‘Jeopardy!’ Boss Publicizes Resolution to Massive Match of Champions Drawback 

Jeopardy’s 2025 postseason is quick approaching, culminating with the coveted Match of Champions. Nevertheless, there was an sudden concern on the clue board concerning the lineup. The 2025 ToC is about to function the highest 21 contestants from final April till December, however solely 20 spots wound up crammed, making the quiz present’s most treasured custom one participant quick.

Bosses beforehand shared the “disappointing information” that Celeb Jeopardy! winner Lisa Ann Walter, who was anticipated to compete like Ike Barinholtz, had dropped out resulting from scheduling conflicts with Abbott Elementary. There have been nonetheless just a few weeks left for the difficulty to work itself out, however after nobody else certified and two-day champ Stevie Ruiz did not win a 3rd recreation, not filling the instantly empty podium as of final week’s qualifying cutoff, producers have been left with an incomplete roster.

On Monday, December 9’s Inside Jeopardy! podcast, producer Sarah Foss, joined by Govt Producer Michael Davies, shared their repair, asserting who the final participant within the 2025 ToC could be. Sadly, Walter didn’t Day by day Double again on her commitments. As an alternative, the final spot will go to the Champions Wildcard first runner-up.

“As a result of Lisa Ann Walter is so busy with Abbott Elementary and couldn’t be with us as our Celeb Jeopardy! champion, the one that is the primary runner up in Champions Wildcard, which you will note within the upcoming weeks, that individual goes to get a spot within the Match of Champions,” Foss shared.

The bosses assured that Walter will return for the 2026 ToC as an alternative. “We can have Lisa Ann again as quickly as she can have us,” Foss added. “We don’t wish to want something towards Abbott Elementary, however we hope she may be with us for the subsequent yr’s ToC.”

Regardless of it being a slight letdown to not have Walter within the combine, followers now have the finished lineup for the 2025 ToC. Right here’s the complete and finalized record of contestants:

The ToC, like final yr, shall be three occasions. It instantly follows an 18-player Second Probability Competitors for non-winners and a 15-player Champions Wildcard Match for temporary winners who didn’t make the cusp. The postseason airs in a single chunk beginning on December 30, 2024 till early February 2025. The ToC will premiere on January 27, 2025, and final round two and a half weeks.

So far as nightly Jeopardy! goes, which means all gamers who go on successful streaks (or deserve a Second Probability) going ahead will qualify for the 2026 postseason throughout Season 42. That ToC, beginning with two-day champ Dave Bond as its first postseason qualifier, which is able to happen subsequent winter.

Are you excited for the 2025 ToC? Who do you assume will win? Are you bummed that Lisa Ann Walter can’t make it? A silver lining is we could have two Celeb Jeopardy! winners within the subsequent one- enjoyable! Tell us your ideas within the feedback part under.