.

Season 3 (2025)

A total of 27 contestants competed in Season 3.[17] Here is a list of known contestants that played, and the charities they played for:

Season 4 (All-Stars, 2026)

A total of 21 returning contestants from the first three seasons compete in Season 4.

  • Rachel Dratch (Family Reach)
  • Mark Duplass (The Souls Point Fund)
  • Katie Nolan (The Trevor Project)
  • Macaulay Culkin (Stand Up to Cancer)
  • Steven Weber (New Directions for Veterans)
  • Jackie Tohn (Kids in the Spotlight)
  • Sean Gunn (Women for Women International)
  • Cynthia Nixon (Doctors Without Borders USA)
  • Roy Wood Jr. (I See Me, Inc.)
  • Mina Kimes (SELAH Neighborhood Homeless Coalition)
  • Andy Richter (Los Angeles Regional Food Bank)
  • Timothy Simons (Silver Lake Children's Theatre Group)
  • Robin Thede (Black Girls Code)
  • Patton Oswalt (Alice's Kids)
  • Margaret Cho (Friendly House Inc.)
  • Mo Rocca (Inner-City Scholarship Fund)
  • Mira Sorvino (Voluntary Trust Fund for Victims of Trafficking in Persons)
  • Ray Romano (Harvest Home)
  • Lisa Ann Walter (Fund for Women's Equality)
  • W. Kamau Bell (DonorsChoose)
  • Ike Barinholtz (Noonan Syndrome Foundation)

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)

During the first season, each batch of three quarterfinal matches was followed immediately by a semifinal with the three winners.

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Episode 1 (September 25, 2022)
Simu Liu$23,200
Ego Nwodim$0
Andy Richter$18,900
Episode 2 (October 2, 2022)Episode 4 (October 16, 2022)
Eddie Huang$0Ike Barinholtz$22,601
Reggie Watts$2,700Simu Liu$20,000
Iliza Shlesinger$14,401Iliza Shlesinger$0
Episode 3 (October 9, 2022)
Constance Wu$0
Ike Barinholtz$46,001
Jalen Rose$0[d]
Episode 5 (October 23, 2022)
Aisha Tyler$24,200
John Michael Higgins$31,400
Matt Rogers$30,500
Episode 6 (October 30, 2022)Episode 8 (November 13, 2022)Episode 13 (February 2, 2023)
Troian Bellisario$2,901John Michael Higgins$10,800Wil Wheaton$23,000
Wil Wheaton$28,201Wil Wheaton$42,200Patton Oswalt$72,000
Hasan Minhaj$0Joel Kim Booster$38,600Ike Barinholtz$72,001
Episode 7 (November 6, 2022)
Ray Romano$42
Joel Kim Booster$19,000
Melissa Rauch$0
Episode 9 (January 5, 2023)
Michael Cera$20,000
Brianne Howey$2,000
Zoë Chao$0
Episode 10 (January 12, 2023)Episode 12 (January 26, 2023)
Patton Oswalt$54,400Patton Oswalt$24,600
Candace Parker$1,960Brendan Hunt$20,700
Torrey DeVitto$3,200Michael Cera$0
Episode 11 (January 19, 2023)
B. J. Novak$6,800
Brendan Hunt$28,000
Cari Champion$100

Season 2 (2023–24)

For the second season, all quarterfinal matches aired consecutively, followed by the semifinals and finals.[18] Matches did not necessarily air in production order.[19] Due to filming commitments, the winner's invitation to the Tournament of Champions is delayed to Season 42 (2026).

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Episode 1 (September 27, 2023)
Mark Duplass$30,197
Emily Hampshire$0[e]
Utkarsh Ambudkar$30,201
Episode 5 (October 25, 2023)Episode 10 (January 2, 2024)
Mira Sorvino$24,200Utkarsh Ambudkar$16,800
Adam Rodriguez$5,000Mira Sorvino$0
Peter Schrager$19,000Lisa Ann Walter$32,201
Episode 2 (October 4, 2023)
Brian Baumgartner$12,399
Lisa Ann Walter$16,700
Timothy Simons$16,600
Episode 4 (October 18, 2023)
Steven Weber$25,000
Shane Battier$21,400
Melissa Fumero$900[f]
Episode 3 (October 11, 2023)Episode 11 (January 9, 2024)Episode 13 (January 23, 2024)
Christopher Meloni$17,600Steven Weber$0Mo Rocca$1,100
Sherri Shepherd$75Katie Nolan$17,400Lisa Ann Walter$27,500
Katie Nolan$17,600[g]Dulé Hill$0Katie Nolan$0
Episode 6 (November 1, 2023)
Dulé Hill$10,000
Sheryl Underwood$200
Peter Facinelli$0
Episode 7 (November 15, 2023)
Macaulay Culkin$33,600
Rachel Dratch$33,601
Becky Lynch$1,000[h]
Episode 9 (December 6, 2023)Episode 12 (January 16, 2024)
Kyra Sedgwick$0Rachel Dratch$18,900
Mo Rocca$25,200Mo Rocca$38,100
Amanda Seales$12,300Heather McMahan$0
Episode 8 (November 29, 2023)
Cynthia Nixon$8,199
Cedric the Entertainer$8,200
Heather McMahan$20,600

Season 3 (2025)

For the third season, as with the previous season, all quarterfinal matches aired consecutively, followed by the semifinals and finals.[20]

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Episode 1 (January 8, 2025)
Max Greenfield$0
Camilla Luddington$1,200
W. Kamau Bell$11,009
Episode 2 (January 15, 2025)Episode 10 (April 2, 2025)
Melissa Peterman$2,899Margaret Cho$0
Neil deGrasse Tyson$8,399Jackie Tohn$1
Jackie Tohn$12,400W. Kamau Bell$25,699
Episode 3 (January 22, 2025)
Rachel Brosnahan$1
Seth Green$5,550
Margaret Cho$54,100
Episode 4 (January 29, 2025)
Roy Wood Jr.$22,200
Brian Jordan Alvarez$15,200
Phoebe Robinson$0
Episode 5 (February 5, 2025)Episode 11 (April 9, 2025)Episode 13 (April 23, 2025)
Chris Distefano$8,910Robin Thede$13,200W. Kamau Bell$27,199
Natalie Morales$24,000Natalie Morales$1,000[i]David Friedberg$1,399
Corbin Bleu$1Roy Wood Jr.$1Robin Thede$3,799
Episode 6 (February 12, 2025)
Susie Essman$4,000
Blake Anderson$498[j]
Robin Thede$25,600
Episode 7 (February 26, 2025)
Ana Navarro$0
David Friedberg$3,599
Yvette Nicole Brown$1,918
Episode 8 (March 5, 2025)Episode 12 (April 16, 2025)
Sean Gunn$19,200Mina Kimes$16,000
D'Arcy Carden$0[k]Sean Gunn$9,999
Sherry Cola$2,300David Friedberg$17,397
Episode 9 (March 12, 2025)
Omar J. Dorsey$2,800
Mina Kimes$19,400
Fortune Feimster$2,100

Season 4 (All-Stars, 2026)

The fourth season was an All-Star edition, featuring previous notable contestants from the 3 previous seasons.

Each of the champions of the previous seasons (Ike Barinholtz, Lisa Ann Walter, and W. Kamau Bell) are automatically given a spot in the semifinals.[21]

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Episode 1 (March 13, 2026)
Rachel Dratch$6,299
Mark Duplass$0
Katie Nolan$30,801
Episode 2 (March 20, 2026)Episode 7 (May 12, 2026)
Macaulay Culkin$17,600Lisa Ann Walter
Steven Weber$17,900
Jackie Tohn$5,499
Episode 3 (March 27, 2026)
Sean Gunn
Cynthia Nixon
Roy Wood Jr.
Episode 4 (April 10, 2026)Episode 8 (May 13, 2026)Episode 10 (May 15, 2026)
Mina KimesW. Kamau Bell
Andy Richter
Timothy Simons
Episode 5 (April 17, 2026)
Robin Thede
Patton Oswalt
Margaret Cho
Episode 6 (May 8, 2026)Episode 9 (May 14, 2026)
Mo RoccaIke Barinholtz
Mira Sorvino
Ray Romano

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.[22]

Season 1

More information No., Title ...
Viewership and ratings per episode of Celebrity Jeopardy!
No. Title Air dateRating
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
1 "Quarterfinal #1: Simu Liu, Ego Nwodim and Andy Richter" September 25, 20220.44.03[23]
2 "Quarterfinal #2: Eddie Huang, Reggie Watts and Iliza Shlesinger" October 2, 20220.43.50[24]
3 "Quarterfinal #3: Constance Wu, Ike Barinholtz and Jalen Rose" October 9, 20220.43.57[25]
4 "Semifinal #1: Ike Barinholtz, Simu Liu, and Iliza Shlesinger" October 16, 20220.43.36[26]
5 "Quarterfinal #4: Aisha Tyler, John Michael Higgins and Matt Rogers" October 23, 20220.53.66[27]
6 "Quarterfinal #5: Troian Bellisario, Wil Wheaton and Hasan Minhab" October 30, 20220.33.18[28]
7 "Quarterfinal #6: Ray Romano, Joel Kim Booster and Melissa Rauch" November 6, 20220.43.50[29]
8 "Semifinal #2: John Michael Higgins, Wil Wheaton and Joel Kim Booster" November 13, 20220.53.82[30]
9 "Quarterfinal #7: Michael Cera, Brianne Howey and Zoë Chao" January 5, 20230.64.11[31]
10 "Quarterfinal #8: Patton Oswalt, Candace Parker and Torrey DeVitto" January 12, 20230.63.97[32]
11 "Quarterfinal #9: B.J. Novak, Brendan Hunt and Cari Champion" January 19, 20230.54.16[33]
12 "Semifinal #3: Patton Oswalt, Brendan Hunt and Michael Cera" January 26, 20230.64.44[34]
13 "Final: Wil Wheaton, Patton Oswalt and Ike Barinholtz" February 2, 20230.74.84[35]
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Season 2

More information No., Title ...
Viewership and ratings per episode of Celebrity Jeopardy!
No. Title Air dateRating
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
1 "Quarterfinal #1: Mark Duplass, Emily Hampshire and Utkarsh Ambudkar" September 27, 20230.53.59[36]
2 "Quarterfinal #2: Brian Baumgartner, Lisa Ann Walter and Timothy Simons" October 4, 20230.43.63[37]
3 "Quarterfinal #3: Christopher Meloni, Sherri Shepherd and Katie Nolan" October 11, 20230.44.00[38]
4 "Quarterfinal #4: Steven Weber, Shane Battier and Melissa Fumero" October 18, 20230.43.96[39]
5 "Quarterfinal #5: Mira Sorvino, Adam Rodriguez and Peter Schrager" October 25, 20230.43.88[40]
6 "Quarterfinal #6: Dulé Hill, Sheryl Underwood and Peter Facinelli" November 1, 20230.43.86[41]
7 "Quarterfinal #7: Macaulay Culkin, Rachel Dratch and Becky Lynch" November 15, 20230.54.24[42]
8 "Quarterfinal #8: Cynthia Nixon, Cedric the Entertainer and Heather McMahan" November 29, 20230.43.80[43]
9 "Quarterfinal #9: Kyra Sedgwick, Mo Rocca and Amanda Seales" December 6, 20230.43.81[44]
10 "Semifinal #1: Utkarsh Ambudkar, Mira Sorvino and Lisa Ann Walter" January 2, 20240.54.54[45]
11 "Semifinal #2: Steven Weber, Katie Nolan and Dulé Hill" January 9, 20240.54.56[46]
12 "Semifinal #3: Rachel Dratch, Mo Rocca and Heather McMahan" January 16, 20240.64.53[47]
13 "Final: Mo Rocca, Lisa Ann Walter and Katie Nolan" January 23, 20240.54.27[48]
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Season 3

More information No., Title ...
Viewership and ratings per episode of Celebrity Jeopardy!
No. Title Air dateRating
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
1 "Quarterfinal #1: Max Greenfield, Camilla Luddington, and W. Kamau Bell" January 8, 20250.43.03[49]
2 "Quarterfinal #2: Melissa Peterman, Neil deGrasse Tyson and Jackie Tohn" January 15, 20250.32.65[50]
3 "Quarterfinal #3: Rachel Brosnahan, Seth Green and Margaret Cho" January 22, 20250.32.52[51]
4 "Quarterfinal #4: Roy Wood Jr., Brian Jordan Alvarez and Phoebe Robinson" January 29, 20250.21.84[52]
5 "Quarterfinal #5: Chris Distefano, Natalie Morales and Corbin Bleu" February 5, 20250.32.17[53]
6 "Quarterfinal #6: Susie Essman, Blake Anderson and Robin Thede" February 12, 20250.32.01[54]
7 "Quarterfinal #7: Ana Navarro, David Friedberg and Yvette Nicole Brown" February 26, 20250.21.80[55]
8 "Quarterfinal #8: Sean Gunn, D'Arcy Carden and Sherry Cola" March 5, 20250.21.86[56]
9 "Quarterfinal #9: Omar J. Dorsey, Mina Kimes and Fortune Feimster" March 12, 20250.22.08[57]
10 "Semifinal #1: W. Kamau Bell, Margaret Cho and Jackie Tohn" April 2, 20250.21.89[58]
11 "Semifinal #2: Roy Wood Jr., Natalie Morales and Robin Thede" April 9, 20250.32.00[59]
12 "Semifinal #3: David Friedberg, Sean Gunn and Mina Kimes" April 16, 20250.31.81[60]
13 "Final: W. Kamau Bell, Robin Thede and Dave Friedberg" April 23, 20250.21.84[61]
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Season 4

More information No., Title ...
Viewership and ratings per episode of Celebrity Jeopardy!
No. Title Air dateRating
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
1 "QUARTERFINAL #1: Rachel Dratch, Mark Duplass and Katie Nolan" March 13, 2026TBDTBD
2 "QUARTERFINAL #2: Macaulay Culkin, Steven Weber and Jackie Tohn" March 20, 2026TBDTBD
3 "QUARTERFINAL #3: Sean Gunn, Cynthia Nixon and Roy Wood Jr." March 27, 2026TBDTBD
4 "QUARTERFINAL #4: Mina Kimes, Andy Richter and Timothy Simons" April 10, 2026TBDTBD
5 "QUARTERFINAL #5: Robin Thede, Patton Oswalt and Margaret Cho" April 17, 2026TBDTBD
6 "QUARTERFINAL #6: Ray Romano, Mira Sorvino and Mo Rocca" May 8, 2026TBDTBD
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Notes

  1. As Sony Pictures Television Studios in season 1 and certain episodes in season 2
  2. 21 celebrities in Season 4 (All-Stars)
  3. In Season 4 (All-Stars), there are twenty-one contestants, with eighteen competing in six quarterfinals games. The remaining three contestants, who previously won the tournament in prior seasons, will automatically be in the semifinals.
  4. Rose finished the "Triple Jeopardy!" round with –$1,300.
  5. Hampshire finished the "Triple Jeopardy!" round with –$1,100.
  6. Fumero finished the "Triple Jeopardy!" round with –$1,000.
  7. Won the game via tiebreaker.
  8. Lynch finished the "Triple Jeopardy!" round with –$500.
  9. Morales finished the "Triple Jeopardy!" round with -$1,300.
  10. Anderson finished the "Triple Jeopardy!" round with –$1,100.
  11. Carden finished the "Triple Jeopardy!" round with $0.

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