Jeopardy! as soon as once more got here right down to the ultimate query as five-day champion Josh Weikert returned for his sixth recreation. His five-day money winnings whole $80,202. One in every of his opponents spoke out after getting the ultimate query incorrect, inflicting them to lose the sport.
Weikert, from Collegeville, Pennsylvania, confronted off in opposition to Revell Carr, from Lexington, Kentucky, and Mike Budzinski, from Chicago, Illinois, on Friday, March 28.
The sport didn’t begin off properly as each Weikert, a politics professor, and Budzinski incorrectly answered an $800 query. Carr didn’t attempt to reply, remaining at $0. Nevertheless, Weikert appropriately answered a query about his metropolis’s soccer staff, the Philadelphia Eagles, and rose to -$400. He additionally appropriately answered a query in regards to the Phillies on Thursday’s present.
Weikert took the lead when he answered questions on geography and angels appropriately. Carr, a professor, gave Weikert a run for his cash when he discovered the primary Day by day Double of the sport. With $2,200 in his financial institution, solely $200 away from Weikert, he wagered $1,200. The clue learn, “The Sixties Courreges boot, named for designer Andre, was typically worn with this merchandise, leaving a number of leg between it and the boot.” Carr didn’t know the reply and dropped right down to $1,000. Host Ken Jennings informed him the reply was a miniskirt.
It was then a battle between Weikert and Budzinski, a portfolio supervisor, as they traded main backwards and forwards after answering questions. By the top of the spherical, Budzinski was again on high with $4,000. Weikert wasn’t too far behind with $3,600. Carr was in third with $2,000.
In Double Jeopardy, Weikert discovered the primary DD of the spherical. With $10,000 in his financial institution, he wagered $2,000. The clue learn, “Henry Purcell’s opera, The Fairy Queen, isn’t based mostly on Edmund Spenser’s poem however on this Shakespeare play.” Weikert answered appropriately with “What’s A Midsummer’s Night time Dream?” elevating his financial institution to $12,000.
He discovered the second DD of the spherical as properly. Weikert wagered $2,000 as soon as once more. The clue learn, “Monetary advisors inform shoppers to do that, unfold investments as a way to cut back danger.” “What’s diversify?” the Pennsylvania State Rep answered, elevating his financial institution to $14,400.
By the top of the spherical, Weikert had an enormous lead with $21,600. Budzinski was in second with $7,600, and Carr was in final with $1,200. Wagers could make or break somebody’s recreation in Last Jeopardy. The class for the spherical was “Geographic Neighbors.”
The clue learn, “The ‘Hermit Nation’ & ‘The Land of the Morning Calm’ are nicknames for these two neighbors. Carr wrote down “Tibert and Nepal,” however was incorrect. He wagered $1,100, leaving him with $100. Budzinksi wrote “Scotland and England,” which was additionally incorrect. He ended the sport with $6,600 after wagering $1,000. Weikert answered “Nepal and Bhutan,” which additionally wasn’t right. He wagered $1,600, dropping him to $20,000. The proper reply was North Korea and South Korea.
He was the evening’s winner and swept the week. His six-day whole is $100,202. Weikert will face two new opponents on Monday, March 31.
Budzinski defined his Last Jeopardy reply on Reddit, which brought about him to lose the sport. “Talking of Last Jeopardy, I misinterpret the clue. As an alternative of “Land of the Morning Calm” I heard ‘Land of the Setting Solar’, what I believed was a riff on land of the rising solar. So I regarded means west to the opposite facet of Europe/Asia. Plus, Scottish individuals are type of hermits, proper?” he wrote.
“My time on Jeopardy is finished, however I simply need to specific my immense gratitude for the chance. It took me 10 years to get on the present, and I need to want each Jeopardy hopeful that’s studying this the very best of luck. My objective is to remain engaged right here and supply positivity and encouragement. THIS IS JEOPARDY!”
