[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for the Tuesday, February 25 episode of Jeopardy!]
The seventh matchup within the 2025 Jeopardy! Invitational Event got here all the way down to a nail-biting wager between two fan-favorite contestants.
“Right this moment I really feel unhealthy for studying, writing, and ‘rithmetic as a result of now we have a fair brainer trio right here at this time,” host Ken Jennings mentioned after giving a short recap of Monday’s sport. Ryan Lengthy (a ride-share driver from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Robin Carroll (an tutorial designer from Atlanta, Georgia), and Ray LaLonde (a scenic artist from Toronto, Ontario, Canada) confronted off on Tuesday, February 25’s sport present. Lengthy is an excellent champion who received 16 video games earlier than his streak ended. LaLonde is the second-longest-streaking and second highest-winning Canadian champion each in common play and general, behind solely Mattea Roach. Carroll received the Event of Champions in 2000.
Throughout the first spherical, Lengthy and LaLonde had been flying by way of solutions, racking up their banks to $1,800 every. Nonetheless, they each incorrectly answered a query beneath “Cities on the Lake.” Below the $1,000 questions, the sport present contestants needed to reply “Neenah & Oshkosh.” LaLonde answered first with “What’s Lake Michigan?” which was incorrect. Lengthy then buzzed in and answered, “What’s Wobegon?” Jennings knowledgeable him that he was flawed and all three contestants snickered. Carroll answered incorrectly with “What’s Lake Superior?” The host instructed them that the proper reply was “Lake Winnebago in Wisconsin.” This introduced all of their whole to beneath $1,000.
In a stunning flip of occasions, Carroll pulled forward to first place after accurately answering the primary Day by day Double of the sport. Mockingly, there was a class known as “Transportation Info,” however the rideshare driver didn’t reply any of them. By the top of the primary spherical, Carroll was within the lead with $5,200, Lengthy had $3,400, and LaLonde was not too far behind in third with $2,800.
In Double Jeopardy!, LaLonde pulled considerably forward when he accurately answered the Day by day Double and wagered all of his cash. “George Soros survived the rule of the arrow cross Fascist Social gathering on this nation late in World Struggle II,” the query learn. “What’s Hungary?” LaLonde accurately answered, bringing his whole to $8,000.
He discovered the second Day by day Double in that spherical as properly, betting $3,000, and pulling forward with a complete of $15,400. With out answering lots of the questions within the spherical, Lengthy someway pulled in second place with $9,800. Carroll wasn’t too far behind with $9,200. She was in second however incorrectly answered a couple of questions in direction of the top of the spherical, inflicting her to fall to final place. LaLonde was manner within the lead with $17,000 going into Remaining Jeopardy!.
The class for Remaining Jeopardy! was “World Geography.” LaLonde was anticipated to win along with his substantial lead, however something can occur in Remaining Jeopardy!. The query learn, “Situated on an island, in 2016 this world capital started following 2 completely different time zones.”
Carroll went first, answering incorrectly with “What’s Paris?” She wagered $601, leaving her with $8,599. Lengthy additionally answered flawed with “What’s Bangkok?” He wagered $9,700, which dropped him all the way down to a ultimate whole of $100. LaLonde answered with “What’s Copenhagen?” however was not appropriate both. The reply was “What’s Nicosia?” the capital of Cyprus. Regardless of being flawed, LaLonde solely wagered $2,601, leaving him with $14,399, making him the episode’s winner.
On Wednesday, February 26, three new contestants will face off for an opportunity on the semi-finals. Ben Chan, Claire Sattler, and Shane Whitlock will likely be behind the podiums.
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