Now, second place winners will receive $3,000 and third place winners will receive $2,000. “A major announcement we can make today,” Davies shares, “is that we are increasing the second and third place prize amounts by $1,000 each. At this time, the writers' protests will not have an effect on the new season of Celebrity Jeopardy!, as material for the spinoff series was completed ahead of the strike.Īnother change coming to the storied game show is the cash prizes awarded to each contestant. Winners from that will advance to a Season 37 and Season 38 Champions Wildcard.”ĭuring this tournament, answers will be compiled from material written before the strike, as well as old material used throughout past seasons. “We’re going to open the season with a second chance tournament for players from Season 37 who lost their initial game. “I believe, principally, that it would not be fair to have new contestants making their first appearance on the Alex Trebek Stage with non-original material,” show-runner Michael Davies tells the Inside Jeopardy! podcast.

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