For the third time, Jeopardy! honored some of the best moments of the past year-plus on the show with its Jeopardy! Honors. As has become tradition, this was taped the night before the Tournament of Champions; the awards were aired earlier today on YouTube.
For the first time, the Jeopardy! set itself played host to the ceremony; the first Honors took place outdoors on the SONY lot, while last year’s took place on the set of Wheel of Fortune.
Awards were given out in a number of different categories; they’re being listed here in order of presentation on the YouTube broadcast.
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Best Celebration: Drew Basile
For his unbridled joy after defeating Josh Heit on a tiebreaker clue back on June 21, Drew was given this year’s award for Best Celebration.
Style Award: Isaac Hirsch
For his multitude of styles, described as “Burbank vintage” and “90s and 70s”, Isaac Hirsch wore a variety of outfits during his run on the Alex Trebek Stage and took home the Style Award.
Sportsmanship Award: Alison Betts
For her support of all sorts of contestants throughout their journeys on a multitude of platforms, including returning to the Champions Wildcard audience to support Marko Saric, who defeated her, and an interview where she implored everyone to take the Anytime Test, Alison Betts was awarded a Sportsmanship Award.
Best Interview: Ellen Klages
For her interview back on May 22 about her father’s 20-year-old Smithfield ham, Ellen Klages was given the award for Best Interview.
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Best Game: Evan Dorey, Jay Fisher, and Will Yancey
The most recent game to win a Jeopardy! Honors award, the Champions Wildcard semifinal between Evan Dorey, Jay Fisher, and Will Yancey from January 21 unsurprisingly took this award. It saw a memorable interview from Jay Fisher early on, and then a pair of five-figure True Daily Doubles from Evan and Will. A singleton get in Final from Will put Will’s final score at $52,000 as he advanced to the Champions Wildcard final.
Breakthrough Performance: Drew Goins
Much like last year’s winner Juveria Zaheer, Drew has been the darling of the last few weeks of Jeopardy! play, going through Second Chance and finishing second in Champions Wildcard. And, his story isn’t over yet! He’ll be back on February 3 for the Tournament of Champions quarterfinal, replacing Lisa Ann Walter.
Most Valuable Player: Adriana Harmeyer
With her 15 victories this past season, Adriana Harmeyer was selected as Most Valuable Player at this year’s Jeopardy! Honors.
Jeopardy! Hall of Fame inductee: Ken Jennings
Joining Merv & Julann Griffin, Harry Friedman, Johnny Gilbert, Alex Trebek, and Steven Dorfman, Ken Jennings is the seventh inductee into the Jeopardy! Hall of Fame. For the last twenty-plus years, Ken has been associated with the show, winning 74 games, finishing second in a number of competitions thereafter, and winning ABC’s Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time in 2020. After that, Ken retired and became consulting producer, a guest host, and recently became the sole host of the syndicated program.
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