[The below contains MAJOR spoilers for the Thursday, March 13, episode of Jeopardy!]
One Jeopardy! contestant acquired a second probability after revealing {that a} thumb damage saved them away from enjoying the primary time. The sport got here right down to a stunning remaining wager that gave a newcomer the title of Jeopardy! champion.
James Corson, from Fredrick, Maryland, returned to try to win his third sport, after blowing his rivals out of the water in his first two video games. On Thursday, March 13, he went towards Liz Engelhardt, from Harmony, New Hampshire, and Jack Goldfisher, from Los Angeles, California.
Regardless of a thumb damage, Goldfisher was fast on the buzzer and took a fast lead within the first spherical. Nonetheless, Corson shortly caught as much as him when he answered the primary Each day Double of the sport appropriately. Within the “America Parks” class, the clue learn: “This airport in Wash. named for two cities has one of many largest parking garages within the U.S.- 13,00 areas, 8 tales excessive.” “What’s Sea-Tac?” Corson answered, which was appropriate, bringing him as much as $1,800. Host Ken Jennings let the viewers know that the total title was Seattle Worldwide Airport, Sea-Tac for brief.
Through the interview spherical, Engelhardt, a trainer, revealed that her love language together with her husband is doing trivia with him, and had her 2-year previous daughter crawling on high of her. Jennings mentioned that the sport present needs to be straightforward for her since there aren’t toddlers on set. Corson mentioned that along with his $70,000, two-day earnings, he and his spouse are going to journey to Australia. Goldfisher revealed that he had been invited to play Jeopardy! earlier than, however had turned it down. “I used to be enjoying basketball and I broke my thumb and dislocated it. One of many producers reached out the subsequent morning after I had been within the E.R. till 2 or 3 a.m. and mentioned, ‘Nice information!’ I texted them again, ‘Not nice information,’ with a photograph of my thumb.” He mentioned that it was his buzzer thumb, so it prevented him from enjoying.
Goldfisher continued to dominate the primary spherical, incomes $7,600. Engelhardt was in second with $4,400. The reigning champion, Corson, trailed with $2,000.
Engelhardt was fast on the buzzer in Double Jeopardy and slowly caught as much as Goldfisher. She then discovered the primary DD of the spherical, placing her within the lead. “Relating to the double-talk title of this character in Lolita, Nabokov mentioned, ‘It’s a hateful title for a hateful particular person’,” the clue learn. “Who’s Humbert Humbert?” Engelhardt answered, giving her $5,000 extra. She was within the lead with $12,600.
It was a good competitors because the three contestants shortly answered questions appropriately. Goldfisher discovered the ultimate DD of the sport, altering the sport up once more. the clue learn: “Due to political stress, it makes use of ‘Guo qi ge,’ the ‘Nationwide Banner Music,’ rather than its anthem at worldwide occasions.” “What’s Taiwan?” he answered after wagering $5,200. This put him again within the lead with $18,400.
After one other shut spherical, Goldfisher led with $20,400. Engelhardt adopted him with $16,200. Corson was in final place with $13,200. However, Last Jeopardy can change the sport, relying on the contestants’ wagers.
The class for Last Jeopardy was “Video games.” “This sport inaugurated a craze that ‘scandalized the puritanical and drove chiropractors wild with delight.’” Corson went first answering with “What’s she sells seashells by the seashore?” that was clearly improper. Nonetheless, he wagered $0, leaving his complete at $13,200. Engelhardt answered ” What’s hula hoop?” She wagered $10,400, dropping her to$5,800. With the one appropriate reply, Goldfisher wrote down, “What’s Tornado?” He wagered $12,001, which introduced him to $32,401, making him the evening’s winner.
Golfisher will face off towards two new gamers on Friday, March 14. His thumb damage didn’t cease him from profitable the sport.
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