The Jeopardy! Teachers Tournament is one of the traditional tournaments held each season on the TV quiz show Jeopardy! Contestants in this tournament are full-time teachers of students in grades kindergarten through twelve. A total of 15 players compete, plus one alternate who is invited as a standby. The tournament is similar in format to the Tournament of Champions, Teen Tournament, and College Championship; with the winner receiving $100,000 and a berth in the Tournament of Champions. The first runner-up collects $50,000 and the second runner-up wins $25,000 (or their combined scores from the two-game final, whichever are higher). Semifinalists who are eliminated collect $10,000 while those eliminated in the quarterfinals pocket $5,000.
The only Teachers Tournament winner to win the Tournament of Champions (or advance out of the quarterfinals) is Colby Burnett, who won the 2013 Tournament of Champions and was later invited to 2014's Battle of the Decades, where he advanced to the semifinals.
List of participants
External links
- Official Jeopardy! website
- Official Jeopardy! Season 31 Teachers Tournament website
- Official Jeopardy! Season 32 Teachers Tournament website
- Official Jeopardy! Season 33 Teachers Tournament website
