[Warning: The following post contains MAJOR spoilers for Jeopardy! Season 42 Episode 1.]
A brand new season of Jeopardy! has lastly begun, and the primary episode of Season 42 kicked off with the return of Jonathan Hugendubler, who took down tremendous champion Scott Riccardi over the past season finale.
Hugendubler, from Baltimore, Maryland, performed towards Caroline Paul, from Washington, D.C., and Josh Jackson, from Pasadena, California, on Monday, September 8.
Hugendubler, a trivia host and adjunct professor, ended Season 41 with a complete of $23,601 after appropriately answering Remaining Jeopardy. Now, he’s again to try to add to his whole.
The start of the sport didn’t begin effectively for Jackson, an city planner. He answered two clues fallacious, placing him within the negatives. Paul, an HR specialist, answered the clues appropriately, giving her $400. Nonetheless, Hugendubler lastly buzzed in on the third clue and gave the proper reply, tying him with Paul.
Jackson acquired out of the opening by the primary industrial break and was solely $200 behind Hugedubler. Nonetheless, Paul had the lead with $4,600.
When the sport present got here again from industrial, Hugendubler practically doubled his whole however nonetheless was not within the lead by the point Jackson discovered the Day by day Double. With $2,000 in his financial institution, he made it a True Day by day Double and wagered all of it. If he acquired it appropriate, it will put him in second. If not, he would stay in third and lose every part.
In “Biology,” the clue learn, “‘Via’ this 2-word course of was match sufficient to outlive as a subtitle for Darwin’s ‘Origin of Species.’” Jackson’s eyes acquired extensive, and he hesitated earlier than answering, “What’s Pure Choice?” He was appropriate and doubled as much as $4,000.
By the tip of the spherical, Paul remained in first place with $5,600. Jackson had $4,400. Hugendubler was in third with $3,800.
In Double Jeopardy, Hugendubler shortly took the lead after solely three clues. He remained within the lead till he discovered the primary Day by day Double of the spherical. He made it a real Day by day Double and wagered all of his $10,600. In “African Historical past,” the clue learn, “1896’s Battle of Adwa noticed an Ethiopian Military defeat an try by this European nation to take management of it.” “What’s Italy?” he answered appropriately. This put him in an enormous lead with $21,200.
Two clues later, he discovered the second Day by day Double. With $22,800, he wagered $3,000. In “That Provides Up,” the clue was “Barnard, Wellesley & 5 different faculties banded collectively as these a century in the past to handle the necessity to fund girls’s schools.” Hugendubler answered appropriately with “What are the seven sisters?” He added $3,000, giving him $25,800.
Though Paul and Jackson each answered plenty of clues appropriately after the DD, they may not catch as much as Hugendubler. He ended the spherical with $29,800. Paul had $7,200. Jackson was in third with $5,200.
The class for Remaining Jeopardy was “Well-known Names.” The clue was “On June 12, 1942, she wrote, ‘I hope I will confide every part to you, as I’ve by no means been capable of speak in confidence to anybody.’”
Two of the contestants answered appropriately with “Who’s Anne Frank?” Jackson acquired it proper and wagered $426, giving him a remaining whole of $5,626. Paul was fallacious with “Who’s Queen Elizabeth?” She wagered $1,000, dropping to $6,200. Hugendubler additionally answered Anne Frank and wagered $10,200. His wager made host Ken Jennings say “Wow” as his whole moved to $40,000.
This gave him a two-day whole of $63,601. He can be again on Tuesday, September 9, for sport three towards two new opponents.
When you missed tonight’s episode, you may stream it on Hulu and Peacock, beginning tomorrow.
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