[Warning: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for the February 11 episode of Jeopardy!]
Jeopardy! Event of Champions 2025 is transferring alongside rapidly as a contestant gained one other win. When followers had been left on Monday, Adriana Harmeyer, an archivist from West Lafayette, Indiana, and Neilesh Vinjamuri, a software program engineer from Lionville, Pennsylvania, had been each tied with one win. Isaac Hirsch, a buyer assist staff lead from Burbank, California, nonetheless has no wins underneath his belt. Nonetheless, Vinjamuri rapidly took the lead in recreation three, upping his whole to 2 wins.
Vinjamuri additionally guess all of his cash throughout his first Every day Double, which he has been doing all through the competitors. On Reddit, followers mentioned how they’re “loving these enormous DD wagers.”
When Closing Jeopardy! rolled round, Hirsch was nonetheless in third with $1,600, Harmeyer was subsequent with $14,000, and Vinjamuri took an enormous lead with $30,000. The class was “Modern Authors” and the query learn, “Requested by a pupil concerning the Loch Ness Monster, she mentioned a time portal under might permit a prehistoric creature to cross by.”
Hirsch was heading in the right direction with “Who’s the Outlander Girl?” Nonetheless, host Ken Jennings informed him that it wasn’t fairly proper. He wagered $300, bringing his last whole to $1,300. Harmeyer answered appropriately with “Who’s Gabaldon?” however didn’t acquire any more cash as a result of her wager was $0. Vinjamuri was not sure, however didn’t lose any cash as he additionally guess $0, making him the winner with $30,000.
Regardless of having a large lead, Vinjamuri admitted to Jennings earlier on within the episode that he was confused. He admitted that there are three other ways to see Jeopardy! The primary one was on the sofa the place there was no stress in any respect. The second was within the inexperienced room, when the contestants are getting onto the stage, which he admitted is essentially the most worrying, after which last one was on the stage, the place the stress degree is within the center.
“What I’m making an attempt to do is decrease the extent of stress, so it appears like I’m on the sofa, despite the fact that I’m in entrance of a nationwide viewers,” Vinjamuri chuckled.
Jennings prompt bringing in snacks that he would eat at house whereas watching. Nonetheless, Vinjamuri requested if they may herald a sofa and put it behind the contestants.
“Yeah! Why not?” Jennings exclaimed.
All three contestants will rematch once more on Wednesday, February 12. The primary participant to attain three wins is the champion. After the Event of Champions ends, the Invitational Event will start.
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