Jeopardy! National College Championship is a special tournament series of the quiz show Jeopardy! that aired on ABC from February 8 to 22, 2022.
| Jeopardy! National College Championship | |
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| Genre | Game show |
| Based on | Jeopardy! by Merv Griffin |
| Directed by |
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| Presented by | Mayim Bialik |
| Narrated by | Johnny Gilbert |
| Theme music composer | Benjamin Sturley (Bleeding Fingers Music) Original Theme composed by Merv Griffin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Michael Davies |
| Production locations | Alex Trebek Stage Sony Pictures Studios, Culver City |
| Production company | Sony Pictures Television Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | February 8 – February 22, 2022 |
Format
editParticipants enter 12 quarterfinal games, with 2 games broadcast per episode. Winners of every game advance to the semifinals and eliminated players receive a $10,000 consolation prize. The 12 semifinalists are then split into 4 matches, with the top 3 scorers entering the finals. The bottom 7 semifinalists receive a prize of $20,000, whilst the 4th place receives a $35,000 prize and entry into the daily show's upcoming Second Chance Tournament later in 2022.[1] The highest scorer of the 2-game final receives the 1st place prize of $250,000, and an entry into the Tournament of Champions, 2nd place receives $100,000 and 3rd place receives $50,000. Unlike the regular College Championship, there are no wild card spots for high-scorers among non-winners; it was "win or go home".[2]
Contestants
editThe 36 contestants were announced on February 2, 2022.[2]
| Name | University | Year | Major(s) | Residence | Outcome | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaskaran Singh | University of Texas at Austin | Senior | Finance and economics | Plano, Texas | Finished 1st place in Quarterfinals 8 Finished 1st place in Semifinals 4 Finished 1st place in Finals |
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| Raymond Goslow | Kennesaw State University | Senior | Geospatial sciences | Austell, Georgia | Finished 1st place in Quarterfinals 9 Finished 1st place in Semifinals 1 Finished 2nd place in Finals |
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| Liz Feltner | Northeastern University | Senior | Political science and business administration | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Finished 1st place in Quarterfinals 7 Finished 1st place in Semifinals 3 Finished 3rd place in Finals |
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| Isaac Applebaum | Stanford University | Junior | Computational biology | Bethesda, Maryland | Finished 1st place in Quarterfinals 1 Finished 1st place in Semifinals 2 Finished 4th place in Finals |
[3] |
| Megan Sullivan | University of Virginia | Junior | Classics | Burke, Virginia | Finished 1st place in Quarterfinals 12 Finished 2nd place in Semifinals 4 |
[3] |
| Joey Kornman | Brandeis University | Junior | Economics and classical studies | West Hartford, Connecticut | Finished 1st place in Quarterfinals 4 Finished 3rd place in Semifinals 4 |
[3] |
| Kristin Donegan | Carnegie Mellon University | Senior | Biological sciences | Towson, Maryland | Finished 1st place in Quarterfinals 10 Finished 2nd place in Semifinals 3 |
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| Emmey Harris | University of Minnesota | Sophomore | History | Lincoln, Nebraska | Finished 1st place in Quarterfinals 3 Finished 3rd place in Semifinals 3 |
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| Stephen Privat | Louisiana State University | Junior | Political science | Lafayette, Louisiana | Finished 1st place in Quarterfinals 2 Finished 2nd place in Semifinals 2 |
[3] |
| Lauren Rodriguez | Pomona College | Senior | Public policy and sociology | Moraga, California | Finished 1st place in Quarterfinals 6 Finished 3rd place in Semifinals 2 |
[3] |
| Nam Vu | Georgetown University | Senior | Environmental biology | Farmingdale, New Jersey | Finished 1st place in Quarterfinals 11 Finished 2nd place in Semifinals 1 |
[3] |
| Neha Seshadri | Harvard University | Senior | Economics | Ann Arbor, Michigan | Finished 1st place in Quarterfinals 5 Finished 3rd place in Semifinals 1 |
[3] |
| Aniket Dehadrai | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Senior | Chemistry and biology | Norman, Oklahoma | Finished 2nd place in Quarterfinals 12 | [3] |
| Sam Blum | Vanderbilt University | Senior | Engineering science | Aventura, Florida | Finished 3rd place in Quarterfinals 12 | [3] |
| Claire Jackson | Spelman College | Sophomore | English and Spanish | Oakland, California | Finished 2nd place in Quarterfinals 11 | [3] |
| Fiona Hellerman | Tulane University | Senior | International relations and philosophy | Glenview, Illinois | Finished 3rd place in Quarterfinals 11 | [3] |
| Sebastian Torres | Yale University | Junior | Ethics, politics, and economics | Tampa, Florida | Finished 2nd place in Quarterfinals 10 | [3] |
| Anna Muthalaly | Duke University | Junior | Public policy | Hoover, Alabama | Finished 3rd place in Quarterfinals 10 | [3] |
| Lucy Greenman | College of William & Mary | Senior | Health analytics | Sterling, Virginia | Finished 2nd place in Quarterfinals 9 | [3] |
| Jeric Brual | New York University | Senior | Film and TV | Union, New Jersey | Finished 3rd place in Quarterfinals 9 | [3] |
| Sarah Salisbury | University of Southern California | Sophomore | English | La Mesa, California | Finished 2nd place in Quarterfinals 8 | [3] |
| Max Niles | Brown University | Senior | History and public policy | Washington, D.C. | Finished 3rd place in Quarterfinals 8 | [3] |
| Kaden Lee | University of Washington | Junior | Aeronautical and astronautical engineering | Medical Lake, Washington | Finished 2nd place in Quarterfinals 7 | [3] |
| Jess Agyepong | Howard University | Senior | Biology | Silver Spring, Maryland | Finished 3rd place in Quarterfinals 7 | [3] |
| Elijah Odunade | University of Georgia | Junior | Political science | Norcross, Georgia | Finished 2nd place in Quarterfinals 6 | [3] |
| Matt Downing | University of Notre Dame | Senior | Marketing and applied mathematics | Ronkonkoma, New York | Finished 3rd place in Quarterfinals 6 | [3] |
| Pauline Bisaccio | Clemson University | Junior | Biochemistry and psychology | Fort Mill, South Carolina | Finished 2nd place in Quarterfinals 5 | [3] |
| Chance Persons | Creighton University | Sophomore | Physics and chemistry | Burnsville, Minnesota | Finished 3rd place in Quarterfinals 5 | [3] |
| Yejun Kim | Northwestern University | Senior | Chemical engineering | Naperville, Illinois | Finished 2nd place in Quarterfinals 4 | [3] |
| Mitch Macek | Villanova University | Sophomore | Mathematics and education | Felton, Pennsylvania | Finished 3rd place in Quarterfinals 4 | [3] |
| Mehek Boparai | University of Pennsylvania | Senior | English | Hanford, California | Finished 2nd place in Quarterfinals 3 | [3] |
| Toussaint Pegues | California Institute of Technology | Senior | Mechanical engineering | Dallas, Texas | Finished 3rd place in Quarterfinals 3 | [3] |
| Jasmine Manansala | Rice University | Junior | Computer science and cognitive science | San Antonio, Texas | Finished 2nd place in Quarterfinals 2 | [3] |
| Ella Feiner | Princeton University | Senior | Chemical and biological engineering | Ridgewood, New Jersey | Finished 3rd place in Quarterfinals 2 | [3] |
| Gus Guszkowski | Dartmouth College | Senior | Classics | Pomfret Center, Connecticut | Finished 2nd place in Quarterfinals 1 | [3] |
| Catherine Zhang | Cornell University | Senior | Computer science and sociology | Pennington, New Jersey | Finished 3rd place in Quarterfinals 1 | [3] |
Production
editOn August 11, 2021, it was announced that ABC had ordered the series with Mayim Bialik as the host and Mike Richards as the executive producer.[4] Richards was dismissed and replaced by Michael Davies on August 31 of the same year.[5] On December 2, 2021, it was announced that the series would premiere on February 8, 2022.[6]
Episodes
edit| No. | Title [7][8] | Winner(s) | Winner(s)' score | Original air date [7][8] | U.S. viewers (millions) | Rating (18–49) |
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| 1 | "Quarterfinals 1" | Applebaum Privat | $16,401 $14,300 | February 8, 2022 | 4.28[9] | 0.6[9] |
| 2 | "Quarterfinals 2" | Harris Kornman | $21,000 $17,201 | February 9, 2022 | 4.57[10] | 0.5[10] |
| 3 | "Quarterfinals 3" | Seshadri Rodriguez | $14,801 $20,300 | February 10, 2022 | 4.51[11] | 0.6[11] |
| 4 | "Quarterfinals 4" | Feltner Singh | $16,800 $19,900 | February 11, 2022 | 4.60[12] | 0.6[12] |
| 5 | "Quarterfinals 5" | Goslow Donegan | $26,021 $9,999 | February 15, 2022 | 4.14[13] | 0.5[13] |
| 6 | "Quarterfinals 6" | Vu Sullivan | $17,000 $8,401 | February 16, 2022 | 4.64[14] | 0.5[14] |
| 7 | "Semifinals 1" | Goslow Applebaum | $20,779 $18,801 | February 17, 2022 | 4.82[15] | 0.6[15] |
| 8 | "Semifinals 2" | Feltner Singh | $22,000 $24,400 | February 18, 2022 | 4.73[16] | 0.5[16] |
| 9 | "The Finals" | Singh | $51,700 | February 22, 2022 | 5.72[17] | 0.8[17] |
Match summaries
edit| Game No.[3] | Date | Contestant 1 | Contestant 2 | Contestant 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals 1 | February 8, 2022 | Applebaum ($16,401) | Guszkowski ($5,999) | Zhang ($5,200) |
| Quarterfinals 2 | Feiner ($0) | Manansala ($12,399) | Privat ($14,300) | |
| Quarterfinals 3 | February 9, 2022 | Pegues ($1) | Harris ($21,000) | Boparai ($1,199) |
| Quarterfinals 4 | Kim ($6,000) | Macek ($0) | Kornman ($17,201) | |
| Quarterfinals 5 | February 10, 2022 | Bisaccio ($8,601) | Persons ($0) | Seshadri ($14,801) |
| Quarterfinals 6 | Rodriguez ($20,300) | Downing (-$1,200) | Odunade ($3,800) | |
| Quarterfinals 7 | February 11, 2022 | Agyepong ($0) | Feltner ($16,800) | Lee ($3,400) |
| Quarterfinals 8 | Singh ($19,900) | Niles ($0) | Salisbury ($18,000) | |
| Quarterfinals 9 | February 15, 2022 | Greenman ($16,000) | Goslow ($26,021) | Brual ($8,001) |
| Quarterfinals 10 | Torres ($200) | Muthalaly (-$2,000) | Donegan ($9,999) | |
| Quarterfinals 11 | February 16, 2022 | Hellerman ($1,000) | Vu ($17,000) | Jackson ($3,119) |
| Quarterfinals 12 | Blum ($1,598) | Dehadrai ($4,200) | Sullivan ($8,401) | |
| Semifinals 1 | February 17, 2022 | Vu ($8,881) | Seshadri ($999) | Goslow ($20,779) |
| Semifinals 2 | Rodriguez ($3,599) | Applebaum ($18,801) | Privat ($3,602) | |
| Semifinals 3 | February 18, 2022 | Donegan ($22,000) | Feltner ($22,000) | Harris ($21,600) |
| Semifinals 4 | Kornman ($0) | Singh ($24,400) | Sullivan ($3,599) | |
| Finals | February 22, 2022 | Feltner ($7,400) [$5,800 + $1,600] |
Singh ($51,700) [$32,400 + $19,300] |
Goslow ($46,999) [$13,200 + $33,799] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Jackson, Dory (February 11, 2022). "Jeopardy! to Launch First-Ever Second Chance Tournament: 'So Excited,' Series EP Says". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ a b Nemetz, Dave (February 2, 2022). "ABC The Jeopardy! National College Championship Starts February 8". Jeopardy!. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak "Contestant Zone | National College Championship". Jeopardy!. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ "ABC Orders "Jeopardy! National College Championship," An All-New Tournament Which Will Air in Primetime in 2022" (Press release). ABC. August 11, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via The Futon Critic.
- ^ Michael Schneider (August 31, 2021). "Mike Richards Fired as Executive Producer of Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune". Variety. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ "ABC Sets Premiere Dates for "Jeopardy! National College Championship," Season 20 of "American Idol"" (Press release). ABC. December 2, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via The Futon Critic.
- ^ a b "Jeopardy! National College Championship Episode Listings". The Futon Critic.
- ^ a b "Jeopardy! National College Championship Episode Guide". Zap2it.
- ^ a b Mitch Metcalf (February 9, 2022). "Tuesday 2.8.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ a b Mitch Metcalf (February 10, 2022). "Wednesday 2.9.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ a b Mitch Metcalf (February 11, 2022). "Thursday 2.10.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ a b Mitch Metcalf (February 14, 2022). "Friday 2.11.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
- ^ a b Mitch Metcalf (February 16, 2022). "Tuesday 2.15.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ a b Mitch Metcalf (February 17, 2022). "Wednesday 2.16.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ a b Mitch Metcalf (February 18, 2022). "Thursday 2.17.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ a b Mitch Metcalf (February 22, 2022). "Friday 2.18.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ a b Mitch Metcalf (February 24, 2022). "Tuesday 2.22.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 24, 2022.