Jeopardy! Masters 2024: release date, contestants and everything we know about the game show

Ken Jennings on Jeopardy! Masters
Ken Jennings on Jeopardy! Masters (Image credit: ABC/Christopher Willard)

Jeopardy! has a new hit on its hand, as the inaugural Jeopardy! Masters tournament was a fun addition to the game show's offerings. Fans delighted in seeing all-time greats James Holzhauer, Mattea Roach, Matt Amodio, Amy Schneider, Andrew He and Sam Buttrey compete, so those behind the game show have promised more of it with the Jeopardy! Masters 2024 tournament.

The announcement was made during the Jeopardy! Masters finale on May 24, with host Ken Jennings saying that the tournament will be back "next year," as competitors once again will vie for the Alex Trebek Trophy and the title of Jeopardy! Masters champion.

When can we enjoy the next edition of Jeopardy! Masters and who will be competing in it? Here is everything that we know right now about the Jeopardy! Masters 2024 tournament.

Jeopardy! Masters 2024 release date

The return of the second ever Jeopardy! Masters tournament is just a few weeks away, as the three-week tournament kicks off on Wednesday, May 1, at 8 pm ET/PT on ABC.

There are going to be nine episodes in total. Here is the full schedule for this season of Jeopardy! Masters:

  • Wednesday, May 1, 8 pm ET/PT
  • Monday, May 6, 8 pm ET/PT
  • Wednesday, May 8, 8 pm ET/PT
  • Friday, May 10, 8 pm ET/PT
  • Monday, May 13, 8 pm ET/PT
  • Wednesday, May 15, 8 pm ET/PT
  • Friday, May 17, 8 pm ET/PT
  • Monday, May 20, 8 pm ET/PT
  • Wednesday, May 22, 8 pm ET/PT

Unlike daily Jeopardy!, which airs on various channels based on where you live, Jeopardy! Masters is airing exclusively on ABC. So in order to watch the primetime tournament you must have access to the broadcast channel either through a traditional pay-TV provider, a TV antenna or a live TV streaming service like Fubo, Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV or YouTube TV.

If you miss an episode live or have cut the cord on live TV options, you can watch it the next day on-demand on Hulu.

Jeopardy! Masters 2024 contestants

James Holzhauer, Mattea Roach and Matt Amodio on Jeopardy! Masters

James Holzhauer, Mattea Roach and Matt Amodio on Jeopardy! Masters (Image credit: ABC/Christopher Willard)

There is something that we already know about the Jeopardy! Masters 2024 tournament, however. Or three things, if we want to be technical.

As a result of making the Jeopardy! Masters final in 2023, Matt Amodio, James Holzhauer and Mattea Roach have automatically qualified for the Jeopardy! Masters 2024 tournament. This means Holzhauer is going to get the chance to defend his title, while Amodio and Roach will try to finish the job this time and beat him.

New competitor in the second Jeopardy! Masters tournament are going to be the 2024 Tournament of Champions winner, Yogesh Raut, and the inaugural Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament winner, Victoria Groce.

That fills five spots. The sixth and final spot, picked by the producers, was revealed to be Amy Schneider.

Jeopardy! Masters 2024 host

Ken Jennings hosted the 2023's edition of Jeopardy! Masters, and it looks like he is going to oversee the tournament once again in 2024. When talking about the Jeopardy! Masters 2024 during the finale, Jennings said that he would be back for next year along with the three finalists.

Jennings currently splits daily Jeopardy! hosting duties with Mayim Bialik and the two usually swap who handles the primetime tournaments the game shows air. It looks like Jennings have staked his claim on being the man behind the podium for Jeopardy! Masters.

Michael Balderston

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