| Host | |
| Ken Jennings | |
| Announcer | |
| Johnny Gilbert | |
| Broadcast | |
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| Packager | |
| Sony Pictures Television Studios | |
Celebrity Jeopardy! is a spinoff that features celebrities competing in the classic quiz show to win money for their favorite charities. It started out as a series of special weeks on the regular show, and later it was spoofed in a series of Saturday Night Live (SNL) shorts; now the show is its own primetime series.
Gameplay[]
Unlike last season's tournament, this was the same tournament but the difference here is Ken Jennings is the host of this tournament. Starting with this season, the Celebrity's charity is shown onscreen during the first contestant chat.
Money Amounts[]
| Rounds | Amounts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Jeopardy! | $100-$500 | $9,000 |
| Double Jeopardy! | $200-$1,000 | $18,000 |
| Triple Jeopardy! | $300-$1,500 | $27,000 |
NOTE: The celebrities' charities, don't actually get the money scored in each match. For as with all tournaments, the scores are kept in points (dollar signs are kept for aesthetic purposes). So, as you look at the summary below, ignore the dollar signs and pretend that they are really point values.
Tournament Structure[]
The Tournament Structure is basically the same as the one in Super Jeopardy!, Ultimate Tournament of Champions, Jeopardy! National College Championship, Second Chance Tournament and S39~ Tournament of Champions: No wild cards, it's "win or go home".
A series of nine quarterfinal games is played. The winner of each game will advance to the semifinals where the three winners from those games will compete in the final for $1,000,000 to their favorite charity.
The difference is that, unlike the format of the quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals, here, the quarterfinals are held every three times, followed by the semifinals.
Winnings[]
| Quarterfinalists | Semifinalists | Finalists | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd runner-up | 1st runner-up | Winner | ||
| $30,000 | $50,000 | $100,000 | $250,000 | $1,000,000 |
Contestants[]
| Name | Charity | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Ana Navarro | Maestro Cares Foundation | |
| Blake Anderson | Turtle Conservancy | |
| Brian Jordan Alvarez | Communities in Schools | |
| Camilla Luddington | I Stand with My Pack | |
| Chris Distefano | 34.3 Foundation | |
| Corbin Bleu | Entertainment Community Fund - The Looking Ahead Program | |
| D'Arcy Carden | Americares | |
| Dave Friedberg | The Humane Society | ★ |
| Fortune Feimster | MANNA FoodBank | |
| Jackie Tohn | PATH | ★ |
| Margaret Cho | Friendly House | |
| Max Greenfield | Wags and Walks | |
| Melissa Peterman | Diana DiSalvatore Nursing Scholarship at St. Catherine University | |
| Mina Kimes | SELAH Neighborhood Homeless Coalition | ★ |
| Natalie Morales | Happy Trails for Kids | |
| Neil deGrasse Tyson | STRIVE | |
| Omar J. Dorsey | DeKalb School of the Arts Foundation | |
| Phoebe Robinson | (RED), a division of The ONE Campaign | |
| Rachel Brosnahan | Covenant House NY | |
| Robin Thede | Women in Film | ★ |
| Roy Wood Jr. | I See Me, Inc. | |
| Sean Gunn | Women for Women International | |
| Seth Green | LA Food Bank | |
| Sherry Cola | Teach AAPI | |
| Susie Essman | City Harvest | |
| W. Kamau Bell | DonorsChoose | ★ |
| Yvette Nicole Brown |
Game Summary[]
| Game | Air Date | Name | Score | Name | Score | Name | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QF #1 | January 8, 2025 | Max Greenfield | $0 | Camilla Luddington | $1,200 | W. Kamau Bell | $11,009 | # |
| QF #2 | January 15, 2025 | Melissa Peterman | $2,899 | Neil deGrasse Tyson | $8,399 | Jackie Tohn | $12,400 | # |
| QF #3 | January 22, 2025 | Rachel Brosnahan | $1 | Seth Green | $5,550 | Margaret Cho | $54,100 | # |
| QF #4 | January 29, 2025 | Roy Wood Jr. | $22,200 | Brian Jordan Alvarez | $15,200 | Phoebe Robinson | $0 | # |
| QF #5 | February 5, 2025 | Chris Distefano | $8,910 | Natalie Morales | $24,000 | Corbin Bleu | $1 | # |
| QF #6 | February 12, 2025 | Susie Essman | $4,000 | Blake Anderson | $498 (-$1,100) |
Robin Thede | $25,600 | # |
| QF #7 | February 26, 2025 | Ana Navarro | $0 | Dave Friedberg | $3,599 | Yvette Nicole Brown | $1,918 | # |
| QF #8 | March 5, 2025 | Sean Gunn | $19,200 | D’Arcy Carden | $0 ($0) |
Sherry Cola | $2,300 | # |
| QF #9 | March 12, 2025 | Omar Dorsey Jr. | $2,800 | Mina Kimes | $19,400 | Fortune Feimster | $2,100 | # |
| SF #1 | April 2, 2025 | Margaret Cho | Jackie Tohn | W. Kamau Bell | ||||
| SF #2 | April 9, 2025 | Robin Thede | Natalie Morales | Roy Wood Jr. | ||||
| SF #3 | April 16, 2025 | Mina Kimes | Sean Gunn | Dave Friedberg | ||||
| Final | April 23, 2025 |
Trivia[]
- Seth Green previously appeared on Celebrity Jeopardy! in 2001.
- Ana Navarro previously appeared on Jeopardy! Power Players Week in 2016.
- Neil deGrasse Tyson, Fortune Feimster, Robin Thede, and Yvette Nicole Brown previously appeared on Celebrity Wheel of Fortune.
- Corbin Bleu previously appeared in Celebrity Name That Tune and Celebrity Name Game.
- Max Greenfield, Mina Kimes, Natalie Morales, Seth Green, and Sherry Cola previously appeared on Celebrity Family Feud.
- Rachel Brosnahan previously appeared on The Price is Right at Night.
- The production team shut everything down for the March 5, 2025 game after D'Arcy Carden interrupted and announced to host Ken Jennings, producers, and the entire studio that the buzzer broke.[1]
See Also[]
- Jeopardy!
- Super Jeopardy!
- Jep!
- Rock & Roll Jeopardy!
- Sports Jeopardy!
- What is Jeopardy!?: Alex Trebek and America's Most Popular Quiz Show
- Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time (A.K.A. G.O.A.T.)
- Jeopardy! National College Championship
- Jeopardy! Hosted by Alex Trebek
- Jeopardy!/Tournaments & Events
References[]
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| 1998 | 1998-A | 1998-B | 1999 | 1999-A | 1999-B |
| 2001 | 2003 | 2006 | 2009 | 2015 | |
Tournaments
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