Jeopardy! Season 39 has taken a break for a couple of weeks and given its slot to the franchise’s post-season occasion, the Second Probability Event.
The official synopsis of the Second Probability Event reads:
“Second Probability, delivered to you by Moderna, options 18 choose contestants who didn’t develop into JEOPARDY! champions of their preliminary appearances returning to the stage for an unprecedented alternative to alter historical past.”
It continues:
“The competitors will air over the course of two weeks; every week will function three semifinal video games and a two-day closing. The winner of every week’s mini-tournament will earn a spot within the upcoming Event of Champions, which begins Monday, October 31.”
The newest episode welcomed two gamers from Season 38 — Renée Russell (first appeared on April 28, 2022), a department workplace administrator from Baltimore, Md., and Pam Schoenberg (November 30, 2021), a dentist and entrepreneur from South Salem, N.Y.
They have been joined by one participant from Season 37, James Fraser (March 10, 2021), a Naval aviator from Newport Seashore, California.
At the moment’s Jeopardy! winner, James Fraser
The newest episode, which aired on October 19, 2022, noticed the three gamers attempting their finest to attain huge for his or her second time on the present.
The primary spherical’s classes included “A Place In Historical past, Television, Writers’ Center Names, Holidays & Observances, Residence Computing, Devouring Consuming Idioms.”
James Fraser was main within the first spherical after selecting his first Each day Double. With 13 appropriate solutions, he banked $8,800. Pam Schoenberg delivered 9 appropriate solutions and scored $4,600, whereas Renée Russell banked $1,000 by appropriately answering 4 questions.
Within the second spherical, the classes have been “What A Butte!, The Father or mother Firm, Science & Nature, Adjectives, Religion Hope & Charity, Second Probability Songs.”
James discovered the Each day Double as soon as once more and took the lead on this spherical as nicely. He scored $20,800, whereas Pam was additionally not far behind as she banked $15,400. Sadly, Renée did not sustain along with her scores in opposition to her rivals after she misplaced her first Each day Double. Her rating within the Double Jeopardy spherical was -$800, and as a result of her destructive rating, she was not allowed to take part within the closing spherical.
The Remaining Jeopardy went to James as he was the one one who gave the right reply to the ultimate query. As Renée couldn’t take part and Pam misplaced her wagering cash, James’ whole was the very best within the October 19 episode.
Therefore, James Fraser received Jeopardy! as we speak.
Remaining Jeopardy! outcomes as we speak
Within the newest episode, the class for the ultimate spherical was “American Historical past,” and the ultimate clue learn:
“Ben Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay succeeded as a trio on this metropolis, although Adams wrote of fearing the opposite two would gang up on him.”
The proper reply was “Paris.”
Whereas James appropriately answered the ultimate query, Pam wrote “Philadelphia.” Check out the ultimate outcomes of Wednesday’s episode:
James Fraser: $20,899 + $10,902 = $31,801 (What’s Paris?) (Finalist)
Pam Schoenberg: $15,400 – $5,500 = $9,900 (What’s Philadelphia)
Renée Russell: -$800 (By rule, she didn’t take part within the closing spherical)
With as we speak’s win, James will advance to the finale, which can air on Thursday and Friday. He’ll compete in opposition to earlier episodes’ winners — Jessica Stephens and Molly Karol. Gamers who win the finale will probably be certified to take part within the Event of Champions.
Hosted by Ken Jennings, the subsequent episode, which would be the first finale sport, will air on Thursday, October 20, 2022.