Jeopardy! fans got a taste of who they can expect in the upcoming Invitational Tournament (JIT) when the contestants were ...

and 21-time winner Cris Pannullo, a customer success operations manager from Ocean City, New Jersey. While Cris was leading at the first break in the Jeopardy! round, Jared was able to tie him ...

Jeopardy! fans got a taste of who they ... Many of them were disappointed that Pannullo would not be playing. “No Cris :(,” a fan commented. “I’m sad Cris isn’t on it,” said another.

Those players include Mattea Roach, Cris Pannullo, Brad Rutter, who also turned down the invitation last season, Andrew He, and Julia Collins. After the contestants were announced, Jeopardy!