What is ... WAR!
‘Jeopardy!’s greatest ever to fight for $1M
biggest, baddest “Jeopardy” champions are back.
The three highest money winners in the trivia show history — Ken Jennings, Brad Rutter and James Holzhauer — will pick up their buzzers again for a multi-night event lauded as “Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time,” ABC announced Monday.
Jennings, Rutter and Holzhauer will go head-tohead in January in a race to three wins. The first to do so will win $1 million and the title of “The Greatest of All Time.”
Runners up will each receive $250,000.
“Based on their previous performances, these three are already the ‘greatest,’ but you can’t help wondering: who is the best of the best?” longtime host Alex Trebek (below) said in a statement.
Rutter currently holds the record with $4,688,436 in winnings and the honor of never having lost to a human opponent Jennings won $3,370,700 during his record 74game winning streak and Holzhauer sits atop all 15 of the single-day winnings records after taking home $2,712,216 in his run, which included winning the 2019 Tournament of Champions.
“I am always so blown away by the incredibly talented and legendary Alex Trebek who has entertained, rallied and championed the masses for generations — and the world class ‘Jeopardy!’ team who truly are ‘the greatest of all time,’” Karey Burke, president of ABC Enterainment, said in a tatement.
“This timeless nd extraordinary ormat is the gift hat keeps on givng and winning he hearts of America every week. We can’t wait to deliver this
pic and fiercely competitive showdown — with these unprecedented contestants — to ABC viewers and loyal fans everywhere.”
Trebek has been warning that his time at “Jeopardy!” may be up soon after he announced in March he’d been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, which has a five-year survival rate of just 9%. In September, he said he’d be undergoing another round of chemotherapy.
“I will keep doing [the show] as long as my skills do not diminish, and they have started to diminish,” the host told CTV last month.
“The thought of the pancreatic cancer does not frighten me. I’m 79 years old. So, hey, I’ve lived a good life, a full life, and I’m nearing the end of that life. I know that.”
The primetime special will premiere from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Jan. 7 and then continue on Jan. 8, Jan. 9, Jan. 10, Jan. 14, Jan. 15 and Jan. 16, or until one competitor has three wins.