The Event of Champions ended on Thursday (February 13) as Neilesh Vinjamuri clenched his third win and the title of ToC Champion. He took residence $250,000 and can compete within the subsequent season of Jeopardy! Masters. After taking someday off, the inaugural Jeopardy! Invitational Event will start on Monday, February 17.
27 acquainted faces will compete on JIT to win $150,000, together with fan-favorites Matt Amodio, Amy Schneider, and Troy Meyer. The gamers will compete in 9 quarterfinal video games, three semifinals, and a multiple-game finals sequence. The primary Jeopardy! alum to win two video games wins the entire competitors. The JIT winner takes residence $150,000, which is $50,000 greater than final 12 months. They can even compete within the upcoming 2025 Jeopardy! Masters, alongside Vinjamuri.
The sport present has now revealed its schedule and quarterfinal matchups. Take a look at the total lineup of matches beneath.
On February 17, Matt Amodio, the tenth Highest Incomes Contestant of all-time will face off towards Hannah Wilson, eight-game champion, and Doug Molitor, four-time winner in 1987.
On February 18, Skyler Hornback, Jeopardy! Children participant in 2013, will play towards Margaret Shelton, four-time sport winner, and Jaskaran Singh, 2022 Jeopardy! Nationwide School Championship winner.
The competitors continues subsequent Wednesday, February 19, when Emily Sands, S37 3-time Champion and Champions Wildcard winner, will battle towards Rachael Schwartz, first feminine contestant to win ToC, and Jonathan Fisher, highest-winning and longest-streaking big killer.
The next day, Thursday, February 20, could have Raymond Goslow, 2022 School Championship finalist, Troy Meyer, one in all solely 5 gamers to surpass $200,000 in six video games, and Jackie Kelly, Event of Champions finalist, face off.
To finish that week, Maya Wright, Jeopardy! Excessive Faculty Reunion Event competitor, Roger Craig, one-day profitable report holder, and John Focht, a 2021 ToC finalist.
The brand new week begins off on Monday, February 24 with Avi Gupta, 2019 Teen Event winner, fan-favorite Amy Schneider, 2022 Toc Winner, and Luigi de Guzman, five-day winner.
On Tuesday, February 25, Ray Lalonde, Season 39 Champion, Robin Carroll, 2000 Toc Winner, and Ryan Lengthy, 15-game champion, will compete.
Wednesday, February 26 could have fan-favorite Ben Chan, 2024 ToC winner and nine-time Jeopardy! champ, Claire Sattler, 2018 Teen Event winner, and Shane Whitlock, 1996 School Championship winner, face off.
The final Quarterfinals matchup will happen on Thursday, February 27. Seth Wilson, 12-game Jeopardy! winner, Jackson Jones, 2019 Teen Event semifinalist; 2nd place, 2023 Excessive Faculty Reunion Event, and Juveria Zaheer, Season 40 Second Likelihood & Champions Wildcard winner; 2024 Event of Champions quarterfinalist, will all compete.
Within the semifinals, the 9 winners will compete, after which solely three will transfer on to the finals earlier than the champion is topped after two wins.
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