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Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions is in jeopardy. Updated regarding Ken Jennings. [1]

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Date: 2023-07-24  

5 of the top 6 seeds in the upcoming Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions are refusing to participate as long as the writer’s strike is on-going. The word is that Jeopardy management wants to use recycled questions for the competition.

Lalonde called the opportunity to compete in the champions tournament “a dream come true,” but said he will not take part as long as the writers are striking.

“I believe that the show’s writers are a vital part of the show and they are justified in taking their job action to secure a fair contract for themselves and their fellow WGA members,” Lalonde, who won 13 “Jeopardy!” matches, said in a Reddit post.

“As a supporter of the trade union movement, a union member’s son and a proud union member myself I have informed the show’s producers that if the strike remains unresolved I will not cross a picket line to play in the tournament of champions,” he continued.

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The Philadelphia Inquirer reported “Jeopardy!” will return Sept. 11, but it’s unclear if it will have new episodes.

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