New opening sequence: a navy blue background has computer-animated floating "Q" and "A" letters, with multiple colors of orange, tan, copper, violet, and blue squares moving across the screen, the gold Jeopardy! logo appeared, and swings forward to reveal the 2002-2009 set (SD version).
This is the last full season for the following:
The 1998-2006 KingWorld "Star Shooter" logo is used due to being replaced by the next logo; the final for the KingWorld era.
Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune is broadcast in SDTV due to switching to HDTV the next season
The trapezoid-shaped contestant podiums with circle ring-in lights is used
The SDTV version of the 2002-2009 metallic set.
For the "DAILY DOUBLE" and the "FINAL JEOPARDY!" names, the "DOUBLE" and "FINAL" in Double and Final Jeopardy! now uses blue text, the contestant intro and Final Jeopardy! winnings strips and the position strips in the credits for copyright cards are all changed to blue with yellow borders, and the contestant names and winnings counts are written in normal Compacta-D.
The "VIDEO" and "AUDIO" in Video and Audio Daily Doubles are now written in a yellow script.
For College Championship only, the "DAILY DOUBLE" and the "DOUBLE" and "FINAL" in Double and Final Jeopardy! uses white text and the background is black and red instead of the normal backdrop.
Starting in the season premiere, the version of the 2001-2008 theme with the saxophone and electric guitar riffs is used in the credits.
The background for split-screen closing credits changed to floating Q's and A's in blue, making it match the background of this season's title card.
September 19, 2005: David Madden's winning streak ends with a 19-day total of $430,400 and Clue Crew member Kelly Miyahara introduces herself during the closing credits.
September 22, 2005: Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune does not air in many markets due to the news coverage of Hurricane Katrina.
September 22-26, 2005: There is cold opening of Alex introducing contestant Deborah Slattery from New Orleans and confirms that her episodes were taped prior to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina and that her family is safe and well.
October 2005[]
October 7, 2005: Jason Richards finishes with a 4-day total of $99,200.
October 10-14, 2005: Back to School Week is held.
November 2005[]
November 7-18, 2005: The College Championship was held at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. Nico Martinez won the tournament and $100,000. Adam Pinson received $50,000 and Jayanth Iyengar received $25,000.
November 21, 2005: Maria Wenglinsky finishes with a 5-day total of $122,300.
November 28, 2005: Bill MacDonald finishes with a 4-day total of $75,399. Oxford University Press verifies materials for the show, which it continues to do to this day.
December 2005[]
December 1, 2005: Vik Vaz finishes with a 3-day total of $72,002.
January 2006[]
January 6, 2006: Jeopardy! has launched its official YouTube channel.
January 10, 2006: Tom Kavanaugh finishes with a 8-day total of $142,602.
January 16, 2006: The audio quality of the show is reasonably modified, making the ticking noise in the Final Jeopardy! "Think!" music sound less audible.
January 18, 2006: Kevin Marshall finishes with a 6-day total of $98,201. He is the first player to become a 5-time+ champion after defeating a 5-time+ champion, and no 6 or more returning champion again until 9-time champ Dan Pawson (370 regular games).
January 26, 2006: Bob Mesko lost his fourth game and returned on April 17, 2006 because of a poorly worded Daily Double.
February 2006[]
February 6-17, 2006: The Teen Tournament airs. Papa Chakravarthy won the tournament and $75,000. Andrew Kreitz received $25,000 and Matt Klein received $15,000.
March 2006[]
April 2006[]
April 4, 2006: Alex delivers clues from the Sesame Street gang.
April 7, 2006: Michael Falk finishes with a 3-day total of $59,403.
April 17, 2006: Bob Mesko was brought back due to a poorly worded Daily Double.
April 19, 2006: Bob Mesko finishes with a 5-day total of $68,599.
April 20, 2006: Portions of the Double Jeopardy! Round was used as background in the film Georgia Rule.
April 25, 2006: Doug Dorst finishes with a 3-day total of $66,802.
May 2006[]
May 8-19, 2006: The Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions was held. It was the last time they used a logo different from the regular Jeopardy! logo. Unlike previous Tournament of Champions tournaments, the champions in the quarterfinal week were not in the order of how much money they have won in their initial appearances, but rather the order of their last names. This tradition lasted until Season 28. This is also the second Tournament of Champions, following 1994 Tournament of Champions, in which there was no 5-day champion as a finalist. It is the only tournament to have two 3-day champions and one 4-day champion as three finalists. It is also the first tournament to have won by a 3-day champion until Yogesh Raut in Season 40. Michael Falk won the tournament and $250,000. Vik Vaz received $100,000 and Bill MacDonald received $50,000.
May 12, 2006: Show #5000 aired on this date, which is the 4,935th episode.
June 2006[]
June 16, 2006: Craig Westphal finishes with a 5-day total of $114,601.
July 2006[]
July 27, 2006: Celeste DiNucci finishes with a 5-day total of $83,601.
July 28, 2006: Season 22 ends, which marks the last episode to broadcast in SDTV.
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