[Warning: The following post contains MAJOR spoilers for the Monday, September 15, episode of Jeopardy!]
Paolo Pasco returned for his fourth Jeopardy! recreation on Monday, September 15. The sport was a really shut name with two opponents battling it out for first place. The winner was not decided till Last Jeopardy. Did Pasco proceed his streak?
Pasco, from San Diego, California, performed in opposition to Ryan Sharpe, from Oakville, Ontario, Canada, and Kelsi Tyler, from Austin, Texas. The reigning champion had a three-day complete of $79,741. He tried to up that in Monday’s recreation.
Though Pasco, a puzzle author, began off the sport by answering two clues accurately, the remainder of the spherical didn’t go so nice. Sharpe, a pupil, discovered the Every day Double. He had the lead with $2,000 and made it a real Every day Double. In “It’s a Signal,” the clue learn, “In Paris’ Montmartre neighborhood, the signal & crimson windmill atop this cabaret had been first illuminated in 1889.” “What’s the Moulin Rouge?” Sharpe answered accurately, doubling as much as $4,000.
By the primary business break, Pasco was in third place with $800. Sharpe nonetheless led with $5,600. Though Pasco moved as much as second by the top of the spherical with $4,800, Tyler, a nonprofit program director, was not far behind with $3,400. Sharpe had $7,200.
In Double Jeopardy, Tyler discovered the primary Every day Double of the spherical on the primary clue. She wagered all of her $3,400 in “American Poetry.” The clue was: “A fan of repetition, she started her poem ‘Susie Asado,’ ‘Candy candy candy candy candy tea.’” Tyler guessed and answered, “Who’s Emily Dickinson?” She was unsuitable and dropped all the way down to $0. The proper response was Gertrude Stein.
Sharpe discovered the final DD of the spherical a couple of clues later. He had the lead with $8,400 and wagered all of it. In “The Nordic International locations,” the clue learn, “A collection of clashes between the U.Okay. & Iceland over territorial rights within the North Atlantic had been known as these ‘fishy’ wars.” Sharpe answered accurately with “What are the Cod wars?” doubling his complete to $16,800.
The remainder of the spherical was a combat for first place between Sharpe and Pasco. They went backwards and forwards answering clues. Nonetheless, Pasco couldn’t fairly catch as much as Sharpe by the top of the spherical. He had $16,800 in comparison with Sharpe’s $27,600. Tyler was in third with $4,800.
It appeared like Sharpe was in a lock for first place, however an unbelievable wager in Last Jeopardy modified the entire recreation. The class for the spherical was “Vocabulary.” The clue was: “At the moment it’s used as a verb on social media – in earlier centuries its meanings included an enemy and never a Quaker.” Just one contestant bought it proper.
Tyler answered, “What’s nemesis?” which was unsuitable. She wagered $3,800, leaving her with $1,000. Pasco’s reply of “What’s unfriend?” was right. He wagered $10,801, giving him $27,601, $1 above Sharpe’s complete on the time. Sharpe had the unsuitable reply — “What’s a troll?” — and his wager of $6,001 dropped him to second place with a complete of $21,599.
Pasco will return for his fifth recreation on Tuesday, September 16, to attempt to qualify for the Event of Champions. He has a four-day complete of $107,342.
“Wow!” exclaimed host Ken Jennings after asserting his complete.
“It was thrilling to look at Ryan nearly take Paolo down, then return in FJ,” a Reddit person stated.
“Must think about Paolo was past thrilled to see each the class and clue in FJ. Ryan appeared lights out on science, historical past and geography. If he goes on a significant run, these are the sorts of breaks you might want to discover. Nice recreation,” one other commented.
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