[The following post contains MAJOR spoilers for the Wednesday, April 9, episode of Jeopardy!]
Jeopardy! three-day champion Mike Dawson competed in his fourth sport and tried to qualify for the Match of Champions’ wildcard spot. With a three-day complete of $57,000, Dawson hoped to increase on that, however a loopy Ultimate Jeopardy wager left him with not that a lot larger of a complete. 4 wins would put him on the cusp for the ToC. Nonetheless, a loss may reduce him from qualifying in any respect.
He confronted off towards Andrew Hayes, from Tupelo, Mississippi, and Courtney Martin, from Cedarburg, Wisconsin, on the Wednesday, April 9, episode of the sport present.
The primary spherical introduced two triple stumpers for the contestants. The clue learn, “Fan outraged that Paul Sheldon killed off this character from the famed romance sequence.” The $600 reply was Distress. The second was “Solomon welcomes her within the portray seen right here.” The reply was The Queen of Sheba, which nobody knew.
Dawson had a giant lead however fell behind when he incorrectly answered the primary Each day Double of the sport. He wagered all of his $4,400. “Throughout the Civil Struggle, extra battles had been fought in these 2 neighboring states than in another,” was the clue. “What are Maryland and Virginia?” he answered. Host Ken Jennings instructed him it was Virginia and Tennessee. Dawson dropped right down to $0.
Hayes, a legislation scholar, led with $2,400. Martin, a public defender, had $2,200. By the top of the spherical, Dawson tried to catch up however solely had 11 questions appropriate to Hayes’ 12. Dawson ended the primary spherical with $2,000. Martin had $2,600 after 4 proper solutions. Hayes had $5,800.
Double Jeopardy had seven triple stumpers. However the spherical belonged to Hayes as he discovered each DD and picked up 15 appropriate solutions. He had a runaway win after 12 clues remained attributable to his small wagers on the DD.
The primary DD of the spherical was, “With stumps 10 toes throughout, these timber had been ‘the redwoods of the East’ till a fungus almost eradicated them within the 1900s.” Hayes didn’t reply immediately, and Jennings stated his identify, however he nonetheless couldn’t conjure up the fitting reply. “What’s the Dutch Elm?” he answered. That was unsuitable, and he dropped from $9,000 to $8,000. The proper reply was American chestnuts.
Nonetheless, he had higher luck in the course of the second DD. The clue was, “A time period for Nicaraguan rebels led Stephen Fried to coin this phrase for a couture designer or a supermodel superfan.” “A fashionista,” Hayes answered, which was proper. He added $2,000 to his complete of $11,600.
By the top of the spherical, Hayes had 27 questions proper with just one unsuitable, giving him a complete of $25,200. Dawson answered 15 questions accurately and three unsuitable. He had a complete of $2,400. Martin had a complete of $4,200 after seven appropriate solutions and one incorrect reply.
The ultimate query learn, “A web based article about this landmark stated, ‘The stones themselves appear like they’re crying’ & talked about ‘Tears of… ache, hope & pleasure.’” Solely Martin accurately answered, “What’s the Wailing Wall?” She wagered $601, giving her a closing complete of $4,801. Dawson answered, “What’s the MLK?” and wagered $2,398, leaving him with $2. Hayes additionally answered unsuitable with “What’s Mt. Rushmore?” He wagered $0, making him the night time’s winner.
Dawson didn’t qualify for ToC and had a four-day complete of $57,002. Hayes will probably be again on Thursday, April 10, to face off towards two new rivals.
“Nicely d**n, Andrew,” a Reddit consumer stated of Hayes’ complete.