JEOPARDY!’s Tristan Brown blew his first place after another contestant who struggled to get out of negative won the show.
Another instalment of the 41st season of NBC gameshow hit our screens last night.
Tristan missed out on first place[/caption]
Newly crowned champion Tristan, Stephanie Cooper and Will Wallace went head to head on Tuesday night in a bid to win the episode.
Things didn’t get off to a good start for Will as he was on – $200 at one point.
However he managed to steal the show later on.
By Final Jeopardy things were very close between the trio and host Ken Jennings pointed out that there was just $1000 between first and third place.
He then gave them their final clue and said: “For much of the 1920s, he lived on Eddy Street in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District.”
Will shared his answer of Hammett [Dashiell], which meant that he won an extra $9,399, meaning that his total crept up to $18,799.
Tristan was wrong and his total went down to $0 and Stephanie’s also went down to $5,400.
Will was then declared winner, which meant that many fans rushed to Reddit to congratulate him.
One fan said on the discussion site: “Congrats Will, very tightly contested game.”
Another wrote: “Very tight game at the end, anyone could have had the lead going into Final Jeopardy. Impressive that Will won after being negative after the first clue in Double Jeopardy.”
“That was a nailbiter! Congratulations, Will!,” a third chimed in.
A fourth added: “Immense game that.”
It comes after contestant Kelly Gates failed to increase her winning streak after fans said she went ‘too small’.
She was up against Tristan and Marcus Ghiringhelli.
Jeopardy! Set Secrets
Jeopardy! fans don’t see everything behind the scenes from watching on TV. These hidden set features make the show run smoothly:
- Each podium has a hidden riser so that all contestants appear to be the same height.
- After each clue is read, signal lights go off around the game board, indicating players can buzz in and respond.
- Buzz in too early, and you’re locked out for .25 seconds.
- The podiums have a small white light in the lower left corner, which tells Ken Jennings who goes next.
- Contrary to popular belief, the player with control doesn’t have a buzzer advantage on the next clue.
- To the game board’s left is a scoreboard so the players can see their opponents’ scores.
- All contestants must bring three outfits to the studio, but only the host and returning champion change for the next episode.
- There are wardrobe rules, including restrictions on busy patterns, solid white, purple (like the background), and logos.
- Five episodes are taped in a single day, and sometimes more.
- The categories, players (aside from the returning champion), and Final Jeopardy! for a tape day are all drawn randomly to ensure fairness.
- Female contestants are asked not to wear makeup, which is applied backstage, and don’t wear mascara because of sweat.
- Contestants fill out a questionnaire, and producers select five Q&A topics for the host.
- Host Ken isn’t allowed to interact with the contestants until after the game.
- Players can request to sit in a chair while competing without question.
Kelly ended the game with $10,800 while Marcus was in third with $3,300.
Last week viewers called out Ken Jennings for accepting an ‘illegible’ response that was ‘impossible’ to read before Rishabh Wuppalapati scored his second win.
