Caleb Groen secured his spot within the Match of Champions on Wednesday when he gained his fifth Jeopardy! sport. On Thursday, a contestant had the largest payout of the season. Did Groen, a legislation and coverage pupil, proceed his streak, or did another person beat him out?
Groen, from Thousand Oaks, California, entered the July 9 sport with a five-day complete of $103,200. For sport six, he performed in opposition to Anthony Kim, from Whitestone, New York, and Sarah Lynch, from Austin, Texas. Warning: Spoilers for the July 9 episode of Jeopardy! forward!
Kim, a warehouse supervisor, pulled himself out of the negatives when he discovered the Each day Double on clue six. He had $0 and wagered the allotted $1,000.
The clue in “Homophones” learn, “To check, or an organism combining a fungus & an alga.” “What’s… moss and… mass, hmm?” he answered incorrectly. Kim dropped all the way down to -$1,000 because the appropriate response was liken/lichen.
Kim was nonetheless within the negatives for the primary 15 clues. Groen had the lead with $4,600. In the course of the interviews, Lynch, a tax examiner, revealed that her mother performed on Jeopardy! 10 years in the past and positioned in second.
Groen ended the spherical with $5,600. Kim had $800. Lynch was in third place with -$400.
Lynch bought on the board in Double Jeopardy when she answered two clues in “Ladies in Music” accurately. Groen discovered the primary DD on clue seven. He had $8,000 and wagered $5,000.
In “Alternate Historical past Books,” the clue was “In a novel by E.B. Lomax, this man who helped lead the Arab revolt in opposition to the Ottomans survives his bike crash however with no recollections.” Groen moved as much as $13,000 when he accurately answered: “Who’s Lawrence of Arabia?”
Besides for 2 Triple Stumpers, Groen answered each clue between seven and 17 appropriate, giving him $25,800. He discovered the final DD on clue 17, wagering $9,000.
The clue in “Ranks & Titles” learn, “These 2 titles that went largely out of use in 1917 & 1918 each derive from ‘Caesar.’” “What are czar and kaiser?” Groen answered. This gave him $34,800.
“Wow,” host Ken Jennings mentioned.
By the tip of the spherical, Groen ended with $39,600. Kim had $5,600. Lynch was in third place with -$800. This made her ineligible to compete in Last Jeopardy.
The class for Last Jeopardy was “Alliterative Literature.” The clue was “This assortment begins with a poem not by the credited creator however by his rival Ben Jonson, commenting on an engraving.”
Each of the sport present contestants had the proper response of “Who’s First Folio?” Kim wagered $0, leaving him with $5,600. Groen made a giant wager of $20,400. This gave him a complete of $60,000.
“Hi there,” Jennings mentioned. “That’s our greatest payday of the season, besting even Jamie Ding. What a sport!”
Groen had a six-day complete of $163,200 and can return on Friday for his seventh sport. “Nice sport by Caleb,” a Reddit person mentioned.
“Caleb scored a BIG one! What a sport,” one other wrote.
“‘Our greatest payday this season, besting even Jamie Ding!’ Ken Jennings simply inadvertently sparked an sudden rivalry for the TOC…” one final fan mentioned.
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