‘Jeopardy!’ Contestant Says Stress of Present ‘Takes Away’ IQ Factors After Opponent’s Runaway Win

[Warning: The following post contains MAJOR spoilers for the Wednesday, September 10, episode of Jeopardy!]

Jeopardy! contestant Ian Morrison confessed that nerves on stage can knock just a few IQ factors off. Returning for his second sport, he confronted a contestant with a runaway win. Did he make it to sport three, or did his nerves get the higher of him?

Morrison from Aurora, Colorado, performed towards Leslie Oakerson from Crimson Financial institution, New Jersey, and Paolo Pasco, from San Diego, California, on Wednesday, September 10. The reigning champion had a one-day whole of $22,009 after beating Jonathan Hugendubler in his third sport. Morrison tried to up that whole in Wednesday’s sport.

The start of the sport was a battle for first place. Morrison, an airline ramp agent, was within the lead for a lot of the spherical, however Oakerson,  a monetary providers supervisor, pulled forward with $3,000 when she answered a lot of the Downton Abbey clues.

Throughout the interviews, Morrison revealed that he dabbles in Jeopardy! cosplay and has dressed as Ken Jennings, Alex Trebek, and Matt Amodio at events and Halloween.

Pasco, a puzzle author, discovered the Each day Double of the spherical. He was in third place with $1,200 and made it a real Each day Double. In “Presidential Doin’s,” the clue learn, “Gave the ‘Atoms for Peace’ speech on the U.N., got here up with a doctrine after the Suez disaster.” “Who’s Truman?” Pasco answered incorrectly. The proper response was Eisenhower, so he dropped right down to $0.

Morrison maintained the lead with $4,000 on the finish of the spherical. Oakerson was not too far behind with $3,600. Pasco remained in third with $2,400.

In Double Jeopardy, Pasco moved to first place after answering 4 of the 5 “Anagrams” clues appropriately. He discovered the primary DD of the spherical with $9,600 in his financial institution. Pasco wagered $3,300 in “She Wrote That.” The clue was “‘He’s jubilant as a flag unfurled–/Oh, a lady, she’d not overlook him./My very own pricey love, he’s all my world,–/& I want I’d by no means met him.’” Pasco hesitated and guessed, “Who’s [Emily] Dickinson?” He was fallacious. The proper response was Dorothy Parker. Pasco dropped right down to $6,300, however nonetheless maintained the lead.

4 clues later, he discovered the final DD. This time, Pasco had $8,700 in his financial institution and wagered $2,100. In “From the Nationwide Climate Service Glossary,” the clue learn, “I: ‘A line connecting factors of equal stress.’” He answered appropriately this time with “Isobar,” elevating his whole to $10,800.

The following few clues had been Triple stumpers. Morrison then gained momentum and answered a number of clues appropriately. Nonetheless, it wasn’t sufficient for him to take first place. He ended the spherical with $10,000. Oakerson had $1,200. Pasco had the lead with $14,800.

The class for Ultimate Jeopardy was “Historic Phrases.” The clue learn, “In 1914, Belgium’s queen gave this phrase a political that means, saying one had descended between her and Germany.” Two of the contestants answered appropriately with “Iron Curtain.” One among them was Oakerson. She wagered $1,000, giving her a last whole of $2,200. Morrison, the reigning champion, responded, “darkish cloud.” He wagered $7,991, leaving him with $2,009. Pasco had the reply proper and added $5,201 to his whole, giving him $20,001. He was the night time’s winner in a runaway sport.

Pasco will probably be again tomorrow for sport two. However Morrison had one thing to say about his efficiency earlier than that. He took to Reddit to say that the sport present isn’t as straightforward because it seems to be. “Paolo is a buzzsaw, easy as that. My last wager was an try to cowl his wager in case he bought it fallacious, plus a bit additional to spherical out my 2-game whole,” he stated. “However despite the fact that the Iron Curtain was the very first thing I considered for the clue, it appeared too straightforward/apparent. Paolo wagered sufficient to cowl me anyway, so even when I had responded appropriately, I nonetheless would have misplaced.”

“You’ll be able to scream all of the solutions by the TV or win a spherical of drinks at pub trivia, however being on the mic takes away 10 IQ factors. I’m proud that I lastly made it on and even happier and extra shocked that I beat Jonathan! This was a dream come true, and I hope I’m within the working for Champions Wildcard.”