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Season 24 (2007-2008)[]

Season Changes[]

  • Starting with the September 27, 2007 episode, Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune are distributed by CBS Television Distribution rather than KingWorld in the first 23 seasons, which continues to be used until Season 37.
  • New opening sequence: a blue and black starry night background has a game board with orange lines forming the Jeopardy! logo. After that, the Jeopardy! logo is revealed in gold. Soon after, the game board disappears, as an orange line forms behind the gold Jeopardy! logo. In the last stretch, the gold Jeopardy! logo zooms forward, revealing the 2002-2009 set (HD version).
  • This is the last season for the following:
    • The 2001-2008 theme song is used since the remainder of Season 17.
    • The 1997-2008 "Think!" music is used since Season 14.
    • The 1984-2008 dollar figure loading pattern and sound effect were used since Season 1 until the Jeopardy! Masters primetime tournament on ABC, 15 years later.
    • Full season with Cheryl Farrell as part of Jeopardy! Clue Crew before she left early next season. Sarah Whitcomb, Jimmy McGuire, Jon Cannon, and Kelly Miyahara remained until the end of the next season.
  • In the first 13 episodes of this season, both Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune were still distributed by KingWorld, featuring its last logo from the previous season.
  • The "DOUBLE" and "FINAL" in the Double and Final Jeopardy! cards are changed back to Impact, the "DOUBLE" now appears in gold, while the "FINAL" is reverted to a previous red coloration.
  • The "DAILY DOUBLE" now uses yellow text and appearing in a teal grid background with a different font.
  • The contestant introductions and Final Jeopardy! winnings indicators are changed to cyan strips, with black text in a font resembling Arial, appearing somewhat similar to the ones used in Season 20.
  • Starting with this season, when the repeat champion is announced in introductions with his/her total winnings, the graphics now read "X-Day" instead of "X-Day Champ."
  • The contestant introduction background resembles a blue grid.
  • The split-screen background changed to the same blue starry background in the first full closing credit roll episode of the season, which is the season premiere, and the Sony Pictures Studios credit fades in on the center-right, then the split-screen still cuts back to the full-screen closing sequence.
  • By the December 28, 2007 episode, the text on the right became larger, and the Sony Pictures Studios credit fades out after fading in before the closing sequence zooms in to fill the screen.
  • Bob Sofia was credited as coordinating producer.

September 2007[]

  • September 10, 2007: Season 24 kicks off.
  • September 21, 2007: Linda Lipkin is disqualified from playing Final Jeopardy after finishing the Double Jeopardy round with -$400.
  • September 24, 2007: Two of the three Daily Doubles are seen on time.
  • September 27, 2007: Alex Trebek delivered clues from the Kadena Air Force Base in Japan. This was the first appearance of the CBS Television Distribution logo, which replaced the last KingWorld logo from the previous season, which remained in use until the January 15, 2021 episode. The logo consists of a blue studio backdrop with moving clouds, some spotlights, and the white CBS eye logo with the text "CBS Television Distribution" written next to it. When the CBS Television Distribution logo first appeared on September 27, 2007, it was accompanied by the 1998-2007 KingWorld "Star Shooter" music. However, this music was later changed to an orchestral fanfare. As of that, the Sony Pictures Television music is truncated at the start.

October 2007[]

  • October 8-12, 2007: Kids Week is held.
  • October 25, 2007: Nick Swezey finishes with a 3-day total of $76,202. There is also a well-known incident in the Final Jeopardy! round with the category 16th CENTURY NAMES and the clue being "Paul III roared at him, 'I have waited 30 years for your services. Now I'm pope, can't I satisfy my desire?'," contestant Kevin Antonio writes down "Who is Lady Godiva?," which results in laughter from both Alex and the audience. Alex responds with "I'd give you a yes just for the humor!" before ruling Kevin's response incorrect.

November 2007[]

  • November 2, 2007: Paul Glaser finishes with a 5-day total of $121,802.
  • November 5-16, 2007: The Tournament of Champions air. Celeste DiNucci won the tournament and $250,000. Doug Hicton received $100,000 and Cliff Galiher received $50,000.
    • November 6, 2007: Alex delivers clues from Machu Picchu in Peru.
    • November 13, 2007: During the second semifinal game of the Tournament of Champions, there was a two-way tie at the end of the Final Jeopardy! round. Celeste DiNucci answered the Tiebreaker question correctly and advanced to the finals, ultimately winning the Tournament of Champions. To date, she is the last female Tournament of Champions winner ($250,000) until Amy Schneider in Season 39, and the last wildcard semifinalist to win the Tournament of Champions.

December 2007[]

  • December 3, 2007: Lisa Klink finishes with a 5-day total of $70,150.
  • December 26, 2007: Cora Peck finishes with a 5-day total of $116,803.

January 2008[]

  • January 4, 2008: Dan Pawson wins with just $200. He is the only player with a record of winning under $1,000 among champions who have won 5 or more in a row so far.
  • January 9, 2008: Dan Pawson finishes with a 9-day total of $170,902. He is the first 6+ time champ since Kevin Marshall, and longest gap between 6-time+ champions in Jeopardy! history (370 regular play games).
  • January 30, 2008: Arianna Kelly lost and came back on July 8, 2008 after a series of contentious judgment calls.

February 2008[]

  • February 1, 2008: Jeopardy! aired the longest credit roll to date.
  • February 11-22, 2008: The Teen Tournament airs. Rachel Horn won the tournament and $75,000. Rachel Cooke received $25,000 and Zia Choudhury received $18,000 for exceeding his minimum.

March 2008[]

  • March 20, 2008: The Jeopardy round Daily Double was not seen on time.

April 2008[]

  • April 1, 2008: Alex wears a phony mustache for the Jeopardy! Round.
  • April 11, 2008: Deborah Fitzgerald finishes with a 4-day total of $55,901.

May 2008[]

  • May 1, 2008: A champion was defeated due to a pen malfunction with the other contestant Paul Thomas.
  • May 2, 2008: The champion that was defeated because of a contestant's pen malfunction returns as a co-champion.
  • May 5-16, 2008: The College Championship was held at the Kohls center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This is the last time the College Championship is taped on the road. Joey Beachum won the tournament and $100,000. Danielle Zsenak received $50,000 and Andrew Chung received $25,000.
  • May 19, 2008: Tom Morris finishes with a 4-day total of $100,801.
  • May 28, 2008: Larissa Kelly finishes with a 6-day total of $222,597.

June 2008[]

  • June 11, 2008: Donna Vogel finishes with a 4-day total of $82,599.
  • June 20, 2008: Dave Simpson finishes with a 4-day total of $88,901.

July 2008[]

  • July 8, 2008: Arianna Kelly returned to the show after a series of contentious judgment calls and lost again.
  • July 11, 2008: Aaron Schroeder finishes with a 5-day total of $127,902.
  • July 25, 2008: Season 24 ends and Mark Wales finishes with a 5-day total of $141,804.
  • July 28-September 5, 2008: Summer repeats air.
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