[Warning: The following post contains MAJOR spoilers for the Wednesday, September 24, episode of Jeopardy!]
Steven Olson has returned for his fourth Jeopardy! recreation, and if he wins tonight, he solely wants another to make it to the Event of Champions. A contestant often must win 5 video games to qualify for the event, however typically the producers invite contestants after 4 wins primarily based on their winnings and variety of video games gained to find out the 15 contestants transferring into the event.
Olson, from Princeton, Illinois, performed towards Natalie Shapero, from Los Angeles, California, and Jaedon Jerue, from Danville, Illinois, on Wednesday, September 24. Olson has a three-day complete of $57,089.
The sport began off nicely for the band director as he answered the primary clue accurately after which discovered the Every day Double on clue two. With solely $800 in his financial institution, Olson wagered the allotted $1,000. In “A Phrase In Historical past,” the clue learn, “Conquistador Cortés informed the Aztecs, ‘We Spaniards undergo from a illness of the center that solely’ this substance ‘can treatment.’” He answered with, “What’s gold?” which was appropriate, giving him $1,800.
Olson’s opponents tried to meet up with him by the primary industrial break. The primary a part of the spherical had two Triple Stumpers and noticed Shapero, an English professor, take the lead by solely $200 with $3,600.
Nevertheless, Olson retook the lead by the tip of the spherical with $6,800. Shapero had $5,600. Jerue, a seventh-grade math instructor, was in third with $2,200.
In Double Jeopardy, Jerue discovered the primary DD on clue 4. He made it a real Every day Double in “Geographic Identify Sport.” The clue learn, “Magellan named this southern archipelago after the fires he noticed whereas passing via.” Jerue answered, “What’s Tierra del Fuego?” which was appropriate, doubling him as much as $4,400.
Regardless of there being three triple stumpers, Olson answered many of the clues accurately till he discovered the final DD. With $14,000 in his financial institution, he wagered $4,000. In “‘V’ocabulary,” the clue was “Used for coronary heart circumstances & hypertension, it’s any remedy designed to widen the blood vessels.” Olson answered with “What’s vascular?” however he was unsuitable. He dropped right down to $10,000 for the reason that appropriate response was vasodilator.
The loss didn’t deter him, although, as he maintained the result in the tip of the spherical with $17,200. Shapero had $8,000. Jerue went again to 3rd place with $6,400.
The class for Closing Jeopardy was “The twenty first Century.” The clue was, “A 2011 e mail stated, ‘On September 17, we wish to see 20,000 individuals … arrange tents, kitchens, peaceable barricades and’ these 3 phrases.” Solely two of the contestants obtained it proper.
Jerue wrote, “What’s Love You Mother?” He was clearly unsuitable and dropped right down to $4,799 after wagering $1,601. The opposite two answered with, “What’s Occupy Wall Road?” which was appropriate. Shapero wagered $6,000, giving her a last complete of $14,000. Olson’s wager of $93 stored him in first place with $17,293.
This gave him a four-day complete of $74,382. Proper now, Olson is a wildcard for the Event of Champions. He might be again for recreation 5 on Thursday, the place he’ll assure himself a spot in an upcoming ToC if he wins.
“Poor Steven appears so nervous, even after successful a couple of video games. He’s so good, I want he may chill out and luxuriate in himself!” a Reddit consumer stated.
“I really feel unhealthy beating Steve on the vasodilator DD, as I solely knew it bc my ldl cholesterol is over 300,” one other wrote.
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