[Warning: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for the February 11 episode of Jeopardy!]
Jeopardy! Match of Champions 2025 is transferring alongside shortly as a contestant gained one other win. When followers had been left on Monday, Adriana Harmeyer, an archivist from West Lafayette, Indiana, and Neilesh Vinjamuri, a software program engineer from Lionville, Pennsylvania, had been each tied with one win. Isaac Hirsch, a buyer assist workforce lead from Burbank, California, nonetheless has no wins below his belt. Nonetheless, Vinjamuri shortly took the lead in sport three, upping his whole to 2 wins.
Vinjamuri additionally wager all of his cash throughout his first Day by day Double, which he has been doing all through the competitors. On Reddit, followers stated how they’re “loving these big DD wagers.”
When Last Jeopardy! rolled round, Hirsch was nonetheless in third with $1,600, Harmeyer was subsequent with $14,000, and Vinjamuri took an enormous lead with $30,000. The class was “Modern Authors” and the query learn, “Requested by a scholar in regards to the Loch Ness Monster, she stated a time portal under might enable a prehistoric creature to go by means of.”
Hirsch was heading in the right direction with “Who’s the Outlander Girl?” Nonetheless, host Ken Jennings instructed him that it wasn’t fairly proper. He wagered $300, bringing his ultimate whole to $1,300. Harmeyer answered appropriately with “Who’s Gabaldon?” however didn’t achieve any extra money as a result of her wager was $0. Vinjamuri was uncertain, however didn’t lose any cash as he additionally wager $0, making him the winner with $30,000.
Regardless of having a large lead, Vinjamuri admitted to Jennings earlier on within the episode that he was pressured. He admitted that there are three other ways to see Jeopardy! The primary one was on the sofa the place there was no stress in any respect. The second was within the inexperienced room, when the contestants are getting onto the stage, which he admitted is essentially the most irritating, after which ultimate one was on the stage, the place the stress degree is within the center.
“What I’m attempting to do is decrease the extent of stress, so it appears like I’m on the sofa, regardless that I’m in entrance of a nationwide viewers,” Vinjamuri chuckled.
Jennings prompt bringing in snacks that he would eat at residence whereas watching. Nonetheless, Vinjamuri requested if they might usher in a sofa and put it behind the contestants.
“Yeah! Why not?” Jennings exclaimed.
All three contestants will rematch once more on Wednesday, February 12. The primary participant to attain three wins is the champion. After the Match of Champions ends, the Invitational Match will start.
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