The Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions is well underway, with the first six quarterfinal games determining who would make it to the semi-finals. Read the lineup below, including who was added from the Champions Wildcard Tournament, and who is facing off against each other in the finals, which begins on January 27.
Scott Riccardi, Laura Faddah, and Paolo Pasco all earned byes into the semi-finals, and the six winners from the quarterfinals will face them in three games this week. Whichever player wins from those three games will compete in the finals, in which the first to achieve three wins is the champion. The TOC winner advances to the Jeopardy! Masters.
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