Excitement is mounting amongst trivia aficionados as Jeopardy! prepares to launch the second season of its sensational tournament. Fans are clamoring for a particular legend to join the fray.
The second season of Jeopardy! Masters, carrying a half-million dollar prize, will pit the quiz show’s elite winners against each other in a high-stakes showdown.
Just short of a year following James Holzhauer securing the title in the inaugural season, the competitive series has been greenlighted for a second season.
As Variety has disclosed on February 10, the ABC spectacle is poised to resume (with its premiere undetermined but speculated for May) with Ken Jennings at the helm as host.
The format for the series is expected to mirror its predecessor, comprising 10 one-hour episodes with dual games played in each.
The trio who finished as finalists in the maiden Masters – Holzhauer, Mattea Roach, and Matt Amodio – are assured places in the awaited event.
Further details on the contestants for Season 2 “will be made public later on,” as reported by Variety.
The Jeopardy! Instagram page celebrated the comeback with an image spotlighting Ken, aged 49, and text teasing a “Primetime event on its way.”
The post encouraged, “Gear up your intellects! #JeopardyMasters is on the horizon with Ken Jennings as your guide.”
Audiences Voice Their Opinion: ‘Ken Should Be in The Game!’
The news of more Jeopardy! Masters was promptly met with fan jubilation in the social media comment section.
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One enthusiast expressed: “Masters season 1 was some of the most riveting Jeopardy I’ve witnessed. I’m hopeful for this round.”
Others chimed in with “YAY! MORE MASTERS” and another proclaiming, “Prepare for a brain workout!”
In the meantime, a number of fans have implored the showrunners to permit Ken to step down from hosting and compete.
“Ken should be competing!! The
While another suggested, “Without Ken as a player, it can’t truly be ‘masters’.”
Nonetheless, according to Jeopardy! regulations, as the host, Ken is not likely to become a competitor any time soon.
The remaining three Masters spots shall go to the victor of the 2024 Tournament of Champions (set to premiere late this month), the champion of the soon-to-start Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament, and a selection by the producers.
In other Jeopardy! news, the champion-turned-host Ken now stands as the singular presenter after Mayim Bialik was let go from the primetime version in December.
Michael Davies, the showrunner, offered insights earlier in the week about the choice, attesting that Ken “unequivocally earned the position.”
Davies also noted: “Mayim is an incredible host – we hope to continue associations with her on primetime shows and other spinoffs, those dialogues are in progress.”
Theoretically, Ken could indeed enter the competition and be the producers’ choice, with Mayim or recent fill-in host Buzzy Cohen taking up hosting duties.