Hosted by Dan Patrick, this version featured largely identical play to the parent program, but highlights sports trivia instead of general knowledge.
The fewer clues allowed Patrick and the contestants more time to interact during the interview portion of the show and during a "postgame" segment during and after the closing credits.
The top three scorers from the first season competed in a Tournament of Champions for a $50,000 top prize, which saw Justin Shibilski, a Yankees fan from Aurora, Illinois, defeat Steve Greene and Nate Marks to win the season championship.
games could try out for and compete on Sports Jeopardy!, with notable examples including prior Tournament of Champions competitors Cora Peck, Claudia Perry, Dan McShane, and Kate Waits.
champion Ron Freshour in July 2018 and season 1 championship finalist Nate Marks in April 2019.
This is the same format followed by Jeopardy!, in which they could compete indefinitely unless beaten; a tie between two or three players with at least one point would result in a sudden-death answer playoff, in a pre-determined category.
[4] New episodes have not aired since December 7, 2016, on any platform, with Sony Pictures officially noting that the show was "on hiatus".
ceased production, the main series began to use the theme and think music for its 2020 College Championship.