The BEST episodes of Jeopardy! season 2017
Every episode of Jeopardy! season 2017, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Jeopardy! season 2017!
This classic game show features a quiz competition in which contestants are presented with general knowledge clues in the form of answers, and must phrase their responses in the form of questions. After an 11 year run on NBC daytime, the show resurfaced in a modified format in 1978 and then came back in syndication in 1984, where it continues to enjoy long-term success.
#1 - Ben Raphel, Charlie Santiuste, LaKedra Pam
Season 2017 - Episode 216 - Aired 12/11/2017
LaKedra Pam, a physician from Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Charlie Santiuste, a relationship manager from Charlottesville, Virginia; Ben Raphel, a healthcare data analyst from Boston, Massachusetts (whose 1-day cash winnings total $25,201).
#2 - Austin Rogers, Todd McCafferty, Cathy Subick
Season 2017 - Episode 169 - Aired 10/5/2017
Cathy Subick, an architectural conservator from Spring City, Pennsylvania; Todd McCafferty, a compliance manager from Brooklyn, New York; Austin Rogers, a bartender from New York, New York (whose 7-day cash winnings total $278,300).
#3 - Liz Fischer, Krista Denn, Ragavan Ramsubramani
Season 2017 - Episode 88 - Aired 5/3/2017
Ragavan Ramsubramani, a financial analyst from New York, New York; Krista Denn, a human resources manager from Brooklyn Park, Minnesota; Liz Fischer, an attorney from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (whose 1-day cash winnings total $25,601).
#4 - Deborah Elliott, Darcy Shapiro, Martin Chetlen
Season 2017 - Episode 142 - Aired 7/18/2017
Martin Chetlen, a professor from Los Angeles, California; Darcy Shapiro, an evolutionary anthropologist from Princeton, New Jersey; Deborah Elliott, an educator from Cleveland, Ohio (whose 1-day cash winnings total $36,800).
#5 - Lisa Evans, Pat McNamee, Brittany Franckowiak
Season 2017 - Episode 125 - Aired 6/23/2017
Brittany Franckowiak, a high school biology teacher from Laurel, Maryland; Pat McNamee, a CPA from McLean, Virginia; Lisa Evans, an office manager from Easthampton, Massachusetts (whose 2-day cash winnings total $62,402).
#6 - Kelly Lasiter, Gavin Borchert, Sara-Jane Whitaker
Season 2017 - Episode 138 - Aired 7/12/2017
Sara-Jane Whitaker, an office clerk from Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Gavin Borchert, a writer & editor from Seattle, Washington; Kelly Lasiter, an administrative assistant from Granite City, Illinois (whose 1-day cash winnings total $22,800).
#7 - Lisa Kristina, Alice Pelletier, Kyle Becker
Season 2017 - Episode 211 - Aired 12/4/2017
Kyle Becker, a research scientist from Nashville, Tennessee; Alice Pelletier, a technical services associate from Brooklyn, New York; Lisa Kristina, a freelance musician from Chicago Heights, Illinois (whose 2-day cash winnings total $36,100).
#8 - 2017 Teachers Tournament Final Game 2
Season 2017 - Episode 100 - Aired 5/19/2017
Mary Parker, a high school French & English teacher from Rogers, Arkansas (subtotal of $3,600); Nan Cohen, a high school English teacher from Van Nuys, California (subtotal of $9,000); David Clemmons, an 11th grade U.S. history teacher from Fort Worth, Texas (subtotal of $10,000).
#9 - Austin Rogers, Rich Coble, Rain Dunaway
Season 2017 - Episode 171 - Aired 10/9/2017
Rain Dunaway, a medical student from Louisville, Kentucky; Rich Coble, an attorney from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Austin Rogers, a bartender from New York, New York (whose 9-day cash winnings total $332,400).
#10 - Dennis Fawcett, Tina Doppler, Austin Rogers
Season 2017 - Episode 162 - Aired 9/26/2017
Austin Rogers, a bartender from New York, New York; Tina Doppler, a small business owner from Crown Point, Indiana; Dennis Fawcett, a painter & handyman from San Diego, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $24,000).
#11 - Jon Eisenman, Liz Reardon, Rishi Sangani
Season 2017 - Episode 134 - Aired 7/6/2017
Rishi Sangani, a consultant from San Francisco, California; Liz Reardon, a health care consultant from Saint Albans Bay, Vermont; Jon Eisenman, an attorney from Los Angeles, California (whose 4-day cash winnings total $82,301).
#12 - Kyle Becker, Katia Noll, Joe Gaspard
Season 2017 - Episode 214 - Aired 12/7/2017
Joe Gaspard, an operations specialist from Brooklyn, New York; Katia Noll, a director of global food safety from Milford, Connecticut; Kyle Becker, a research scientist from Nashville, Tennessee (whose 3-day cash winnings total $43,601).
#13 - Zoey Orol, Sarah Labadie, Cheryl Guy
Season 2017 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/12/2017
Cheryl Guy, a high school principal from Columbia, South Carolina; Sarah Labadie, a nonprofit manager from Chicago, Illinois; Zoey Orol, an attorney from New York, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $4,400).
#14 - Jamie Newland, Kimberly Bond, Ani Gupta
Season 2017 - Episode 77 - Aired 4/18/2017
Ani Gupta, an economist from Berkeley, California; Kimberly Bond, a writer & stay-at-home mom from Cumming, Georgia; Jamie Newland, a loan coordinator from Chicago, Illinois (whose 1-day cash winnings total $15,500).
#15 - Tanya Obreiter, Mackenzie Vogt, Matthew Cooper
Season 2017 - Episode 103 - Aired 5/24/2017
Matthew Cooper, a retail site specialist from Villanova, Pennsylvania; Mackenzie Vogt, a systems analyst from Point Pleasant, New Jersey; Tanya Obreiter, a cell biologist from Frederick, Maryland (whose 2-day cash winnings total $63,210).
#16 - Adam Vesterholt, Julie Brannon, Steve Asiatico
Season 2017 - Episode 62 - Aired 3/28/2017
Steve Asiatico, a network engineer from McKinney, Texas; Julie Brannon, a professor of English from Jacksonville, Florida; Adam Vesterholt, an energy engineer from Brooklyn, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $26,801).
#17 - Tucker Dunn, Becca Arm, Phil Ricciardi
Season 2017 - Episode 118 - Aired 6/14/2017
Phil Ricciardi, a management consultant from North Wales, Pennsylvania; Becca Arm, a library worker from Herndon, Virginia; Tucker Dunn, an ESL teacher from Tucson, Arizona (whose 3-day cash winnings total $39,999).
#18 - Lisa Schlitt, Tyler Johnson, Marion Montgomery
Season 2017 - Episode 25 - Aired 2/3/2017
Marion Montgomery, a library assistant from Huntsville, Alabama; Tyler Johnson, a political science professor from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Lisa Schlitt, a microbiologist from Berwyn, Pennsylvania (whose 5-day cash winnings total $112,300).
#19 - Alan Lin, Chelan Allen, Samm Chiszar
Season 2017 - Episode 83 - Aired 4/26/2017
Samm Chiszar, a public defender from Brooklyn, New York; Chelan Allen, a home & family manager from Portland, Oregon; Alan Lin, a software engineer from Santa Barbara, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $36,000).
#20 - 2017 Tournament of Champions Quarterfinal Game 1
Season 2017 - Episode 191 - Aired 11/6/2017
Pranjal Vachaspati, a Ph.D. student from Urbana, Illinois; Hunter Appler, an attorney from Augusta, Georgia; Buzzy Cohen, a music executive from Los Angeles, California.
#21 - Kate O'Connor, Eileen Palmer, Johnny Leon
Season 2017 - Episode 224 - Aired 12/21/2017
Johnny Leon, a political media analyst from Washington, D.C.; Eileen Palmer, a retired chemistry teacher from Hudson, Pennsylvania; Kate O'Connor, an insurance salesperson from Florence, New Jersey (whose 3-day cash winnings total $61,800).
#22 - Gavin Mulligan, Rebecca Glass, Amanda Berofsky
Season 2017 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/3/2017
Amanda Berofsky, a quality assurance analyst from Waterford, Michigan; Rebecca Glass, an administrator from New York, New York; Gavin Mulligan, a software engineer from Parker, Colorado (whose 1-day cash winnings total $15,800).
#23 - Joe Bartolomeo, Dante Atkins, Christina Bussmann
Season 2017 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/6/2017
Christina Bussmann, a social worker from Columbus, Ohio; Dante Atkins, a Congressional press secretary from Washington, D.C.; Joe Bartolomeo, a professor & associate dean from Florence, Massachusetts (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,000).
#24 - 2017 Tournament of Champions Quarterfinal Game 5
Season 2017 - Episode 195 - Aired 11/10/2017
Jon Eisenman, an attorney from Los Angeles, California; Justin Vossler, a high school history teacher from Homer, New York; Andrew Pau, an associate professor from Amherst, Ohio.
#25 - Joe Nguyen, Christie Burke, Coby Klein
Season 2017 - Episode 109 - Aired 6/1/2017
Coby Klein, a Ph.D. candidate in biology from Huntington, New York; Christie Burke, a school librarian from Richfield, Minnesota; Joe Nguyen, an attorney from New York, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,200).