Civilian sports fans now can apply to play the latest version of Jeopardy! after it was revealed that ESPN Jeopardy! is returning for a second season.
Disney+ and Hulu premiered the first season of the show in July with stars such as Jon Hamm, Hannah Storm, Manti Te’o and Adam Pally.
It now will return with everyday sports fans facing off against one another to win a $300,000 prize. In the first season, celebrities and ESPN talent competed in the tournament-style event for a $500,000 prize for the charity of their choice.
Joe Buck, who hosts the show, announced the renewal on Monday Night Football as the Philadelphia Eagles prepare to take on the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field.
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The series, which also is available to watch on the ESPN app, is the latest spinoff of the classic game show. It comes after Sports Jeopardy!, which ran for three seasons and over 100 episodes on Crackle; Rock & Roll Jeopardy!, which ran for four seasons on VH1; and, more recently, Celebrity Jeopardy! and Pop Culture Jeopardy!, which is hosted by Saturday Night Live’s Colin Jost and moved from Amazon to Netflix for its second season, which debuted in May. There was also a recent YouTube digital edition.
ESPN Jeopardy! is produced by Sony Pictures Television and Michael Davies, who exec produces the main Jeopardy!, serves as executive producer. It is shot on the Alex Trebek Stage, the official name of Stage 10 at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City.
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