S3·E501 1986-11-10: 1986 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 1

Episode recap

This episode of the television quiz show Jeopardy! is season three, episode five hundred one, broadcast on November 10, 1986. The episode features the first semifinal game of the 1986 Tournament of Champions. The contestants competing in this match are Donald Burgo, Marvin Shinkman, and Gary Palmer.

Jeopardy! is a reality and family television program categorized as a game show. The series presents contestants with general knowledge clues phrased in the form of answers.

The production involves various personnel credited across the series sources. The directors for the program include Kevin McCarthy, Dick Schneider, and John Lauderdale. On-screen and announcing personnel associated with the series include Alex Trebek, Johnny Gilbert, Jimmy McGuire, Kelly Miyahara, and Sarah Whitcomb.

As a long-running fixture of television broadcasting, the program is recognized as America favorite quiz show. This specific installment forms part of the tournament arc that brings together top competitors from prior episodes to vie for advancement in the 1986 Tournament of Champions. The competition unfolds among the three returning players, Donald Burgo, Marvin Shinkman, and Gary Palmer, as they face the structured rounds of general knowledge clues characteristic of the series format.