[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for the Thursday, March 6, episode of Jeopardy!]
After Matt Amodio racked up the second-highest rating of the complete season, he returned for sport two of the Jeopardy! Invitational Match finals to attempt to win all of it. He performed as soon as once more towards Roger Craig, from Arlington, Virginia, and Juveria Zaheer, from Whitby, Ontario, Canada, on Thursday, March 6.
Regardless of each Amodio, from New York, New York, and Craig being quick on the buzzer, Zaheer racked up cash at first of the sport because of the class “Canadiana,” the place the questions had been about Canada, the place she lives. Zaheer, a psychiatrist, additionally accurately answered a query a couple of feminine Canadian hockey participant. This introduced her to the lead with $2,400. Craig, an utilized scientist, then accurately answered the primary Each day Double of the sport, giving him second place.
Amodio, a quantitative researcher, then answered questions accurately, placing him within the lead earlier than the primary business break. Nonetheless, he answered a $600 query mistaken, bringing his whole nearer to Zaheer’s. By the top of the primary spherical, it was a nail-biter. Amodio led with $5,200. Zaheer was in second place with $4,600, and Craig wasn’t too far behind with $3,400.
To no shock, Amodio practically doubled his whole within the first few questions of Double Jeopardy!. Nonetheless, Zaheer exceeded his whole after accurately answering the Each day Double. She made it a real DD, betting $7,800. “Website of an artwork present with outposts in Hong Kong & Miami Seaside, this metropolis sits close to the place France, Germany, & Switzerland meet,” the clue learn. “What’s Basel?” she answered, accurately, bringing her whole to $15,600, giving her the lead.
Craig was in final place with $1,000. He discovered the second DD of the spherical and guess $2,000. He answered accurately, bringing his whole to $3,000. Craig gave his opponents a run for his or her cash as he was on a job answering query after query. Together with his velocity on the buzzer, he ended Double Jeopardy! with $9,400. Amodio was in second with $13,600. Zaheer led with $16,000. However, the whole lot can change throughout Remaining Jeopardy!.
The class for Remaining Jeopardy! was “British Royalty.” The clue learn: “Within the twelfth c. after strolling barefoot, this man stripped down & allowed himself to be flogged by dozens of monks.” Craig answered with “Who’s Richard I?” which was mistaken. He wagered $4,201, giving him a ultimate whole of $5,199. Amodio additionally responded with Richard I, shedding $2,401. He ended with $11,199. All of it got here right down to Juveria and her reply and wager. She may run away together with her first win or hand the competitors to Amodio. She answered with “Richard the Lionheart,” who is identical particular person and never proper. The right reply was Henry II.
She went massive and wagered $11,201, making her ultimate whole $4,799. This meant that Amodio gained his second sport of the finals and the JIT itself. He took residence $150,000 and earned a spot on Jeopardy! Masters. Craig and Zaheer each left with $50,000. Nonetheless, Masters is not going to start on Friday. Host Ken Jennings introduced {that a} common sport of Jeopardy! will air as a substitute. Masters is anticipated to air someday in April or Could.
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