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2 of 5 Photos in Gallery As executive producer Michael
Davies previously discussed on a March episode of the Inside
Jeopardy! podcast, Season 40 is scheduled to return with a new format.The
Second Chance tournament, which gives players who didn't win their first game
another chance to win, is supposed to kick off the Season 39 postseason in
September. From there, the Champions Wildcard tournament would play out, leading
into the 2023 Tournament of Champions (ToC).However, in a statement provided to
The Hollywood Reporter, a spokesperson for Sony Pictures TV said that the ToC
will be delayed in light of the ongoing Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike.
Typically, the tournament is filmed in late August and September, but it will
now be rescheduled until after the strike—whenever that may
be."Jeopardy! never had any intention of producing a Tournament of
Champions for season 39 until the strike is resolved," the spokesperson told the
outlet. "Further, no contestants from season 39 have been contacted regarding
their availability for any postseason tournaments, including the TOC. The
Jeopardy! postseason represents the pinnacle of our competition, and it
should feature our strongest players playing our toughest original
material."This announcement follows news that ToC competitors pledged not to
participate while the strike is ongoing. Ray Lalonde, a 13-game winner,
told The Washington Post that he already informed production of his
decision to opt out back on July 21, and also announced his boycott publicly on
Reddit. The post garnered support and similar pledges from fellow Jeopardy!
champions, including Cris Pannullo, Hannah Wilson, Ben Chan, Troy
Meyer, and Luigi de Guzman.RELATED: Jeopardy! Producer Explains "Painful to
Watch" Episode Amid Backlash. 
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THE TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS IS OFFICIALLY BEING PUSHED BACK.

As executive producer Michael Davies previously discussed on a March episode of
the Inside Jeopardy! podcast, Season 40 is scheduled to return with a new
format.

The Second Chance tournament, which gives players who didn't win their first
game another chance to win, is supposed to kick off the Season 39 postseason in
September. From there, the Champions Wildcard tournament would play out, leading
into the 2023 Tournament of Champions (ToC).

However, in a statement provided to The Hollywood Reporter, a spokesperson for
Sony Pictures TV said that the ToC will be delayed in light of the ongoing
Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike. Typically, the tournament is filmed in
late August and September, but it will now be rescheduled until after the
strike—whenever that may be.

"Jeopardy! never had any intention of producing a Tournament of Champions for
season 39 until the strike is resolved," the spokesperson told the outlet.
"Further, no contestants from season 39 have been contacted regarding their
availability for any postseason tournaments, including the TOC. The
Jeopardy! postseason represents the pinnacle of our competition, and it should
feature our strongest players playing our toughest original material."

This announcement follows news that ToC competitors pledged not to participate
while the strike is ongoing. Ray Lalonde, a 13-game winner, told The Washington
Post that he already informed production of his decision to opt out back on July
21, and also announced his boycott publicly on Reddit. The post garnered support
and similar pledges from fellow Jeopardy! champions, including Cris
Pannullo, Hannah Wilson, Ben Chan, Troy Meyer, and Luigi de Guzman.

RELATED: Jeopardy! Producer Explains "Painful to Watch" Episode Amid Backlash. 







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CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA: 'Jeopardy!' has been around on television for as long
as anyone can remember and is one of the longest-running game shows. The writers
have always been central to keeping things interesting consistently with more
interesting categories and trendy clues. 

However, it seems like experimenting with new categories and sets of clues can
be much of a hit-and-miss situation. In the latest episode of 'Jeopardy!', a
brand new category, while fun to watch, was not the favorite of many fans of the
show as they found it unsuitable for audiences at home. 


'JEOPARDY!' INTRODUCES THE ANAGRAM CATEGORY

In the episode that aired on July 27, 2023, a category labeled Anatomical
Anagrams was introduced in the first round of clues of 'Jeopardy!'. The category
demanded answers that were anagrams of a particular word included in the clue
itself. One of the clues under this category that none of the contestants
figured out was this: "Above the toes and below the neck is this joint, one of a
pair." The correct answer was "elbow," an anagram of the word "below" from the
clue.






The contestants seemed to struggle much with this category as it was quite
time-consuming. By the time they were able to reread the clue a couple more
times, the buzzer went off, indicating that the time was up. Eventually, Alicia
Schaffer, the runner-up for the day, managed to breeze through two of these,
adding $1,800 to her balance. 




'ABSOLUTELY DOESN'T WORK FOR THE PEOPLE AT HOME'

A Reddit thread discussed how the category Anatomical Anagram, while
interesting, was not really appropriate for the show, especially when it comes
to the home audiences who are just as enthusiastic to answer the clues. "I
really despise the hidden anagram categories," a fan wrote on the discussion
board. Another one agreed saying, "I hate any kind of "clever" categories like
that. Before and after, anagrams, word puzzles, any of it. It's not really
trivia to me." Others suggested that even if the category was good for the show,
they should have executed it differently, as one viewer added, "I wish they kept
the clue on the screen longer." 

More fans added suggestions like, "I just can't. Until the producers of this
show underline, strikethrough, bold, or italicize which word is the anagram we
are supposed to be thinking of/focusing on, I just can't. I may be daft." The
original poster shared their views saying, "At least they could leave the clue
on the screen instead of cutting to the contestants like they usually do, so the
home viewers can look for the keyword in the clue. The way they do it now, it
absolutely doesn't work for the people at home. I don't know why they don't
realize that." Another fan added to it by saying, "Pointing out the specific
word to unscramble would be too easy, but underlining part of the clue (five to
six words or so) that contains the notable word could be an idea...The bottom
row clue was the easiest one by far for me. Funny how that works sometimes."






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