Big ‘Jeopardy!’ Bets Foil Victory Hopes for Second Night in a Row

[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for the April 20 episode of Jeopardy!]

They say no danger, no reward, however this week’s Jeopardy! contestants are discovering that the dangers aren’t value it. For the second night time in a row, not one of the gamers answered Final Jeopardy accurately. But two of them — together with returning champ Devin Lohman — made massive wagers that damage their probabilities of clinching the win.

Emma Hill Kepron, a librarian from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, went dwelling victorious within the April 20 episode of Jeopardy!, unseating champ Devin. Unfortunately for him, his ultimate wager made that simple to do. Here’s how Emma ended up profitable the night time.

The episode started with host Ken Jennings asserting Devin’s new Jeopardy! file. In the April 19 episode, the architectural designer and masters scholar from Peachtree City, Georgia received with simply $1,200 in earnings. He now holds the file for the lowest-winning rating of the season, “but you know what?” Jennings stated, “he’s a Jeopardy! champion nonetheless.”

Up towards Devin and Emma was Sam Claussen, a historical past professor from Santa Clarita, California. He proved to be a worthy opponent, sustaining the lead for a lot of the sport. Devin had some tremendous Daily Double looking expertise on this installment, permitting him to repeatedly catch as much as his rivals, however he nonetheless remained in third place for a lot of the sport.

Given that, it is smart that he would place an enormous wager in Final Jeopardy. This one was for all of the marbles. In final night time’s sport, he was within the lead within the ultimate spherical at a whopping $20,600. For some cause, he wager $19,400, however because of everybody betting large and answering incorrectly, his $1,200 was sufficient to be named the victor.

This time round, his Final Jeopardy rating was $10,200 (third place). He wagered $8,300, which may have landed him forward of first-place participant Sam (who entered the ultimate spherical with $18,400). But he, together with Sam and Emma, obtained the reply mistaken.

Devin ended up staying in final place at $1,900, which was nonetheless $700 greater than his first sport. Sam made an enormous wager of $12,401, dropping him all the way down to $5,999. Emma made a smaller wager. She started with $15,400 and wagered simply $4,000, leaving her with $11,400. With that extra modest wager, Emma was capable of win the sport.

Here’s the “Modern Words” clue that stumped all of them: “Neal Stephenson coined this word in his 1992 novel ‘Snow Crash’; it was later shortened by a company to become its new name.” The reply: “What is metaverse?” Did you reply tonight’s Final Jeopardy accurately?

Other highlights of the night time got here via Devin’s Knives Out-esque sweater and when Sam, who’s bald, answered the Triple Homophones “bald/bawled/balled” immediate with a wry smile. A noteworthy second got here when nobody knew that Bobby Brown initially sang “My Prerogative.” Check out some fan reactions to tonight’s episode under.