'Jeopardy!' to hold its first all-star team tournament

ByABC7.com staff KABC logo
Thursday, February 14, 2019
Some of the greatest players in recent "Jeopardy!" history are teaming up for the show's first-ever All Star Games team tournament.
Some of the greatest players in recent "Jeopardy!" history are teaming up for the show's first-ever All Star Games tournament starting Feb. 20.
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LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Some of the most successful and popular players in recent "Jeopardy!" history are teaming up for the show's first-ever All Star Games team tournament.

The tournament will include 18 fan favorites like Ken Jennings, Austin Rogers and Buzzy Cohen competing for a first prize of $1 million.

The second-place team will take home $300,000 and the third-place team gets $100,000.

The tournament lasts for 10 weekdays, from Wednesday, Feb. 20 to Tuesday, March 5.

The teams include:

Team Colby: Colby Burnett, Pam Mueller and Alan Lin

Team Buzzy: Buzzy Cohen, Alex Jacob and Jennifer Giles

Team Julia: Julia Collins, Ben Ingram and Seth Wilson

Team Ken: Ken Jennings, Matt Jackson and Monica Thieu

Team Austin: Austin Rogers, Roger Craig and Leonard Cooper

Team Brad: Brad Rutter, Larissa Kelly and David Madden

"Jeopardy!" airs on ABC7 weekdays at 7 p.m.