Who won Jeopardy! tonight? November 7, 2022, Monday

The quarter-final spherical of Jeopardy! Match of Champions (ToC) 2022 got here to an finish on Monday, November 7, 2022.

Season 38 champions who returned to earn a spot within the semi-finals of ToC 2022 have been:

• Sam Buttrey, an affiliate professor of operations analysis on the Naval Postgraduate College from Pacific Grove, California (Professors Match champion).
• Jessica Stephens, a statistical analysis specialist from Nashville, Tennessee (Second Probability Match champion).
• Zach Newkirk, an lawyer from Arlington, Virginia (6 wins, $18,896 common rating).

The format of the event is identical as that of Jeopardy!. The official synopsis of the sport present reads:

“The host checks the information of the contestants on a variety of topics and the winner will get to assert the title and preserve the prize cash.”

As we speak’s Jeopardy! winner is Sam Buttrey

The results of the November 7 episode was fairly predictable from the beginning. The classes for the primary spherical included “Valleys, That ’70s Or ’80s Present, Dance; ‘D’ In Science, Get A Deal with On It, In The Nato Phonetic Alphabet.”

Sam Buttrey was thriving on this spherical as he gave 20 appropriate solutions and banked $8,000. Regardless of dropping his first Each day Double, he was unstoppable.

Zach Newkirk, who had the best wins in Season 38, received solely 5 questions appropriate and scored $2,200. Jessica Stephens, however, gave three solutions accurately but additionally delivered the identical variety of incorrect responses. Thus, her rating went damaging, at -$1,400.

Within the second spherical, the classes have been “Vice Presidents, A Crash Of Symbols, Brit Bits, 13-Letter Phrases, In That Novel, Natural & Spicy Names.”

Jessica tried her finest to get out of the damaging mark, however failed to take action and ended up with a rating of -$5,800. Sam took the lead within the Double Jeopardy spherical and scored $19,600. Seeing his complete, Zach tried to up his sport by wagering a big quantity throughout his Each day Double however misplaced the possibility. He backed $5,200 in spherical 2.

The Remaining Jeopardy was not as aggressive as anticipated. Jessica was not allowed to take part as her spherical 2 complete led to a damaging rating. Zach and Sam performed the ultimate spherical and gained. Because the latter’s complete was larger, Zach landed in second place.

Therefore, Sam Buttrey gained Jeopardy! at the moment.

Remaining Jeopardy! outcomes at the moment

Within the November 7 episode, the class for the ultimate spherical was “Phrases from the Historical World.” The query, within the type of a clue, learn:

“Cicero wrote {that a} tyrant ordered this to be hung from the ceiling “by a horse-hair”; his visitor begged to go away.”

The proper reply for the ultimate clue was “Sword of Damocles.”

Sam and Zach gave the right response, whereas Jessica couldn’t take part within the ultimate spherical as her rating was damaging.

Check out the ultimate outcomes of Monday’s quarter-final episode:

Sam Buttrey: $19,600 + $0 = $19,600 (What’s the Sword of Damocles?) (Semi-Finalist)

Zach Newkirk: $5,200 + $528 = $5,728 (What the Sword of Damocles?)

Jessica Stephens: -$5,800 (As per present’s rule, she didn’t take part within the ultimate spherical)

With at the moment’s win, Sam earned a spot within the semi-finals, which will likely be held for 3 days. The quarter-finals of the 2022 Match of Champions began final Monday, and to this point, the semi-finalists are Maureen O’Neil, Andrew He, Tyler Rhode, John Focht, Eric Ahasic, and Sam Buttrey.

Amy Schneider, Matt Amodio, and Mattea Roach are the best scorers from Season 38 who will instantly compete within the semi-finals within the upcoming episodes.

Hosted by Ken Jennings, the following episode will air on Tuesday, November 8, 2022.