Jeopardy! has unveiled the red (or make that blue) carpet for Celebrity Jeopardy! Season 3, dropping the full list of 27 A-listers taking the Alex Trebek stage on Wednesday, January 8, at 9 p.m. on ABC. Plus, a snazzy trailer to go along with it.
The star-studded lineup was obtained by Entertainment Weekly and announced on Wednesday (January 18). The upcoming iteration packs a serious network TV punch with some very familiar faces. The contestants are as follows:
- Ana Navarro (The View)
- Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Ms. Maisel)
- Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Blake Anderson (Workaholics)
- Corbin Bleu (High School Musical)
- Yvette Nicole Brown (Community)
- D’Arcy Carden (The Good Place)
- Margaret Cho (Fire Island)
- Seth Green (Robot Chicken)
- Max Greenfield (New Girl)
- Sean Gunn (Gilmore Girls)
- Camilla Luddington (Grey’s Anatomy)
- Natalie Morales (Dead to Me)
- Melissa Peterman (Happy’s Place)
- Roy Wood Jr. (The Daily Show)
- Brian Jordan Alvarez (English Teacher)
- W. Kamau Bell (United Shades of America)
- Sherry Cola (Joy Ride)
- Chris Distefano (Benders)
- Omar J. Dorsey (Queen Sugar)
- Susie Essman (Curb Your Enthusiasm)
- Fortune Feimster (The Mindy Project)
- David Friedberg (All-In)
- Mina Kimes (ESPN’s Around The Horn)
- Phoebe Robinson (Everything’s Trash)
- Robin Thede (A Black Lady Sketch Show)
- Jackie Tohn (Nobody Wants This)
Alongside the big news came an official trailer, with a voiceover calling the special “Hollywood’s most prestigious event.” Cut to host Ken Jennings, who says, “Not what you were expecting?” Jennings helms special in addition to his duties as syndicated host. The rollout also came with a flashy poster of him (below).
Fans flooded the Jeopardy! Reddit thread sharing their thoughts on the lineup and who they think will win.
“I think Roy Wood jr is going to win. Comedians do way better then people think they do on celebrity jeopardy,” one wrote.
I can’t wait to see Neil deGrasse Tyson crash and burn,” joked another.
“Hmm, Alvarez being announced a day after this article dropped,” wrote a third.
Once more, Celebrity Jeopardy! will consist of hour-long episodes, include the Triple Jeopardy round, and be held in a tournament style of quarterfinals, semifinals and a final. The special will air weekly on Wednesdays and the winner will receive a $1 million prize (for their chosen charity) and a berth in the next Tournament of Champions.
Celebrity Jeopardy! Season 1 was won by Ike Barinholtz, who stunned America by proceeding to nearly make the finals of the 2024 Tournament of Champions. Celebrity Jeopardy! Season 2’s winner was Lisa Ann Walter, who bowed out of the next ToC but will be in the following one.
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Celebrity Jeopardy!, Season 3 Premiere, Wednesday, January 8, 9/8c, ABC