Jeopardy!’s ongoing winner Stephen Webb went towards coverage director Jessica Ashooh and Long Nguyen, a retired engineer, throughout the March 14 episode of the trivia present. But may he enhance his whole winnings of $139,281 in his sixth recreation tonight?
The three went into Double Jeopardy, with Stephen main with $9,600, Long following up with $5,800, and Jessica alongside $3,400.
Jessica instantly will get a Daily Double when the spherical begins within the class Literary London: “This 1881 Mark Twain novel takes place in London’s poorer areas as well as in some of its ritzier locales.” She, sadly, received it incorrect and misplaced all of her earnings, betting all of it.
Loing will get the second Daily Double throughout Double Jeopardy within the class Scrambled U.S. History: “1820s announcement: No credo on merit,” then betting all of it when he proclaims he’s from Vegas. Unfortunately, his reply was incorrect; it was, actually, the Monroe Doctrine.
As a results of every contestant’s blunders, Stephen had the lead into Final Jeopardy with $18,000, forward of Jessica’s $6,000 and Long’s low $400.
The query for Final Jeopardy beneath the Countries of the World class: Part of the most important contiguous land empire throughout the 1200s & 1300s, right now it’s the world’s second-largest landlocked nation.
Stephen had the proper reply written however crossed it out with an incorrect reply. Long and Jessica each received it appropriate, however since Stephen solely ended up betting $2,000, he eked out a win.
Either contestant may have gained the sport if Jessica and Long received their Daily Doubles appropriate. Instead, Stephen has elevated his general earnings within the competitors to $155,281.
I used to be rooting so exhausting for Long tonight. That day by day double was sooo painful. Long, you’re nonetheless wonderful #jeopardy pic.twitter.com/rgks8QHMS0
— Laura Huang (@ProfLauraHuang) March 14, 2023
“Yeah, I had too much time to think about a relatively obvious clue that didn’t actually matter on the scale of winning the game and talked myself into the less obvious, and therefore wrong, answer,” Stephen stated on Reddit.
Although the reigning champion secured one other victory, followers on-line have been dismayed that Long misplaced. “Aww I feel bad for the vegas guy! He literally got every other question in that category correct,” one consumer stated.
Jessica additionally had one thing to say concerning the second on Reddit: “We were all STUNNED when Long went all-in so late in DJ, but props to him, because you have to play big to win big.”
See what else followers needed to say under, and don’t miss Webb throughout his seventh recreation tomorrow.
Man within the center performed so nicely till he put all of it on the road #Jeopardy
— LinestandingNYC℠ (@linestandingnyc) March 14, 2023
lengthy may have gained it #Jeopardy
— mike 📉📈 (@tradesbymike) March 14, 2023
I wished Long to win. He would have been enjoyable. #Jeopardy
— KittyHawk (@EdsMyDad1919) March 14, 2023
Dammit Long. Too dangerous. #Jeopardy
— Jimco (@jimco915) March 14, 2023
Aww I really feel unhealthy for the vegas man! He actually received each different query in that class appropriate! I dont blame him for betting all of it. Right determination. #Jeopardy
— bigboss2020 (@bigboss202011) March 14, 2023
LONG NOOOOOOOOO
— i like jeopardy (@jeopardyfan69) March 14, 2023
Dude wager all of it 12k on a day by day double saying he’s from
Vegas
He may have overwhelmed this Stephen man on jeopardy however he ended the spherical with 400— jim thomas (@jmt15444) March 14, 2023
lengthy performed valiantly 🫡💕
— i like jeopardy (@jeopardyfan69) March 14, 2023
Long experience dwelling #jeopardy
— Ga.rednk (@13mills13) March 14, 2023