[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for the January 29 episode of Jeopardy!] Fan-favorite Jeopardy! champion Martha Bath was going for, as she put it, “the core” of the apple in the latest episode of the game show. But did she get it? Martha, a retired Cpa from Seattle, Washington, faced off against Andy Tirrell, a political science and international relations professor from San Diego, California, and Lloyd Sy, a professor of American literature originally from Rockford, Illinois in the semifinals of Champions Wildcard. Prior to this latest tournament, she’d appeared twice, first in 1972 (on the daytime version hosted by Art Fleming), then in 2022. A win in this semifinals would mean advancing to the finals to possibly secure a spot in the Tournament of Champions. At the first break, in the middle of the Jeopardy! round, Martha was leading with $3,800, and during her interview, host Ken Jennings ...
- 1/30/2024
- TV Insider
Toronto-based scenic artist Ray Lalonde’s winning streak on Jeopardy! has ended.
Lalonde, who was hoping for his 14th victory on the long-running trivia game show, had amassed winnings of US386,400 going into Tuesday’s show.
But the 24,000 he scored wasn’t enough to beat challenger Lloyd Sy, a graduate student in literature from Rockford, Il, whose final score was 24,490.
Lalonde is among only 16 contestants in the show’s history with winning streaks of at least 10 games, according to Andy Saunders, the Guelph, Ont.-based blogger behind “The Jeopardy! Fan.”
Read more: Toronto-based artist joins growing trend of ‘Jeopardy’ super-champions
Earlier this year another Canadian, Mattea Roach, won 23 straight games, giving her the fifth-longest streak in the show’s history.
Lalonde’s wins still mean he has secured a place in the next Tournament of Champions.
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Lalonde, who was hoping for his 14th victory on the long-running trivia game show, had amassed winnings of US386,400 going into Tuesday’s show.
But the 24,000 he scored wasn’t enough to beat challenger Lloyd Sy, a graduate student in literature from Rockford, Il, whose final score was 24,490.
Lalonde is among only 16 contestants in the show’s history with winning streaks of at least 10 games, according to Andy Saunders, the Guelph, Ont.-based blogger behind “The Jeopardy! Fan.”
Read more: Toronto-based artist joins growing trend of ‘Jeopardy’ super-champions
Earlier this year another Canadian, Mattea Roach, won 23 straight games, giving her the fifth-longest streak in the show’s history.
Lalonde’s wins still mean he has secured a place in the next Tournament of Champions.
View link » © The Canadian Press...
- 1/4/2023
- by Alex Nino Gheciu
- ET Canada
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