Tristan Williams secured his spot in an upcoming Match of Champions by successful his fifth Jeopardy! recreation on Might 12. He made a giant wager in the course of the ultimate clue on his sixth recreation. Did it price him the win?
Williams, from Lincoln, Nebraska, got here into the sport with a five-day complete of $103,499. For his Might 13 recreation, the information scientist performed towards Kyle Li, from Saratoga, California, and Bridget Palmer, from Beaverton, Oregon. Warning: Spoilers for the Might 13 episode of Jeopardy! forward.
Williams dominated the spherical, answering 10 of the primary 15 clues appropriately. This gave him $6,600, in comparison with $1,400 for Palmer, a college instructor.
The reigning champion discovered the Every day Double on clue 19. He had $8,400 and wagered $4,400 in “The ‘G.B.s’.” The clue learn, “On June 3, 1875, 3 months after the premiere of his opera set in Seville, coronary heart points killed this Frenchman at 36.”
“Who’s Georges Bizet?” he answered appropriately. This gave Williams $12,800.
He ended the spherical with $14,600. Palmer had $2,000. Li, a software program engineer, was in third place with $1,000.
After two incorrect responses from Palmer and Li in Double Jeopardy, Williams discovered the primary DD on clue eight. He had $19,400 and wagered $4,400. In “Folks Getting Collectively,” the clue was “In 1916 Billy Sunday drew 65,000 in Boston to considered one of these conferences, so known as as a result of they reawaken Christians’ religion & enthusiasm.”
“What’s rebaptism?” he answered incorrectly. Williams dropped right down to $15,000 because the appropriate response was revival.
Clue 9 was a Triple Stumper, however because it was nonetheless Williams’ flip, he discovered the second DD on clue 10. With $15,000 in his financial institution, he wagered $2,000 in “Phrases of Assortment.”
The clue learn, “Acquainted to followers of Dune, this French phrase that means ‘combination’ refers to a jumble of various issues.” The recreation present contestant didn’t know the reply and answered “What’s, uh, spice?” The proper response was melange, so Williams dropped right down to $13,000.
The three failed Every day Doubles didn’t cease him from having a runaway win by the tip of the spherical. Williams ended the spherical with $20,200.
Palmer had $4,000. Li couldn’t take part in Ultimate Jeopardy since he had -$2,200.
The class for Ultimate Jeopardy was “Movies of the Nineties.” The clue was “In French, this 1993 movie known as ‘Un jour sans fin.’”
Palmer had the proper response of “What’s Groundhog Day?” She wagered all of her cash, giving her $8,000. Williams, nevertheless, had the inaccurate response. He wrote, “What Braveheart?” He wagered $10,000, which host Ken Jennings known as a “fairly huge wager.”
This ended the champion with $10,200. He had a six-day complete of $113,699 and can return on Thursday for his seventh recreation.
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