Lisa Ann Walter will be unable to compete in the 32nd Tournament of Champions, as per an announcement overnight last night on Inside Jeopardy.
The Abbott Elementary star had conflicts with her time on that show and will not be in the 32nd Tournament of Champions. As per past precedent—in the past, College champions Vinita Kailasanath and Joey Beachum have had to postpone their ToC participation—Lisa Ann is now scheduled to take part in the 33rd Tournament of Champions in 2026.
As was announced on the episode of Inside Jeopardy! on December 9, Lisa Ann’s spot was taken by the presumptive alternate, the player finishing second place in Champions Wildcard.
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Also, as part of the field announcement:
- The 32nd Tournament of Champions will consist of 21 players—the top 20 players from regular play since April until December 6, as well as the winner of the 15-player Champions Wildcard; players ranked 21 through 35 qualified for Champions Wildcard. (All players were ranked by wins and money won for qualification for these events.)
- The top 3 seeds, Adriana Harmeyer, Isaac Hirsch, and Drew Basile, will be seeded directly into the semifinals, with the three also playing an exhibition game that airs on TuneIn Radio.
The players whose games have currently aired who have qualified for the Tournament of Champions are:
Adriana Harmeyer
Isaac Hirsch
Drew Basile
Greg Jolin
Alison Betts
Mark Fitzpatrick
Amy Hummel
Ryan Manton
Grant DeYoung
Will Wallace
Amar Kakirde
David Erb
Will Stewart
Lucas Partridge
Neilesh Vinjamuri
Rishabh Wuppalapati
Allison Gross
Weckiai Rannila
Champions Wildcard is set to air beginning January 13, with the Tournament of Champions airing beginning January 27.
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Going to be fun!!!
Just curious as to whether you plan on publishing the contestants of champions wildcard? Because it looks like the official Jeopardy site hasn’t published them and likely won’t until we get closer, if at all (for example, they have not posted the Second Chance tournament yet, and for ToC, they merely have the “tracker)”.
If you’re not able, that’s okay! Just would love to have them all in one place like your second chance post.
Either way, appreciate all you do for this community!
I would check things out here: https://thejeopardyfan.com/toc-tracker