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Second Chance, brought to you by Moderna, features 18 select contestants who didn’t become JEOPARDY! champions in their initial appearances returning to the stage for an unprecedented opportunity to change history.

CULVER CITY, CALIF. (July 27, 2022) – I write today with the exciting news that we have closed and signed deals with Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings to be the hosts of Jeopardy! moving forward.

CULVER CITY, CALIF. (May 6, 2022) – After 23 wins and $560,983, Mattea Roach’s time on JEOPARDY! came to an end when challenger Danielle Maurer won today’s game by a single dollar. Maurer, a digital marketing manager from Peachtree Corners, Ga., finished in first place with $15,600 while Roach, a tutor from Toronto, Ontario, came in second with $15,599.

CULVER CITY, CALIF. (April 22, 2022) – Mattea Roach, a 23-year-old tutor from Toronto, Ontario, won her 14th straight game of JEOPARDY! today and brought her total winnings to $320,081. With this win, Roach solidified her spot in the JEOPARDY! record books: she became eighth on the all-time consecutive games list and tenth on the all-time highest non-tournament cash winnings list.

CULVER CITY, CALIF. (January 26, 2022) – The second-longest consecutive win streak in JEOPARDY! history is over: 40-game champion Amy Schneider’s reign came to an end today when Rhone Talsma, a librarian from Chicago, finished in first place with a score of $29,600. Schneider finished second with $19,600.

CULVER CITY, CALIF. (January 24, 2022) – Amy Schneider’s JEOPARDY! reign continued today when she won her 39th game and became number two on the all-time consecutive wins list. The engineering manager from Oakland, Calif.’s winnings now total $1,319,800.