[Warning: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for the Tuesday, January 2 episode of Jeopardy!]
As we enter the primary semifinal spherical of Jeopardy! Second Likelihood, Michael Cavaliere, a marketing consultant from New York, New York; Sharon Bishop, a highschool Spanish instructor from Pawtucket, Rhode Island; and Sophia Weng, a senior social research main at Harvard Faculty from Chevy Chase, Maryland, had an intense match that noticed a contestant make a deadly error.
After the primary break, Michael earned a considerable lead of $6,400 because of his Every day Double wager of $2,600. The lead grew bigger when contestants reached Double Jeopardy, with Michael at $10,000, Sharon at $3,400, and Sophia at $2,400. On the primary clue of the spherical, Sophia discovered the second Every day Double and added $1,400 to her whole.
With Sophia now coming in sizzling, Michael secured the third and final Every day Double, including one other $4,800 to his main rating. By the point the trio reached Remaining Jeopardy, Michael had 28,800, adopted by Sophia with $14,600, and Sharan in final place with $ 5,800.
Host Ken Jennings revealed the class “Landmarks” with the next clue: “Throughout Pope John Paul II’s 1987 go to to Los Angeles, pranksters coated up this letter in a neighborhood landmark.”
Sharon was the only contestant to offer the right response. Fortunately for Michael, Sophia answered with the landmark as a substitute of the required letter (what’s L?). This lucky flip of occasions allowed Michael to retain his $28,300 rating after wagering $500. Unfortunate for Sophia, who might have received the sport if she hadn’t misinterpret the clue, she answered as a substitute with Hollywood Signal.
“Oh my God nooooo Sophia. :/ that was so unhappy, she might have received,” a person on the Jeopardy! Subreddit wrote. “Michael goes to be actual robust to beat within the finals, I really feel. He was on my shortlist to win the SCC and I really feel extra assured in that evaluation now. He is perhaps a bit too conservative although, we’ll see,” earlier than concluding “as an apart, altering “Hollywood” to “holywood” for the Pope is… fairly hilarious.”
Another person responded with, “Brutal watching her response. Ouch.”
Did you see the fumble? Tell us your ideas on in the present day’s sport within the feedback beneath.
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— D F W (@dfwheat) January 3, 2024
Oh boy. That is terrible for Sophia, who had Michael beat however misinterpret the Remaining clue.#Jeopardy
— Matt Carberry (@mfc248) January 3, 2024
That was tragic (assuming she knew the precise one). #Jeopardy
— James (@JamesAMcGhee) January 3, 2024
@Jeopardy *****WTG MICHAEL!***** BUH BYE NON-CLAPPERS sophia & sharon! LOLOLOL!
— MilitaryWifey (@1MilitaryWifey1) January 3, 2024
They’d’ve received had they understood the clue! Omg how irritating@Jeopardy #Jeopardy
— elzy (@the_el_zy) January 3, 2024
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