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Change into your all-blue onesie and start phrasing every sentence like a question, because this!
Let the games, and those super-quick buzzer fingers, begin.
How many days do I have to block out for this?
And how exactly is it structured?
Instead, itll be taking up a full hour from 8 p.m.-9 p.m.
ET each night it airs.
Each tournament episode will consist of a set of two back-to-back games, hence the hour-long running time.
The player with the most combined winnings from these two games wins the match.
Why were Jennings, Holzhauer, and Rutter chosen specifically?
Because, as the tournament name suggests, they reallyarethe greatest of all time in the shows history.
Is it bad that I … kind of dont know who Rutter is?
Not really, but you should definitely know his history now, given that heisthe shows all-time greatest winner.
(The rules were changed in 2003, which allowed Jenningss legendary winning streak.)
that time when he competed against Watson).
So, thevastmajority of his $4,688,436 came from tournaments as opposed to regular game play.
Do these three guys have a history?
(The only tournament Holzhauer participated in was 2019s Tournament of Champions, which heformidably won.)
Also important: Theyre buddies!
At this point I’ve seen@bradrutterwin Jeopardy tournaments so many unlikely ways that nothing surprises me.
Is there a cash prize in addition to GOAT bragging rights?
$1 million for the winner and a cool $250,000 for both runners-up.
So, can the trios all-time standings change?
Jennings will then drop to third.
