Abbott Elementary star Lisa Ann Walter had a disastrous appearance on Jeopardy! on Monday (January 26) when she was eliminated from the 2026 Tournament of Champions with a final score of -$2,600. The actress qualified for the tournament by winning Season 2 of Celebrity Jeopardy! However, she found the step up in quality tough going from the start and even let slip a curse after getting into the negatives and not being able to compete in Final Jeopardy.

Her swift exit came just days after comedian W. Kamau Bell (who won Celebrity Jeopardy! Season 3) was also eliminated from the TOC. In the January 22 episode he scored a paltry $2,600. Now fans of Jeopardy! are debating whether celebrities should be banned from competing in the TOC, despite Season 1 Celebrity Jeopardy! winner Ike Barinholtz advancing to the semifinals in 2024. Although the celebrity contestants have been invited since the start of the show, some fans think that they shouldn’t be able to compete in the TOC because it has tougher questions than Celebrity Jeopardy! This year, it seems to have got harder still.

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