| Host | |
| Alex Trebek | |
| Announcer | |
| Johnny Gilbert | |
| Photo | |
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| Packager | |
| Merv Griffin Enterprises | |
The 10th Anniversary Tournament was the modern Jeopardy's second best-of reunion tournament, and first to take place during episodes of the syndicated version. It was held in honor of the modern show's 10th anniversary, and offered a $25,000 top prize in addition to the winner's two-game finals total.[1]
The contestants competed for $25,000 plus their combined two-day final score. The event resembled the show's regular tournaments (albeit without a quarterfinal round), with three semifinal matches to determine three finalists, who then competed against each other in a two-game total point match.
This tournament was originally going to have every Tournament of Champions winner from each season, but they couldn't do that because Jerry Frankel died in 1987 and Chuck Forrest had to go work overseas.
Contestants[]
Eight fan favorite contestants from Jeopardy's first eight seasons were invited back to compete, as listed below (6 of them were undefeated 5-day champions and 2 of them were 4-day champions). The season 9 spot was given to the 1993 Tournament of Champions winner, which ended up being Tom Nosek.
| Rank | Season | Name | TW | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Tom Nosek | $165,640 | ★ |
| 2 | 6 | Frank Spangenberg | $112,597 | ★ |
| 3 | 3 | Doug Molitor | $109,051[2] | |
| 4 | 4 | Roy Holliday | $62,200 | |
| 5 | 7 | Leslie Frates | $61,099 | ★ |
| 6 | 8 | Robert Slaven | $58,202 | |
| 7 | 5 | Mark McDermott | $47,880 | |
| 8 | 2 | Lionel Goldbart | $44,997 | |
| 9 | 1 | Steve Rogitz | $41,499 |
Winnings[]
| Semifinalists | Finalists (minimum guarantees) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd runner-up | 1st runner-up | Winner | |
| $5,000 | $7,500 | $10,000 | $25,000 + their two-game total score |
Game Summary[]
| Game | Air Date | Name | Score | Name | Score | Name | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF #1 | November 29, 1993 | Leslie Frates | $10,000 | Roy Holliday | $5,000 | Steve Rogitz | $78 | # |
| SF #2 | November 30, 1993 | Tom Nosek | $10,700 | Mark McDermott | $99 | Doug Molitor | $3,200 | # |
| SF #3 | December 1, 1993 | Robert Slaven | $0 | Frank Spangenberg | $16,200 | Lionel Goldbart | $101 | # |
| Final | December 2, 1993 | Frank Spangenberg | $600 | Tom Nosek | $13,600 | Leslie Frates | $100 | # |
| December 3, 1993 | $16,200 | $0 | $4,399 | # | ||||
| Total | $16,800 | $13,600 | $4,499 |
Later reunion tournament appearances[]
Two contestants (Frank Spangenberg and Leslie Frates) in the 10th Anniversary tournament returned to Jeopardy! for 2002's Jeopardy! Million Dollar Masters at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, where 5-time Jeopardy! champion Brad Rutter outlasted 14 other champions to win the $1,000,000 top prize. Spangenberg was eliminated in the quarterfinals, while Frates lost to eventual champion Rutter in the semifinals.
Five contestants (Spangenberg, Frates, Tom Nosek, Roy Holliday and Robert Slaven) in the 10th Anniversary Tournament returned in 2005 for the Jeopardy! Ultimate Tournament of Champions. Brad Rutter again outlasted 144 other Jeopardy! greats including 74-time Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings to take home the $2,000,000 top prize to become the biggest game show money winner on television surpassing Ken Jennings. Spangenberg reached the semifinals, Slaven reached the quarterfinals, while Nosek, Frates and Holliday were eliminated in the first round.
The three 10th Anniversary Tournament finalists competed in 2014's Battle of the Decades tournament, where 5-time champion Brad Rutter defeated Jennings again to win the $1,000,000 top prize for his unprecedented fourth Jeopardy! tournament win and regained the all-time game show winnings record as well. None of them advanced past the first round.
Doug Molitor was the only player in this tournament to compete in the 2025 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament, where Matt Amodio, who went on to win the $150,000 grand prize in the tournament, defeated him and Hannah Wilson in the quarterfinals with Doug finishing at -$3,200 going into Final Jeopardy!
Other Versions[]
- Tournament of Champions (Tournament Winners)
- Jeopardy! All-Star Games
- Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time
- Jeopardy! Million Dollar Masters
- Jeopardy! National College Championship
- Jeopardy! Second Chance
References[]
- ↑ The 10th Anniversary Tournament was the only tournament to not have any quarterfinals until the Jeopardy! International Tournament and Jeopardy! Second Chance.
- ↑ According to his Facebook post, Doug Molitor went on a five-game winning streak in 1979 with Art Fleming as the host, winning $53,050. He then won an additional $56,001 after his four-game winning streak ($51,001) and his 1987 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions appearance ($5,000) at that time.