[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for the Friday, December 19 episode of Jeopardy!]
Jeopardy! champ Laura Faddah clinched a slender second win on Friday evening in a nail-biter end, leaving followers with two main takeaways on social media. Viewers questioned the writers over a Each day Double that was really easy, it’s in our DNA. And on a extra poignant word, praised a powerful challenger who got here achingly near victory amid a private tragedy.
Faddah, a supervisor from Memphis, Tennessee, entered with a one-day whole of $11,200 after a triple fumble on a sports activities Ultimate clue within the final episode. She confronted Joe Asaminew, an ER doctor from Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Maria Lauro, a contract specialist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Within the Jeopardy! spherical, Asaminew gained an early $1,000 on the “Science Bookshelf” Each day Double, which was within the backside row, so it was additionally valued at $1,000. It was, “It’s the construction of DNA & the title of James Watson’s e book concerning the discovery of it,” and he had no hassle accurately responding “Double Helix.” The returning champ completed the spherical with $4,800, Asaminew with $3,800, Lauro with a lead of $5,200.
In Double Jeopardy, Faddah dropped $2,000 on the second Each day Double, unable to get the “World Faith” clue looking for “Taoism.” Equally, Asaminew dropped the identical quantity on the remaining Each day Double, a “Mr. & Mrs. Lit” clue looking for “Dalloway.” This allowed fellow challenger Lauro to steer going into Ultimate Jeopardy with $10,800, the champ held $10,400 and Asaminew $9,000.
All of it hinged on the “Films and Legislation” clue which was, “‘Drafters…need to have just a little enjoyable generally’, stated the writer of this regulation when requested if he was impressed by 1931’s ‘Little Caesar’” It was a triple stumper, as nobody got here up with “RICO act.” All of it got here right down to the wagers.
Each Faddah and Asaminew opted for mid-sized wagers, whereas Lauro went almost all-in from the lead. “Go large or go house,” she stated with a shrug. “You needed to do it,” Ken Jennings replied. In fairly the twist, Faddah survived the scare, profitable with $5,800 for a two-day whole of $17,000.
Followers flooded the Reddit thread for the episode, reacting to the slender victory, the triple-stumper and the questionable placement of “Double Helix” on the bottom-row.