the "jeopardy!" teachers tournament is an annual tournament on the american television game show "jeopardy!" it features full-time teachers of students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. the tournament debuted during season 27 (2010-2011) and has been played every season since (except for season 37), always during any of the three ratings sweeps periods (november, february, or may), with the exception of being held from may 25th to june 5th 2020 due to the covid-19 pandemic.