Overview
Jeopardy! Masters is an American game show hosted by Ken Jennings on ABC. Its first season featured six recent notable Jeopardy! champions competing against each other in a "Champions League-style" format. It premiered on May 8, 2023. In a slight change to the Jeopardy! format, each round begins with the revelation to the television audience of the location of that round's Daily Double(s).
Contestants
Season 1 (2023)
The following six contestants, listed below in order of finish, competed in the first Jeopardy! Masters competition:
James Holzhauer – Won 32 straight games between April and June 2019. Won 2019 Tournament of Champions. Runner-up in The Greatest of All Time tournament. Holder of the fourth-longest winning streak and second-largest cash winnings in regular play. Holder of all top ten all-time single game scores. Total winnings of $2,964,216.
Mattea Roach – Won 23 straight games between April and May 2022. Total winnings of $572,983.
Matt Amodio – Won 38 straight games between July and October 2021. Holder of the third-longest winning streak and third highest cash winnings in regular play. Total winnings of $1,529,601.
Andrew He – Won 5 straight games before losing to Amy Schneider. 2022 Tournament of Champions finalist. Total winnings of $259,365.
Amy Schneider – Won 40 straight games between November 2021 and January 2022. Won 2022 Tournament of Champions. Holder of the second-longest winning streak and fourth-largest cash winnings in regular play. Total winnings of $1,634,800.
Sam Buttrey – Won 2021 Professors Tournament. 2022 Tournament of Champions finalist. Total winnings of $150,000.
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