[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for the Moday, February 24 episode of Jeopardy!]
Amy Schneider was a pre-tournament fan-favorite decide to win the Jeopardy! Invitational Match, so it was with some pleasure that her legion of followers turned in to observe her return to the present. Through the Monday, February 24 episode, Schneider, a author from Oakland, California confronted off towards Luigi de Guzman, an legal professional from Arlington, Virginia, and Avi Gupta, a legislation pupil initially from Portland, Oregon.
Schneider was behind throughout the starting of the primary spherical, not answering any questions. She rapidly caught up, appropriately answering three in a row, bringing her whole to $1,000. Earlier than the primary business break, Schneider was in second place with $3,600. de Guzman had $4,800 and Gupta was in final with $1,400.
Through the introduction rounds, host Ken Jennings requested de Guzman if he thought he’d ever be again. The 2022 five-game winner stated no and that he informed his grandmom’s buddy no, however then received the decision to do JIT and figured why not. Schneider is popping out with a brand new version of her e-book on March 4 known as Who’s Amy Schneider?, which is an adaptation of the 2022 Match of Champions’ e-book, however for youthful readers. Gupta is at present in his second yr of legislation faculty. He received the 2019 Teen Match.
De Guzman took a considerable lead when he appropriately answered the Day by day Double, wagering $1,200, bringing his whole to $8,000. By the tip of the spherical, de Guzman nonetheless led with $9,600. Schneider maintained her second-place standing with $5,200. Gupta gained a bit more cash, coming in at $2,600.
Nonetheless, in Double Jeopardy!, Schneider gained the lead when she appropriately answered the Day by day Double. “The forces of Leonidas & Xerxes confronted off at this 480 B.C. Battle,” the query learn as Schneider nodded. “What’s Themopoli?” she answered, bringing her whole to $12,200, after wagering $5,000.
Gupta caught as much as his opponents rapidly by going all in on the final Day by day Double and appropriately answering it, making his whole $9,200.
Nonetheless, Schneider didn’t keep her lead for lengthy. De Guzman answered practically each query within the spherical. Amy answered just a few and received two incorrect, bringing her whole down a bit. By the tip of Double Jeopardy!, right here have been the standings. De Guzman was means within the lead with $23,600. Schneider stood in second with $14,200. Gupta wasn’t far behind with $11,600.
The Ultimate Jeopardy! query learn: “Enlisting within the military in 1917, he was despatched to Camp Sheridan in Montgomery, the place he met the girl who grew to become his spouse.”
Gupta answered incorrectly with “Who’s Faulkner?” He wagered $7,233, making his closing whole $4,367. Schneider wrote “Who’s Hemingway?” She initially wrote Faulkner however then crossed it out. de Guzman additionally answered with “Who’s Faulkner?” They have been additionally incorrect as the reply was “Who was F. Scott Fitzgerald?” Schneider wagered $10,000, bringing her closing whole to $4,200, and placing her in final place. de Guzman wagered $4,801, making his closing whole $18,799.
On Reddit, the winner admitted that he didn’t watch the present, Severance, which was one of many classes in tonight’s recreation. “Hello people! After Jeopardy launched this teaser on Instagram a couple of “Severance” class, I noticed I truly had nearly ZERO recollection of this recreation. So I assume we’ll all must embark on this journey of discovery collectively at the moment,” he stated.
A Reddit consumer stated that they’d have handed out in the event that they knew they have been competing towards Schneider, however De Guzman stated that he didn’t know till he received there. “For the file, matchups weren’t posted. They introduced every spherical individually. The inexperienced room began off crowded till by the tip it was simply Avi, Amy, and me. The very last thing I keep in mind was muttering “morituri te salutamus” (we who’re about to die, salute you—what the gladiators stated within the Colosseum) beneath my breath as I mounted the stage. After that? Complete blackout.”
Nonetheless, he complimented his opponent by saying that Schneider is “undoubtedly, one of many best ever to play the sport.”
De Guzman shared a fear with viewers going into the sport. He had swelling & recent bleeding on the retina of my proper eye, which made his imaginative and prescient distorted with a blind spot. Nonetheless, de Guzman stated that the best way the brand new board and set is about up, he didn’t have a lot bother studying the board.
On February 25, Ray Lalonde, Season 39 Champion, Robin Carroll, 2000 Toc Winner, and Ryan Lengthy, 15-game champion, will compete.
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