[Warning: The following post contains MAJOR spoilers for the Friday, September 19, episode of Jeopardy!]
The September 19 episode of Jeopardy! was met with some controversy over a ruling on a James Bond clue. Proceed studying to search out out the outcomes of the sport and see if Paolo Pasco gained for the eighth time.
Pasco, from San Diego, California, performed towards Hebah Uddin, from Lengthy Island, New York, and Steven Olson, from Princeton, Illinois. The reigning champion had a seven-day whole of $195,717.
Puzzle author Pasco had the lead for the primary 15 clues. Olson, a band director, discovered the Each day Double proper earlier than the primary business break. He had $800 and wagered the allotted $1,000. In “Fast Chem,” the clue was “Atomic quantity 27, it’s utilized in EV batteries & when blended with alumina, it’s an excellent blue.” He answered appropriately with “What’s cobalt?”, bringing him to $1,800. Olson nonetheless maintained third place.
Within the second half of the spherical, Pasco answered the clue “From an N64 sport: ‘Get well the pirate helicopter & resolve this. You’re licensed to kill’” in “From the Video Sport Guide.” He stated, “What’s GoldenEye?”
Host Ken Jennings requested him to be extra particular, and Pasco stated, “James Bond: GoldenEye?” He was mistaken.
Olsen then buzzed in and stated, “What’s 007 GoldenEye?”
“It pains me to say this since you had been so shut,” Ken Jennings stated. “GoldenEye is the film, GoldenEye 007 is the sport.” They each misplaced $1,000 on that response.
“Horrible ruling,” a Reddit person stated.
“GoldenEye completely ought to have been accepted, and “007 GoldenEye” most likely ought to have been too. On the field artwork, the way in which the brand is stylized doesn’t clearly point out whether or not the 007 is meant to come back earlier than or after GoldenEye, and on the title display, there’s no 007 in any respect; the in-game identify of the sport is simply GoldenEye. The very first web page of the handbook earlier than the desk of contents, does say “Thanks for choosing the GOLDENEYE 007 Sport Pak”, however the web page that they received the quote within the clue from is titled THE GOLDENEYE STORY,” one other commented.
“It’s completely ridiculous that neither Paolo’s nor Steven’s responses had been accepted,” a 3rd wrote.
By the top of the spherical, solely $400 separated first and second place. Pasco had $4,000. Olson moved to second with $3,600. Uddin, a social media moderator and Ph.D. candidate, had $2,200.
Olson discovered the primary DD in Double Jeopardy. He had the lead with $7,800 and wagered $4,000. In “Let’s Go To The Park,” the clue learn, “The world’s tallest animal is so widespread there that Nyerere Nationwide Park has been nicknamed this, punning on a dino-franchise.” “What’s Giraffic Park?” was the right response. Olson improved to $11,800.
He continued to dominate the spherical, surpassing Pasco by rather a lot. Olson then discovered the final DD. With $13,400 in his financial institution, he wagered $2,000. In “Your Prime Quantity’s Up,” the clue was “The very best 2-digit prime, it wants 4 syllables in French & 5 letters in Roman numerals.” On the final second, he guessed, “What’s 97?” and moved to $15,400.
Olson led with $17,400 by the top of the spherical. Pasco had $9,800. Uddin was in final place with $4,600. May Closing Jeopardy be Pasco’s saving grace?
The class for Closing Jeopardy was “Slogans.” “After adopting ‘Very Good’ in tourism adverts, an official of this nation stated its individuals, ‘jokes on the contrary, are a number of the nicest,’” was the clue. The right response was Kazakhstan, a reference from the film, Borat.
Uddin wrote, “What’s Canada?” She was mistaken and dropped all the way down to $2,600 after wagering $2,000. Pasco wrote, “What’s Kazakhstan? (I liiiiike!)).” He was proper and wagered $7,601, giving him $17,401, $1 greater than Olson’s present whole. Nonetheless, Olson additionally received the reply proper and wagered $2,202, giving him a closing whole of $19,602. He grew to become the brand new winner, taking down Pasco. Olson will return on Monday, September 22.
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