Deb Bilodeau might have won Group 2 of Jeopardy!‘s Champions Wildcard, cementing a spot in the 2024 Tournament of Champions, but it came with a couple of hiccups along the way. And she made a huge gaffe that might just be the most embarrassing in the show’s 40-season history. A lot of Jeopardy! viewers certainly seem to think so after she mistakenly mistook famed male and female US Olympians. The restaurant server from San Francisco, California, went up against podcast host Mira Hayward and customer success specialist Jesse Matheny on Thursday’s (February 22) final, where the three contestants were vying for the $100,000 prize and a spot in the Toc. Early in the episode, the three players were faced with a category titled “40 Years Ago 1984,” which included a question about legendary US male figure skater Scott Hamilton. Under the $800 tile, the contestants were asked which American at the Winter Olympics won...
- 2/23/2024
- TV Insider
Jeopardy!‘s Champions Wildcard has crowned another winner as the final Tournament of Champions player emerged from the competing pool of finalists. Going head-to-head in their second game, San Francisco restaurant server Deb Bilodeau, Indiana-based customer success specialist Jesse Matheny, and Portland, Oregon’s podcast host Mira Hayward put their best competitive foot forward with one reigning supreme. Entering Day 2 with $2,800 each, Jesse and Mira were far behind Deb’s $21,600 lead, which ultimately was to their detriment. Deb won the Champions Wildcard despite not finding the correct response for Final Jeopardy alongside Jesse and Mira who also couldn’t find the answer. The category “On Vacation in Italy,” presented the clue reading, “About 30 miles from Florence, a little hill gives this tiny Tuscan town its name, familiar to American visitors.” The correct response was “What is Monticello?” Entering the round with $10,300, Deb was trailing behind Jesse’s $20,400. Meanwhile, Mira had collected $5,600. Still,...
- 2/23/2024
- TV Insider
The last semi-final game of Jeopardy!‘s Champions Wildcard tournament proved controversial on Tuesday night (February 20), as one contestant was trumped by a “very confusing” presidential clue. Alex Gordon, a surgical resident originally from Somers, New York, faced off against Jesse Matheny, a customer success specialist originally from Huntington, Indiana, and Kat Jepson, an artist from Roanoke, Virginia, on Tuesday’s tense episode. Gordon was a favorite going into the episode, having amassed an impressive $41,500 during his two-day winning streak back in Season 39. With a spot in the finals on the line, the pressure was on for Gordon and his two opponents. Despite answering more questions correctly, Gordon trailed behind Jepson after the first round. He managed to overtake Jepson in Double Jeopardy, but a surge by Matheny changed things completely. Matheny landed a pair of true Daily Doubles, putting himself in a near runaway position. However, Gordon wasn’t...
- 2/21/2024
- TV Insider
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