Past "Jeopardy!" players, who nearly won but didn’t quite succeed, are getting a second chance at the game show. Ken Jennings announced last week that "Jeopardy!" will be hosting a second chance game show, which begins on Monday, and will halt the regular episodes for two weeks.
Each week will highlight three semifinal games complete with a two-day finale. The Tournament of Champions will feature the two victors each week and the episode will air directly after the show. "Jeopardy!" co-hosted by Mayim Bialik, will host a two-week second chance tournament starting Monday. (Casey Durkin) The contestants invited back were chosen by "Jeopardy!" executives who felt they deserved a second chance.
They can win prizes of up to $250,000. After an episode aired in June, many fans believed that "Jeopardy!" contestant, Sadie, was "robbed" of winning "Jeopardy!" after the show ruled that her "Harriet Tubman" final answer was "incomplete," which led to her opponent’s victory.
Executive producer, Mike Davies, hand-picked the returning contestants and previously spoke out about Sadie’s upsetting loss.
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