The Jeopardy! Seniors Tournament (originally the Senior Tournament from 1987-1988) was a 2 week event that featured contestants who were over 50 years of age, which was held each season on the TV quiz show Jeopardy! from 1987 to 1995, before being cancelled in 1996. It was formatted identically to the Tournament of Champions, the Teen Tournament, and the College Championship with winners receiving a guaranteed minimum of $25,000, as well as qualifying for the next Tournament of Champions.
Five of the ten Seniors Tournament winners (Peggy Kennedy, Ouida Rellstab, Lou Pryor, Leonard Schmidt, and Marilyn Kneeland) advanced to their Tournament of Champions' semifinals (albeit all as wild cards), with both Pryor & Kneeland winning to advance to the finals, though both lost their 2 day final. Rellstab and 1987 winner Zeke Sevilla, Jr. were also invited to 1990's Super Jeopardy! tournament, both losing in their quarterfinal appearance. No Seniors Tournament winners have been invited to a reunion tournament since then.
The 1988 event featured a rare contestant disqualification, when D.J. Smith was removed from the tournament after the opening round due to appearing on Wheel of Fortune less than a year earlier, which he disclosed in his application, but was not immediately discovered by contestant coordinators. Smith, who had earned a wild card semifinal slot, received the $1,000 prize for first round eliminations, and the fifth highest scoring quarterfinalist was advanced in his place.
The 1991 tournament notably saw the first ever Jeopardy! tournament game with a triple zero finish in Final Jeopardy! during the quarterfinals, necessitating a fifth wild card for that year's semifinals.
At least two finalists of the Tournament of Champions from the original Art Fleming-hosted version of Jeopardy! qualified for the modern show's Seniors Tournament, with 1965 winner Babs McClellan making the 1991 semifinals, and 1969 finalist Elliot Shteir making the July 1995 finals.
As of 2022, among the Senior Tournament Winners, Ouida Rellstab and David Cuneo are still alive.
| Season # | Airdate | Finale | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | May 11, 1987 | May 22, 1987 | Zeke Sevilla, Jr. |
| 4 | May 9, 1988 | May 20, 1988 | Peggy Kennedy |
| 5 | July 10, 1989 | July 21, 1989 | Ouida Rellstab |
| 6 | July 9, 1990 | July 20, 1990 | George Soule |
| 7 | July 8, 1991 | July 19, 1991 | Lou Pryor |
| 8 | July 6, 1992 | July 17, 1992 | Leonard Schmidt |
| 9 | July 12, 1993 | July 23, 1993 | Marilyn Kneeland |
| 10 | July 11, 1994 | July 22, 1994 | Bart Thomas |
| 11 | July 10, 1995 | July 21, 1995 | Aaron Klein |
| 12 | December 18, 1995 | December 29, 1995 | David Cuneo |
