‘Jeopardy!’ Marks 9,000th Episode With Celebration of Announcer Johnny Gilbert:-With the show on March 22, the 9,000th, Jeopardy has been on the air. And Johnny Gilbert has called all of them. He is 95 years old and is still going strong as the Jeopardy caller.
‘Jeopardy!’ Marks 9,000th Episode With Celebration of Announcer Johnny Gilbert
Like the late Alex Trebek, Gilbert has been with the show since the beginning in 1984. At the end of the March 22 episode, there was a celebration of the show’s decades-long past, with a reel of the thousands of games and contestants. The honor goes well with Jeopardy’s Diamond Celebration, which will happen on September 10, 2024, to mark the show’s 60th anniversary. From March 30 through the rest of the year, fans of Jeopardy can take part in events, buy special items, and see a national tour.
“For 60 years, Jeopardy! has been America’s favorite sport of the mind, defying time and continuing to attract viewers of all generations,” Suzanne Prete, President, Game Shows, Sony Pictures Television, said when the tour was revealed. “The 60th Diamond Celebration will be a lot of fun for our fans all year long to honor this important milestone and get them excited about the future of the franchise, just like a real diamond.” Find out about the Diamond Celebration here.
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Take a guess! JIT starts with a thriller—Did Andrew He Win?
This show has had some unique events over the years, like games that are only for that show. The show’s main attraction right now is the brand-new Jeopardy Invitational Tournament (JIT), which gives past winners and fan favorites the chance to fight for a $100,000 prize and a spot on the next season of Jeopardy Masters.
Alan Lin, a software engineer from Los Angeles, California; Matt Jackson, a graduate student in computer science and public policy from Washington, D.C.; and Terry O’Shea, a software engineer from Brooklyn, New York, were all competing on March 22.
Matt started the game with a lot of points. By the first break, he had $8,200, and by the second, he had $9,600. Alan and Terry tried hard to catch up, but it’s tough when someone else finds all three Daily Doubles and gets all of them right. Matt made three high-stakes Daily Double bets. His third bet, for $12,000, was the biggest. He started Final Jeopardy with a score of $41,200 because of that. Andy had $5,800 and Alan had $14,000.
Matt won with a runaway game thanks to a safe last bet. In the end, he won $41,321, Alan won $14,001, and Terry bet and lost it all. A nice score for the winner for the 9,000th show!
