Jeopardy! Season 39 returned to KABC-TV with a model new episode on Friday, April 7, 2023, that includes three-day champion Brian Henegar and two new gamers. Till Thursday’s episode, the visitor providers agent from La Follette, Tennessee, banked $68,202. He was all set to defend his win within the newest episode for the fourth time.
The 2 new contestants included Rachel Clark, a director of shopper technique from Washington, D.C., and Brandie Ashe, a private assistant from Panama Metropolis, Florida.
The official synopsis of the sport present reads:
“A returning champion and two challengers take a look at their buzzer expertise and their information in a variety of educational and common classes.”
In Friday’s episode, all three gamers performed fairly properly and ended up scoring nearer to one another.
As we speak’s Jeopardy! winner is Rachel Clark
Rachel Clark defeated three-day champion Brian Henegar within the April 7 episode by simply $100. The latter landed in first place within the first two rounds however got here second within the closing section.
Within the first spherical, the classes included “Norway Is Well-known For…, Americana, Touchdown On Planet Franchise, De-Composing, Good “E”, Two Sneakers.”
Brian delivered the utmost variety of appropriate solutions within the first spherical. Though he misplaced the primary Each day Double, he appropriately answered 17 questions. Rachel gave three appropriate and one incorrect reply, whereas Brandie Ashe delivered 5 appropriate solutions with zero incorrect responses.
The scores of the gamers in spherical 1 had been: Brian at $8,000, Brandie at $2,800, and Rachel at $1,000.
Within the second spherical of the Ken Jennings-hosted episode, the classes included “You Completely Dominated!, Life & Demise In Literary Titles, Science, The Secret Of Acronym, Pop Tradition, Animalistic Phrases.”
The Double Jeopardy spherical became an attention-grabbing match between Rachel and Brian. The director of shopper technique discovered the second Each day Double and took the lead. The third Each day Double went to Brian and it cleared his path to the highest of the scoreboard. Brandie was additionally not far behind as she got here in third place. All three gamers’ scores had been nearer to one another.
Brian landed in first place with a rating of $15,200, whereas Rachel banked $12,000 and Brandie scored $10,000.
Within the Closing Jeopardy spherical, not one of the gamers may appropriately reply the ultimate query. Curiously, all three contestants’ scores ended inside $6,500. Rachel took the lead by $100, ending Brian’s profitable streak after three wins. Brandie continued to carry third place.
Therefore, Rachel Clark gained Jeopardy! at present.
Closing Jeopardy! outcomes at present
Within the April 7 episode, the class for the ultimate spherical was “Geography,” and the ultimate clue/query learn:
“Of the 13 nations by way of which the Equator passes, it’s the one one whose shoreline borders the Caribbean Sea.”
The proper reply was “Colombia.”
Not one of the gamers gave the right reply to the ultimate query. Whereas Brian wrote “Brazil,” Rachel and Brandie’s solutions had been “Ecuador” and “Venezuela,” respectively.”
Check out the ultimate outcomes of the April 7 episode:
Rachel Clark: $12,000 – $5,500 = $6,500 (What’s Ecuador) (1-day complete: $6,500)
Brian Henegar: $15,200 – $8,800 = $6,400 (What’s Brazil?)
Brandie Ashe: $10,000 – $4,000 = $6,000 (What’s Venezuela?)
With at present’s win, Rachel turned the one-day champion of Jeopardy! Season 39. She defeated three-day winner Brian, who may have earned a spot within the Event of Champions if he had gained at present’s recreation.
In the meantime, Rachel will return to play her second recreation and defend her win subsequent week.
The syndicated Emmy-winning present will air its subsequent episode on Monday, April 9, 2023.