Jeopardy! is having a little fun ahead of its much-anticipated Tournament of Champions by awarding some popular contestants with Jeopardy! Honors; however, fans believe one particular player was snubbed. Ahead of the 2024 Toc, which kicks off on Friday, February 23, the long-running game show will air its first-ever Jeopardy! Honors event. This light-hearted special, which was taped during the Toc, will stream on YouTube at 6 pm Pt on Thursday, February 22. The official Jeopardy! Instagram account revealed the categories and winners on Tuesday, February, 20, naming 2022 Toc winner Amy Schneider as the Alex Trebek Person of the Year. Other winners included 21-day champ Cris Pannullo as Most Valuable Player, Second Chance and Champions Wildcard victor Juveria Zaheer for Breakthrough Performance, and Martha Bath, who also appeared on the Art Fleming era of Jeopardy!, for Best Interview. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jeopardy! (@jeopardy) Elsewhere, Yungsheng Wang won Best Signature,...
- 2/21/2024
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[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for the January 29 episode of Jeopardy!] Fan-favorite Jeopardy! champion Martha Bath was going for, as she put it, “the core” of the apple in the latest episode of the game show. But did she get it? Martha, a retired Cpa from Seattle, Washington, faced off against Andy Tirrell, a political science and international relations professor from San Diego, California, and Lloyd Sy, a professor of American literature originally from Rockford, Illinois in the semifinals of Champions Wildcard. Prior to this latest tournament, she’d appeared twice, first in 1972 (on the daytime version hosted by Art Fleming), then in 2022. A win in this semifinals would mean advancing to the finals to possibly secure a spot in the Tournament of Champions. At the first break, in the middle of the Jeopardy! round, Martha was leading with $3,800, and during her interview, host Ken Jennings ...
- 1/30/2024
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Jeopardy! fan favorite Martha Bath has opened up about her three separate appearances on the show, spanning an incredible 51 years. In a new interview with the Seattle Times, she gives an insight into how the show has changed over half a century and provides her perspective on host Ken Jennings. The 73-year-old retired Cpa from Seattle reached the semi-finals of the Champions Wildcard competition on January 18 with a dramatic comeback win. Fans of the show can next see her compete in the week beginning January 29, when she will be aiming to make the final and earn a possible place in the Tournament of Champions. Bath’s Jeopardy! journey began on the Art Fleming-hosted daytime version of the game show in 1972, Back then she didn’t secure a victory, but walked away with a consolation prize included $40 and an encyclopedia set she still owns. In 2022, Bath made a triumphant return, clinching...
- 1/20/2024
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Jeopardy!‘s Champions Wildcard competition keeps bringing the drama, as Thursday’s (January 18) episode saw fan-favorite Martha Bath soar to victory after one of her opponents blew two Daily Doubles. The Wildcard tournament sees brief champions from Season 39 returning to the Alex Trebek Stage for a second shot at glory, all with the hopes of earning a coveted spot in the upcoming Tournament of Champions. Bath previously won one episode in Season 39 and instantly became a fan-favorite when she revealed she’d appeared on the show 50 years earlier when Art Fleming was the host. The retired Cpa from Seattle, Washington, said she won $40 and a set of encyclopedias during her original appearance. Having won her Season 39 episode with $30,800, Bath returned to Jeopardy! on Thursday but was up against tough opponents in Nik Berry and Kendra Westerhaus. Berry earned his spot in the Wildcard competition after winning an audio-only play-in game,...
- 1/19/2024
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Jeopardy! has only been back for two weeks, and already, this season has been hit with surprising moments and controversial decisions. But perhaps the most heart-warming moment so far came during the (September 21 episode, when one contestant revealed an amazing secret. Martha Bath, a retired Cpa from Seattle, Washington, came from behind to win Wednesday’s game, but something more incredible happened before that. During the Q&a segment, host Ken Jennings prompted Bath when he asked, “This is not your first rodeo.” That’s when she revealed her decades-old connection to the long-running game show. “That is correct,” she said. “Fifty years ago this spring, I was on the original daytime show with Art Fleming in New York.” “Wow,” Jennings replied as Bath continued, “I won 40 and a set of encyclopedias, and I still have them.” “You still have the encyclopedias – or the 40?” Jennings joked before adding, “We’re...
- 9/22/2022
- TV Insider
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