[The following post contains MAJOR spoilers for the Friday, March 21, episode of Jeopardy!]
Cameron Berry, from Brighton, Massachusetts, returned to attempt to win his second sport of Jeopardy!. He had a one-day whole of $24,600 and had 27 right responses in his first sport. The information analyst performed towards Steve Luck, from Royal Oak, Michigan, and Josh Weikert, from Collegeville, Pennsylvania, on Friday’s (March 21) episode.
Berry was within the gap after he incorrectly answered a query about The Seashore Boys. Weikert was in the identical boat. Luck, nevertheless, led with $1,000.
The present champion, nevertheless, constructed his financial institution as he accurately answered query after query. Luck then discovered the primary Every day Double of the sport, hoping to surpass Berry. The clue learn, “He/it says ‘I believe there’s been a failure within the pod-bay doorways…. fortunate you weren’t killed….Dave…what are you doing?’” The IT Supervisor answered, “Who’s HAL?,” giving him $3,200.
Nonetheless, after Berry, a university administrator, and Luck incorrectly answered a query every, Weikert, a politics professor, pulled forward with $3,400.
Through the interview spherical, Weikert revealed that he doesn’t solely train politics, however he’s concerned with politics as properly. He’s the Coverage Advisor for the Pennsylvania Home of Representatives and is a straightforward affairs officer for the U.S. Military. Luck shared that he does father-son fishing outings after his son begged him to take him. Berry revealed that he took an eight-country street journey all through Europe in 4 days. “That’s superb!” host Ken Jennings mentioned.
Within the second half of the spherical, Weikert, ran the class of “Misplaced in America,” accurately answering all the questions giving himself the lead with $6,400. “Wow!” Jennings mentioned. “You simply ran that class.” The viewers and his sport present opponents applauded him.
By the top of the spherical, Weikert led with $7,400. Luck was in second with $6,000. The reigning champion, Berry, solely had $400.
In Double Jeopardy, Luck discovered the primary DD of the spherical. He guess $3,000, attempting to maneuver into the lead. The clue learn, “He’d fought Confederates and Apaches; Now Common Nelson Miles led the invasion of this Caribean Island at Guanica.” “What’s Cuba?” Luck answered. Jennings let him know that he was fallacious and that the reply was Puerto Rico. Luck dropped right down to $2,200 and remained in second place.
Weikert discovered the second DD. The clue learn, “The expertise of Jesus & of Simon of Cyrene impressed this expression for a burden one can’t shirk.” “What’s a cross to bear?” he answered, giving him one other $3,000, and a complete of $12,800.
On the finish of the spherical, Weikert stored his lead with $16,800. Luck had $11,800. Berry was in third with $6,400. A wonky wager would jeopardize every thing heading into Closing Jeopardy!.
The class for Closing Jeopardy was “Bestsellers.” The clue learn, “It begins within the village of Juffure & ends in Arkansas greater than 200 years & 7 generations later.” Berry answered “What’s Roots?” which was right, giving him a closing whole of $12,800, after he guess all of it. Luck additionally answered Roots and wagered $6,000, giving him $17,800. Weikert answered the identical, wagering $7,201, giving him a closing whole of $23,601.
Weikert will face two new opponents on Monday after beating champion Berry.