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Jeopardy! Masters Season 4 Launches With Six Top Players and $500,000 Prize

Host Ken Jennings says the show raised clue difficulty to force deeper strategy, probing players' limits.

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Victoria Groce of 'Jeopardy! Masters'
JEOPARDY! MASTERS – “QUARTERFINALS 1 & 2” – Hosted by Ken Jennings, top-ranked contestants compete for the $500,000 grand prize in quarterfinal games one and two, featuring Victoria Groce, Andrew He, Long Nguyen, Paolo Pasco, Yogesh Raut and Juveria Zaheer. TUESDAY, AUG. 25 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT) on ABC.

Overview

  • The two-week primetime tournament begins Tuesday, Aug. 25, and runs through Sept. 8 with nine episodes airing Tuesday through Friday and a finale on Sept. 8.
  • Six elite alumni will compete: Yogesh Raut, Juveria Zaheer, Victoria Groce, Paolo Pasco, Andrew He, and Long Nguyen.
  • The winner will receive the $500,000 grand prize and the tournament trophy while $100,000 will be donated to the winner’s chosen charity and all contestants earn payouts based on the Masters points system.
  • Jennings said producers deliberately ramped up clue difficulty to test how far top players can push strategy and buzzer play under tougher questions.
  • Masters continues the show’s special-tournament tradition by reuniting past champions and recent tournament winners in a concentrated primetime event that will stream next day on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+.