Jeopardy! has unveiled the lineup and format for its iconic Event of Champions. It encompasses a twist borrowed from 2022: the highest three gamers robotically advance into the semifinals, all three-day champs within the combine like 2024, and one thing blue (the set). The stage is about for what followers anticipate to be a buzzworthy showdown.
The 2025 ToC will encompass 21 gamers, the highest 20 champs from final April till December, and the winner of a 15-contestant Champions Wildcard. Additionally, like in previous years, the ToC will instantly observe a Second Likelihood Competitors for non-winners and a Wildcard 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.
Just like the 2022 ToC, the highest three gamers, Adriana Harmeyer, Isaac Hirsch, and Drew Basile, might be seeded instantly into the semifinals, with the dynamic trio additionally taking part in an exhibition sport that airs on TuneIn Radio.
“We could have six quarterfinal matchups, these winners and the three seeded gamers will go onto our semifinals, that can give us 9 gamers, Foss shared. “They may every play one in every of three semifinal video games. One will advance and that can give us our finals.”
As soon as extra, the finals might be a first-to-three wins format, which isn’t the identical as a better of seven, Ken Jennings! The prize is $250,000 and a berth into Jeopardy! Masters. The rivals, as introduced on the podcast, are as follows:
2025 Event of Champions
2025 Champions Wildcard
- Jay Fisher (three wins)
- Marko Saric (two wins)
- Davey Morrison (two wins)
- Will Weiss (two wins)
- Aiden Orzech (two wins)
- Jen Feldman (two wins)
- Eamonn Campbell (two wins)
- Joey DeSena (two wins)
- Evan Dorey (one win)
- Second Likelihood winner 1
- Second Likelihood winner 2
- 4 extra contestants whose video games haven’t aired, or are at present, airing
Followers took to Reddit reacting to the massive information and putting their bets now that the following ToC is taking form.
“There are some actually sturdy gamers in each win tier right here. I nonetheless suppose Adriana is the one to beat, however I don’t really feel like there are one or two prohibitive favorites this time round, which makes it extra enjoyable IMO,” wrote one other.
“Agreed that nobody is a large favourite, although as I’ve posted elsewhere I feel Isaac is the one to beat,” Greg Jolin predicted.
Just like the 2022 ToC with Matt Amodio, Mattea Roach, and Amy Schneider, the highest three gamers gained’t need to play the quarterfinals. That is the second time ever this has been executed. Foss shared the choice was made as a result of the highest three all occur to have greater than 5 wins.
The seeding system is a double-edged sword, as Foss was fast to level out, since Amodio misplaced to none aside from Buttery within the 2022 ToC semifinals.
“They did have seeding in my event, they didn’t final yr,” Buttrey shared. “However there isn’t a assure seeding into the semifinal will get you into the finals as Mattea and Matt discovered with timeless disappointment,” he joked.
“I cant wait,” Foss closed. “The thrill is within the air, the postseason shouldn’t be disappointing to this point.”
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