"Jeopardy!" 2015 Tournament of Champions Begins Monday, November 9

Beginning tomorrow, the exciting two-week event that is the Tournament of Champions returns to Jeopardy! with the 15 biggest-winning champions from the 31st season and the first half of the current season competing for the coveted, elusive title of Jeopardy! Tournament Champion and the grand prize of $250,000. As with every Jeopardy! tourney, the quarterfinals will air this week, the semifinals will air the following week from Monday - Wednesday and the two-day final round will air next Thursday and Friday. With past champions including Teachers' Tournament winner Jennifer Giles, professional poker player Alex Jacob and Matt Jackson, the 4th winningest regular episode Jeopardy! champion with over $400,000 to his credit, this should be yet another interesting and highly competitive Jeopardy! tournament. Check out the who's going to be playing in the quarterfinals in the list below and stay tuned for the Tournament of Champions for the next two weeks. You can also keep track of the tournament action on Jeopardy.com. Check your local listings for air times.

Quarterfinals Lineup:

Monday, November 9

Dan Feitel - Gillette, NJ - $127,998 (4 games)

Vaughn Winchell - Columbia, MD - $103,103 (5 games)

Catherine Hardee - Kinston, NC - $95,201 (4 games)

Tuesday, November 10

Greg Seroka - Detroit, MI - $180,401 (7 games)

Brennan Bushee - Malden, MA - $126,404 (5 games)

Kristin Sausville - Newark, DE - $94,201 (5 games)

Wednesday, November 11

Matt Jackson - Washington, D.C. - $411,612 (13 games)

John Schultz - Ann Arbor, MI - $104,500 (5 games)

Jennifer Giles - Longmont, CO - $100,000 (Teachers' Tournament)

Thursday, November 12

Kerry Greene - Manchester, NH - $146,598 (4 games)

Andrew Haringer - Squamish , BC, Canada - $96,599 (5 games)

Elliot Yates - New York, NY - $65,000 (4 games)

Friday, November 13

Alex Jacob - Chicago, IL - $149,802 (6 games)

Scott Lord - Santa Monica, CA - $108,002 (5 games)

Michael Bilow  - Los Angeles, CA - $96,000 (3 games)

Source: Jeopardy.com