‘Jeopardy! Tournament Of Champions’ Moved Due To Writers Strike

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Jeopardy! is shaking up its pattern due to the writers strike. Sony Pictures Television, which produces the daytime game show, is pushing back the upcoming Tournament of Champions after a number of former winners declared that they would boycott the show if it used “recycled material” for questions.

A spokesperson said, “Jeopardy! never had any intention of producing a Tournament of Champions for Season 39 until the strike is resolved.” “Our current plan is to go into a holding pattern of sorts, pushing back the Season 39 postseason to first produce original episodes featuring the best of our WGA written material.

Next month, we will share more news about exciting plans and enhancements to the contestant experience for this upcoming season and beyond,” it added.

Contestants including Ray Lalonde, Chris Pannullo, Ben Chan, Luigi de Guzman and Amy Schneider had said that they would not be competing under the current circumstances.