[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for the May 16 episode of Jeopardy!] Following his defeat of Hannah Wilson, it was up to four-day champ Ben Chan to retain his crown and continue his quest to become a future Jeopardy! Master. But despite Ben’s dominant gameplay style, contestants Lydia-Claire Kerrigan and Tom Winiarski gave him a run for his money Tuesday evening with host Mayim Bialik. In the first round, Tom was in the lead with $4,000 vs. Ben’s $2.600, but when Chan doubled to $12,800 after answering the first Daily Double, he took the lead before the final two categories on the board were cleared. Going into Double Jeopardy, Ben had $13,200, Tom with $6,600, and Lydia-Claire at $3,200. Tom got the second Daily Double in the “Don’t Go Anywhere” category but could not answer correctly, dropping his score to $6,800 from $11,800. Ben was also able to snag the third and last Daily Double answer correctly, adding $2,000 to his score of $21,200 vs. Tom’s $4,800. ...
- 5/17/2023
- TV Insider
Jeopardy!‘s latest champion faced another in an unusual match-up as Ben Chan returned to the competition on May 15 after a brief absence due to travel issues, pitting him against eight-day champ Hannah Wilson. The match hosted by Mayim Bialik also featured retired teacher Wendy Swanson who hails from Portland, Oregon. While it may have been some time since Ben stood behind the podium, he didn’t miss a beat, buzzing in for answers left and right through the Jeopardy! and Double Jeopardy! rounds. A three-day champion himself, Ben returned with $69,001 in winnings so far, up against Hannah’s $229,801. Needless to say, Wendy was already behind the lead that these two champions already had, but whose game would it be? Ben started out of the gates strong ending the first half of the main competition with $11,800 with Hannah trailing behind at $4,000. Wendy lagged even further behind with $1,200. Daily Doubles were...
- 5/16/2023
- TV Insider
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