The 18 players who will be competing in December and January’s Second Chance competition have been unveiled.
The names of the players were released today—somewhat unexpectedly—on the Inside Jeopardy podcast. The list was headlined by Josh Heit, who lost in a tiebreaker to Drew Basile on June 21.
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The 18 players are below, with links to the recaps of their original episodes here at The Jeopardy! Fan:
- Ferdinand Percentie
- Steve Miller
- Josh Moss
- Enzo Cunanan
- Kaitlin Tarr
- Colleen Matthews
- Tekla Sauter
- Jonquil Garrick-Reynolds
- Josh Heit
- Mike Ferguson
- Lindsay Denninger
- Will Yancey
- Drew Goins
- Alex Michev
- Scott Tcheng
- Gino Montoya
- Zoe Grobman
- Sam Cameron
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As the episodes have yet to be fully recorded, pairings have not been posted. Each week’s winner will be advancing to Champion’s Wildcard in January.
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