New opening sequence: Various shots of the set include the lights dimming, the peach Jeopardy! logo in an empty audience, shots of the cameraman and the crew getting ready to go on the air, contestants making their entrance, announcer Johnny Gilbert putting his jacket on and introducing the show, and host Ken Jennings making his entrance to the studio before the Jeopardy! logo zooms out, with the blue globe with pink lands appearing on the right side of the blue space screen instead of the center. Then, the peach Jeopardy! logo zooms forward, revealing the 2013-2024 set; the opening sequence first appeared on the December 19, 2023 episode, when the Second Chance Tournament is held.
The cash for the runners-up is raised to $3,000 for second place and $2,000 for third place.
This season marks the debut for Champions Wildcard Tournament and Invitational Tournament.
Just like on Wheel of Fortune Bonus Rounds in Season 41, the fades that were present originally in the Syndicated version are replaced with cuts in the intro.
This is the first season where the camera zooms in on the host after Johnny Gilbert announces the three contestants playing in every episode.
Mayim Bialik left Jeopardy! at the beginning of this season, confirmed on December 15, 2023, with Ken Jennings becoming the sole host. This is the first full season in the post-Alex Trebek era to have only one permanent host.
On early episodes of this season:
The opening sequence from Season 38 and Season 39 was still used.
On later episodes of this season, Twitter was replaced with X, and TikTok was added to the social media credits.
The 2023 Writers Guild of America strike, which began on May 2, 2023, as part of the Hollywood double strike ended on September 27, 2023, and the 2023 Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists strike, which began on July 14, 2023 one month before the production of this season began, ended on November 9, 2023.
Celebrity Jeopardy upgraded to the following:
When a clue is selected, the rim around the category screen turns white. This doesn't carry over to the syndicated version until October 14, 2024.
Following the first clue of the round or the break, a 3-way split-screen of the celebs is used
It is the last season where the following occurs:
The subtitles advances to semifinals or finals are in double lines.
The globe is at the center of the screen and shows pictures of celebrities competing.
The color font for the amount earned for charities in all games is in blue font and white surroundings.
The graphic $1,000,000 for charity is 36 individual monitors.
It is the first season where the following occurs:
The primetime show recaps the show from the quarterfinal and semifinal matches. Johnny Gilbert says "Previously on Celebrity Jeopardy"
Celebrities who finish the Triple Jeopardy round in the red are given $500 to play Final Jeopardy.
An episode where five rounds are played.
The audience applauds coming out of the last commercial break.
It is also the only season where the celebrity's job and location are announced in the quarterfinals intro.
It is also the only season where Johnny Gilbert just announces the shows the celebrities appeared on in the semifinals or finals.
This is the first Jeopardy Masters season where the category is highlighted on the clue selection
This is the last Jeopardy Masters season where Johnny Gilbert says "Last time on Jeopardy Masters" when recapping a episode.
This is the last season for both Jeopardy Masters and Primetime Celebrity Jeopardy where the board has 36 individual clues.
The Sony Pictures Television logo returns, transitioning from the 2021 Sony logo. This also happens on sister show Wheel of Fortune.
Johnny no longer announces the next day's contestants during the closing credits after Ken signs off.
This is the second season to have less regular game play with just 78 episodes due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike and the 2023 Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists strike as part of the Hollywood double strike.
September 15, 2023: Hari Parameswaran won $35,000 and a spot in Champions Wildcard. David Maybury received $20,000 and Jill Tucker received $10,000.
September 22, 2023: Deanna Bolio won $35,000 and a spot in Champions Wildcard. Pam Sung received $20,000 and Rob Kim received $10,000.
September 27, 2023: The second season of Primetime Celebrity Jeopardy! premieres, hosted by Ken Jennings and was referred to as "Here is your host" by Johnny Gilbert.
September 29, 2023: Jilana Cotter won $35,000 and a spot in Champions Wildcard. Michalle Gould received $20,000 and Barb Fecteau received $10,000.
October 2, 2023: Champions Wildcard spades group 1 began.
October 11, 2023: A Celebrity Jeopardy! tiebreaker was played for the first time in Final Jeopardy!. Katie Nolan won the tiebreaker and advances to semi-finals. It marked the first show with five rounds, including the Triple Jeopardy! round.
October 19, 2023: Josh Saak won $100,000 in the Champions Wildcard spades group. Lucy Ricketts received $50,000 and Sam Stapleton received $25,000.
October 20, 2023: Champions Wildcard diamonds group 2 began.
November 2023[]
November 8, 2023: Emily Sands won $100,000 in the Champions Wildcard diamonds group. Aaron Craig received $50,000 and Jilana Cotter received $25,000.
November 9, 2023: Champions Wildcard clubs group 3 began.
November 28, 2023: Nick Cascone won $100,000 in the Champions Wildcard clubs group. Jen Jazwinski received $50,000 and Dennis Chase received $25,000.
November 29, 2023: Champions Wildcard hearts group 4 began.
December 2023[]
December 18, 2023: Yungsheng Wang won $100,000 in the Champions Wildcard hearts group. Tyler Vandenberg received $50,000 and Gary Hollis received $25,000.
December 19, 2023-January 15, 2024: The Second Chance Tournament was held, this time with Season 39 contestants.
December 19, 2023: A new opening sequence featuring various behind the scenes clips is introduced.
December 22, 2023: Show #9000 of Jeopardy! aired on this date; however, due to discrepancies in the show count, this is actually the 8,935th show.
December 25, 2023: Juveria Zaheer won $35,000 and a spot in Champions Wildcard. Jason Carpenter received $20,000 and Iris Masucci received $10,000.
January 2024[]
January 1, 2024: Xanni Brown won $35,000 and a spot in Champions Wildcard. Greg Czaja received $20,000 and Christopher Pennant received $10,000.
January 8, 2024: Matt Harvey won $35,000 and a spot in Champions Wildcard. Michael Cavaliere received $20,000 and Randall Rayford received $10,000.
January 15, 2024: Long Nguyen won $35,000 and a spot in Champions Wildcard. Roy Camara received $20,000 and Rotimi Kukoyi received $10,000.
January 16-February 22, 2024: The Champions Wildcard Tournament was held, this time with champions from Season 39.
January 16, 2024: Champions Wildcard group 1 began.
January 23, 2024: Lisa Ann Walter won $1,000,000 for the Entertainment Community Fund, and the title of the Celebrity Jeopardy! champion. Mo Rocca received $250,000 for Inner-City Scholarship Fund and Katie Nolan received $100,000 for Association for Women in Sports Media.
February 2024[]
February 2, 2024: Juveria Zaheer won $100,000 in the Champions Wildcard group 1. Andy Tirrell received $50,000 and Michael Menkhus received $25,000.
February 5, 2024: Champions Wildcard group 2 began.
February 22, 2024: Deb Bilodeau won $100,000 in the Champions Wildcard group 2. Jesse Matheny received $50,000 and Mira Hayward received $25,000.
February 23-March 19, 2024: The Tournament of Champions was held. Yogesh Raut won the Tournament of Champions in a six-game final with $250,000. Ben Chan finishes second with $100,000 and Troy Meyer finishes third with $50,000.
March 2024[]
March 20-April 9, 2024: Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament is held.
March 22, 2024: The real 9,000th episode of Jeopardy! aired on this date, which is actually numbered as show #9065.
April 2024[]
April 9, 2024: Victoria Groce won $100,000 in a three-game final in the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament. Amy Schneider received $50,000 and Andrew He received $25,000.
April 10, 2024: Jeopardy! returns in a regular format after 8 months of waiting and Lucas Partridge finishes with a 3-day total of $66,200.
April 18, 2024: Alison Betts finishes with a 5-day total of $121,500.
May 2024[]
May 1, 2024: Amy Hummel finishes with a 5-day total of $100,994 and the second season of the Jeopardy! Masters tournament is held hosted by Ken Jennings.
May 6, 2024: Weckiai Rannila finishes with a 3-day total of $35,200.
May 10, 2024: Allison Gross finishes with a 3-day total of $44,598.
May 15, 2024: Will Stewart finishes with a 3-day total of $70,501. Matt Amodio received $50,000 and Mattea Roach received $75,000.
May 20, 2024: Amy Schneider received $100,000.
May 21, 2024: Grant DeYoung finishes with a 4-day total of $81,203.
May 22, 2024: Victoria Groce won $500,000 and the title of Jeopardy! Masters Champion. Yogesh Raut received $250,000 and James Holzhauer received $150,000.
May 28, 2024: Amar Kakiride finishes with a 4-day total of $55,899.
June 2024[]
June 19, 2024: Adriana Harmeyer finishes with a 15-day total of $349,600.
June 21, 2024: A tiebreaker clue played for the sixth time during a regular play game in Final Jeopardy!
June 28, 2024: Drew Basile finishes with a 7-day total of $129,601. He is the sixth giant killer to win more than a single game after an upset of a superchampion.
July 2024[]
July 16, 2024: Issac Hirsch finishes with a 9-day total of $215,390.
July 24, 2024: Neilesh Vinjamuri finishes with a 3-day total of $53,099.
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