[The following post contains MAJOR spoilers for the Tuesday, June 3, episode of Jeopardy!]
After Jeopardy! followers swooned over three-day champion Geoff Barnes, the contestant tried to win his method into their hearts extra by making an attempt for a spot within the Event of Champions.
Barnes, from Washington D.C., had a three-day whole of $44,801. On Tuesday, June 3, he confronted off towards Peter Vorissis, from Los Angeles, California, and Stella Trout, from Houston, Texas.
Barnes, an analyst, discovered the primary Day by day Double early on within the spherical. With $2,000 in his financial institution, he made it a real Day by day Double since his opponents had been method far behind. In “A Double Shot Of Whiskey,” the clue learn, “Glenfiddich & Glenlivet are well-known scotches of this kind, which means produced from the barley of only one distillery.” “What’s single-malt?” he answered and doubled as much as $4,000.
Throughout the interviews, the reigning champion revealed that he had been a “lifelong Jeopardy! fan” and was “a lot cuter as a toddler.”
“Someplace on my mother and father’ camcorder, there’s footage of me celebrating each evening when Alex Trebek got here on. I actually liked when he got here on the display. However, I couldn’t say his identify, so I’d say, ‘Alex Quebec, Alex Quebec!’ and get actually puffed up about it,” Barnes revealed. “It was the spotlight of my weekdays.”
Host Ken Jennings laughed and stated that Trebek in all probability would have appreciated the Canadian nickname for the reason that late host was Canadian.
On the finish of the spherical, he had the lead with $7,400. Trout, a software program engineer, was in second with $2,800. Vorissis, a author and instructor, wasn’t too far behind with $2,400.
In Double Jeopardy, Trout had the prospect to take the lead when she discovered the primary DD of the spherical on the third clue. She had $4,000 in her financial institution, and he or she made it a real Day by day Double. In “twentieth Century Poetry,” the clue learn, “Ezra Pound was partial to those poetic works outlined as divisions of a protracted poem; he wrote 117 of them.” She answered instantly with “What are the cantos?” Trout doubled up and took the lead with $8,000. She surpassed Barnes, who had $7,400.
Trout continued to dominate the spherical and double up on her whole earlier than discovering the second DD. With $20,000 in her financial institution, Trout wagered solely $3,000. In “Life is a 5-Letter Phrase,” the clue learn, “Out West, Theodore Roosevelt had a ‘half-melancholy feeling as I gazed upon these’ beasts of a ‘practically vanished race.’” She appropriately answered with “What are bison?” including $3,000 to her rating for a complete of $23,000.
Up till that time, Barnes had but to reply one query within the spherical. Nevertheless, he made a little bit of a comeback as he answered a streak of clues, retaining him in second place.
The sport ended with three clues going unanswered, however it didn’t matter as a result of Trout had an enormous lead going into Remaining Jeopardy with $25,800. Barnes had $10,600. Vorissis remained in final with $3,600.
The class for Remaining Jeopardy was “Well-known Constructions.” “In April 2018 an MLB recreation was postponed after ice falling from this construction punctured the roof of Rogers Centre” was the clue.
Vorissis didn’t know that reply and as an alternative gave a shoutout to the River Rats. He wagered $3,599, giving him a closing whole of $1. The right reply was CN Tower, which each Barnes and Trout answered appropriately. Barnes wagered $10,599, giving him $21,199, however that wasn’t sufficient. Trout added $3,000 to her whole to provide her $28,800, making her the evening’s winner. She will likely be again on Wednesday to face off towards two new opponents.
Barnes didn’t qualify for the ToC as a Jeopardy! contestant has to win a minimum of 4 video games.
Followers reacted to Barnes’ loss, with some comfortable about it, whereas others had been unhappy to see him go.
“Geoff’s all performed however his run was the proper size. Not every part needs to be an Amodio Rodeo haha,” a Reddit consumer stated.
“Agreed. After a 2 or 3-day streak, I’m prepared for somebody new to win,” replied one other fan.
“I really feel like that is solely actually truthful to say when you get into the 5+ day runs; ending at 3 wins is ok, and significantly better these days with the entire Champions Wildcard construction, however going for that assured TOC spot is method, far more of a ‘excellent’ size, a minimum of to me,” one other fan replied.
“That could be from (some) viewers members’ perspective, however it’s unhealthy that he’s unlikely to make it to the ToC. He’s a really sturdy competitor and would have been no completely different within the event,” replied one consumer.
“Stella placed on a scintillating efficiency!! That double jeopardy spherical was 🔥,” a Reddit consumer wrote.
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