The Jeopardy! Match of Champions has set an official date for its 2025 return! Probably the most spectacular Jeopardy! contestants of the previous yr will face-off within the prestigious occasion starting on Monday, January 27.
As beforehand introduced, this yr’s contestant area will embrace the gamers who gained essentially the most video games since 2024’s Match of Champions, which concluded on March 19, 2024, together with the winner and runner-up from the Champions Wildcard event, which is presently airing. Lisa Ann Walter, the winner of Celeb Jeopardy!, was additionally initially imagined to be a part of the group, however needed to drop out as a consequence of a scheduling battle with Abbott Elementary.
The competitors will start with the quarterfinal rounds, which conclude on Monday, February 3. The three winningest contestants from the yr — Adriana Harmeyer, Isaac Hirsch, and Drew Basile — earned byes that permit them to bypass the quarterfinals and start the competitors within the semifinals.
As soon as the quarterfinals conclude, the semifinals will air from Tuesday, February 4, to Thursday, February 6, with the finals kicking off on Friday, February 7. The primary participant to win three video games within the finals will take dwelling the $250,000 prize, making the final doable date of the event Monday, February 17 (though it might finish by Tuesday, February 11, if somebody wins three in a row).
Full schedule:
Monday, January, 27: Quarterfinal 1
Alison Betts, a five-game champion initially from San Jose, California
Will Wallace, a four-game champion from Austin, Texas
Rishabh Wuppalapati, a three-game champion from Vernon Hills, Illinois
Tuesday, January 28: Quarterfinal 2
Amy Hummel, a five-game champion from Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Grant DeYoung, a four-game champion from Prescott, Arizona
David Erb, a three-game champion from Seattle, Washington
Wednesday, January 29: Quarterfinal 3
Greg Jolin, a five-game champion from Raymond, New Hampshire
Weckiai Rannila, a three-game champion from Albuquerque, New Mexico
Neilesh Vinjamuri, a three-game champion from Lionville, Pennsylvania
Thursday, January 30: Quarterfinal 4
*Champions Wildcard contestant TBA
Ryan Manton, a four-game champion from Columbus, Ohio
Will Stewart, a three-game champion initially from Nashville, Tennessee
Friday, January 31: Quarterfinal 5
Mark Fitzpatrick, a five-game champion from Riverside, Connecticut
Allison Gross, a three-game champion from Cleveland, Ohio
Kevin Laskowski, a three-game champion from Falls Church, Virginia
Monday, February 3: Quarterfinal 6
*Champions Wildcard Contestant TBA
Amar Kakirde, a four-game champion from Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey
Lucas Partridge, a three-game champion from Las Vegas, Nevada
Tuesday, February 4: Semifinal 1
Wednesday, February 5: Semifinal 2
Thursday, February 6: Semifinal 3
Friday, February 7: Finals Sport 1
Monday, February 10: Finals Sport 2
Tuesday, February 11: Finals Sport 3
Wednesday, February 12: Finals Sport 4 (if wanted)
Thursday, February 13: Finals Sport 5 (if wanted)
Friday February 14: Finals Sport 6 (if wanted)
Monday, February 17: Finals Sport 7 (if wanted)
Jeopardy! Match of Champions, 2025, Premieres Monday, January 27, 7/6c, ABC