Jeopardy!‘s still struggling to find a consistent champion in the wake of Ben Chan’s loss, however has a brand new promising competitor emerged?
In the May 25 match hosted by Mayim Bialik, returning champion Ed Petersen confronted off in opposition to Jesse Chin an accounting director from Bayside, New York, and Megan Braught a library assistant from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Following his single victory, Ed entered the match with robust footing, scoring decently within the first spherical.
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He entered Double Jeopardy! with $5,600 in opposition to Jesse’s $2,800 and Megan’s $3,000, however Ed’s lead couldn’t final perpetually. It rapidly turned clear that Jesse was the participant to observe as he pulled in a robust $4,000 win with the Daily Double, boosting his rating noticeably in the course of the Double Jeopardy! spherical. Heading into Final Jeopardy!, Jesse’s complete was $14,800 over Ed’s $12,400 and Megan’s $6,200.
Presented with the class, “Asia,” the clue learn, “Trained as an engineer, premier Li Peng championed this in 1992; it would ultimately displace over a million people.” All three opponents managed to give you the proper response of “What is Three Gorges Dam?” But it was Jesse’s wager which pushed him over the sting.
Betting $10,000, he boosted his rating to $24,801, putting him far above Ed’s $14,801 and Megan’s meager $1,200. Jesse’s fast responses and wagers are an indication for potential success.
Since Ben Chan’s loss, no competitor has continued on previous their one-day streak, however Jesse might change the tides. Only time will inform for sure. Find out if he’ll maintain the momentum going by to the subsequent episode and past by tuning in Friday, May 26, and tell us what you considered Jesse’s win within the feedback part, beneath.
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