Jeopardy!‘s Champions Wildcard continues as former opponents go head-to-head for a shot on the coveted Event of Champions, however one winner is feeling some slight “imposter syndrome” following the newest match.
Within the January 14 recreation, Evan Dorey confronted off towards fellow returning gamers Stevie Ruiz and Davey Morrison. Collectively, all of them delivered sturdy gameplay, nevertheless it was clearly Evan’s recreation to win because the three opponents reached Closing Jeopardy. Evan led the pack all through a lot of the competitors and went into the final spherical with 20,000 towards Stevie’s 7,000, and Davey’s 8,800.
In the end, not one of the gamers offered the proper response for the clue from the class, “Nations of the World,” which learn, “‘Bilady, Bilady, Bilady,’ its nationwide anthem, changed a extra militaristic one following a 1979 peace treaty.” The proper response would have been “What’s Egypt?”
Fortunately for Evan, he wagered no factors, securing his ultimate rating of 20,000, however his fellow gamers weren’t as fortunate with Stevie ending the sport at 5,199 and Davey at 0. Whereas Evan’s win doesn’t imply money in his pocket, there’s a probability he might rating a spot within the Event of Champions. Evan advances as a semifinalist within the Champions Wildcard the place he’ll compete in additional rounds for the coveted prize.
Within the meantime, Evan sang his fellow gamers’ praises on Reddit whereas additionally admitting to feeling a little bit of “imposter syndrome.”
“What a enjoyable recreation! Davey & Stevie are each superior folks – it was a privilege to get to know them and to share a stage with them each!” Evan started his remark. “Going into the entire CWC expertise I positively had some imposter syndrome – my win was tremendous tight and I used to be considerably lucky,” Evan wrote.
He went on so as to add that the strain was a bit ramped up noting, “I additionally knew I used to be one of many solely one-game winners within the event so I positively felt some inner strain to justify the producers’ determination and make a superb accounting of myself. In the end, I used to be actually blissful & stunned with how nicely I performed – I surpassed all my expectations coming into the event.”
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