Jeopardy! Timeline (syndicated version)/Season 27

Season Changes[]

New opening sequence: some violet glass panels stack on top of one another forming the white Jeopardy! logo on a dark purple background. After the white Jeopardy! logo formed, blue glass panels move to right or left and some red, magenta, turquoise, lime, blue, purple, and orange streaking lines appear on the screen. Then, the show's logo zooms forward, revealing the 2009-2013 set.
This is the last season where Alex stands in front of the game board when the Final Jeopardy! category and clue is revealed on its monitors before and after the last commercial break. The following season, Alex began sitting on his chair at his podium, when the Final Jeopardy! category and clue is revealed on the monitor before and after the last commercial break.
This season marked the debut of the Teachers Tournament.
Lisa Finneran and Gary Johnson both left the show after this season.
The color scheme in photography clues and Daily Double clues changed to light blue with tinted horizontal streaked lines.
The split-screen background for long credit rolls remains the same as both Seasons 25 and 26.
This is the fifth season not to have Tournament of Champions.

October 15, 2010: Show #6000 is aired on this date, which is the 5,935th episode.

November 8-19, 2010: The College Championship is held. Erin McLean won the tournament and $100,00, Sam Spaulding received $50,000 and Hans von Walter received $25,000.

December 14, 2010: Alex announces The IBM Challenge.
December 24, 2010: Tom Nissley finishes with a 8-day total of $235,405 and the second champion to win more than $200K in the same season.

January 14, 2011: The real 6,000th episode of Jeopardy! aired on this date, which is Show #6065.

February 14-16, 2011: The IBM Challenge was held in upstate New York, and it's a three-day match between the Watson supercomputer, Ken Jennings, and Brad Rutter. Watson won the match to donate $1,000,000 to World Vision and World Community Grid. Ken Jennings donated $300,000 to VillageReach and Brad Rutter donated $200,000 to the Lancaster County Community Foundation.

February 17-March 2, 2011: The Teen Tournament is held. Raynell Cooper won the tournament and $75,000. Kailyn LaPorte received $42,600 for exceeding for minimum and Raya Elias-Pushett received $20,851 for exceeding her minimum.
March 16, 2011: This was just the fourth episode where only one contestant (Tom Kunzen) played Final Jeopardy!.
March 22, 2011: Tom Kunzen finishes with a 5-day total of $133,402.

May 2-13, 2011: The Teachers Tournament was held for the first time.
- During the quarterfinals week of the opening introduction of the Teachers Tournament, Johnny introduced the teacher contestants by announcing a brief description followed by their location and name, which would remain in use until Season 30.
- The Teachers Tournament was the last Jeopardy! event to make its debut in the Alex Trebek era.
- The opening title sequence looks similar to Kids Week, which would remain in use until Season 29.
- Charles Temple became the first champion of the Teachers Tournament and $100,000. Lori Kissell received $50,000 and Larry DeMoss received $25,000.

July 4-8, 2011: Kids Week was held.
July 18, 2011: Aleve begins sponsoring the consolation prizes.
July 21, 2011: Mark Runsvold finishes with a 4-day total of $153,800 and is the second participant to achieve more than $100K in just two games.
July 29, 2011: Season 27 ends.