Celebrity Jeopardy!

Celebrity Jeopardy! is an American game show spin-off of Jeopardy! that consists of 13-episode tournaments, each played by 27 celebrities. Their winnings in the tournaments are donated to a charity of their choice.

Unlike previous iterations of "Celebrity Jeopardy!", which were special episodes of the regular syndicated Jeopardy! dating back to 1992, Celebrity Jeopardy! is a separate entity, airing in a different time slot while regular episodes of Jeopardy! continue to air as normal. The series premiered on September 25, 2022 on ABC with Mayim Bialik as the host. In May 2023, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on September 27, 2023, with Ken Jennings replacing Bialik as host. In November 2023, it was announced that the second part of the second season would resume on Tuesday nights starting January 2, 2024. In May 2024, the series was renewed for a third season, which premiered on January 8, 2025. In May 2025, the series was renewed for a fourth season, known as Celebrity Jeopardy! All-Stars, which premiered on March 13, 2026.

The series consists of a bracket tournament with three rounds with a prize pot of $2,190,000 for charity. Twenty-seven contestants compete in nine quarterfinal games, the winners of which advance to three semifinal games. The winners of each semifinal game advance to the finals, whose winner receives a $1,000,000 grand prize for their chosen charity, an entry to the Tournament of Champions and the title of "Celebrity Jeopardy! Champion". Contestants eliminated in the quarterfinals earned $30,000 for their charities, while those eliminated in the semifinals earned $50,000. In Seasons 1 and 2, third place in the finals earned $100,000, while second place earned $250,000. Starting in season 3, the non-winning finalists will receive $175,000.

The structure of each episode is similar to the regular Jeopardy! show, with clues based on 1984–2001 clue values. The "Jeopardy!" round is played with clues ranging from $100 to $500, with one Daily Double hidden among them, allowing whoever selects it to wager some or all of their score on the clue. It is followed by the "Double Jeopardy!" round, where clue values are doubled and there are two hidden Daily Double clues.

Celebrity Jeopardy! games include a third "Triple Jeopardy!" round, similar to international one-hour versions of the game. Clue values are tripled, resulting in $300 to $1,500 with three Daily Doubles. Typically, one category in the third round (usually the sixth) in season 1 is played with a champion presenting clues. Buzzy Cohen (episode 1), Austin Rogers (episode 2), current host Ken Jennings (episode 3), Ryan Long (episode 5), Brad Rutter (episode 6), Matt Amodio (episode 8), Colby Burnett (episode 9), Mattea Roach (episode 10), Amy Schneider (episode 12), and James Holzhauer (episode 13) have presented categories.

"Final Jeopardy!" is played after the third round, where traditional rules for celebrity tournaments apply (players with $0 or negative money are given an amount to participate; $1,000 in season one, $500 from season two onwards). Contestants will first receive the category, then wager any amount from $0 to their current score. They then receive the clue and must write their response in 30 seconds. Players' wagers are added to their score if they were correct, and subtracted if they were incorrect. The player with the highest score at the end of "Final Jeopardy!" wins the game.

A total of 27 contestants competed in Season 1. Known contestants are listed here in the order of their initial episode and with the charities they played for.

A total of 27 contestants competed in Season 2. Known contestants are listed here in the order of their initial episode and with the charities they played for.

A total of 27 contestants competed in Season 3. Here is a list of known contestants that played, and the charities they played for:

A total of 21 returning contestants from the first three seasons compete in Season 4.

• Rachel Dratch (Family Reach)
• Mark Duplass (The Souls Point Fund)
• Katie Nolan (The Trevor Project)
• Macaulay Culkin (Stand Up to Cancer)
• Steven Weber (New Directions for Veterans)
• Jackie Tohn (Kids in the Spotlight)
• Sean Gunn (Women for Women International)
• Cynthia Nixon (Doctors Without Borders USA)
• Roy Wood Jr. (I See Me, Inc.)
• Mina Kimes (SELAH Neighborhood Homeless Coalition)
• Andy Richter (Los Angeles Regional Food Bank)
• Timothy Simons (Silver Lake Children's Theatre Group)
• Robin Thede (Black Girls Code)
• Patton Oswalt (Alice's Kids)
• Margaret Cho (Friendly House Inc.)
• Mo Rocca (Inner-City Scholarship Fund)
• Mira Sorvino (Voluntary Trust Fund for Victims of Trafficking in Persons)
• Ray Romano (Harvest Home)
• Lisa Ann Walter (Fund for Women's Equality)
• W. Kamau Bell (DonorsChoose)
• Ike Barinholtz (Noonan Syndrome Foundation)

Dates listed are the original air dates of the respective episodes. Contestants are listed top-to-bottom based on their left-to-right podium positions on that episode.

During the first season, each batch of three quarterfinal matches was followed immediately by a semifinal with the three winners.

For the second season, all quarterfinal matches aired consecutively, followed by the semifinals and finals. Matches did not necessarily air in production order. Due to filming commitments, the winner's invitation to the Tournament of Champions is delayed to Season 42 (2026).

For the third season, as with the previous season, all quarterfinal matches aired consecutively, followed by the semifinals and finals.

The fourth season was an All-Star edition, featuring previous notable contestants from the 3 previous seasons.

Each of the champions of the previous seasons (Ike Barinholtz, Lisa Ann Walter, and W. Kamau Bell) are automatically given a spot in the semifinals.

The premiere episode of Celebrity Jeopardy! averaged 4.03 million viewers, placing 33rd for the week, 22nd among non-sports programs and second among ABC's non-sports programs.

• Official ABC website
• Official Celebrity Jeopardy! Season 1 (2022) website
• Official Celebrity Jeopardy! Season 2 (2023) website
• Official Celebrity Jeopardy! Season 3 (2025) website
• Official Celebrity Jeopardy! Season 4: All-Stars (2026) website
• Celebrity Jeopardy! at IMDb