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Jan 19, 2024 · Michael found the Daily Double early on Clue #4, which may have helped our challengers (as Michael can’t get out to a bigger advantage.) As it stands, Emma ran Michael incredibly strongly in the opening round and led after 30 clues!
Champ Michael and Emma had a close duel going into FJ, then Emma scored on both DDs in the round, turning the game into a rout. Emma and Michael were correct on FJ, with Emma adding 1,624 to win with 7,049 pounds.
Jan 22, 2024 · After dethroning 5-day champion Michael Hutchinson on Friday and becoming the first woman to win a game on this series of Jeopardy! in the UK, Emma Laslett of Milton Keynes returns today to defend her crown against Fiona Bushell of Manchester and Mo El-Jarad of Bristol.
Jan 18, 2024 · Today, Michael Hutchinson, the Reading maths teacher, attempts to win his 5 th game; if he does win, he would become the first player in this UK version of the show to win five. In his four games, he’s already won £23,926—£4,425 more than Keshava Guha, the show’s first 4-time winner.
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•Eligibility lasted from June 7, 2019 (the day after the last qualifying champ for the 2019 ToC, Emma Boettcher, lost in regular play) to January 5, 2021 (Brayden Smith's loss). •First ToC in the post-Trebek era, 2017 ToC champion Buzzy Cohen guest hosted for the 2021 ToC. •It was held without spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic. •As the format of the next ToC was changed, it became the last ToC with 15 people competing. •For only second time since 1993, two female champions advanced to ToC final (in terms of all tournaments, it is the first time since 2018 Teen Tournament: all-female). •Veronica Vichit-Vadakan is the last finalist from WC. •With two female finalists this season, it was thought there would be a female ToC winner after Celeste DiNucci in 2007, but it was pushed back to the next opportunity. •In addition, the jinx continued that the participant who won the 10 consecutive championships before the final did not win the championship. Instead, the jinx that the person who advanced to the ToC after winning the 4th consecutive champion does not win is broken. •The winner's amount goes to the charity, Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission Trebek Center for Homeless (now known as Hope the Mission Trebek Center).
Contestant Related
•5-time champion Brayden Smith suddenly and shockingly passed away on February 5, 2021. Steve Moulds, the next eligible player, took his place. Additionally, a short video commemorating him was aired after the quarterfinal 5-game Jeopardy round ended. •Veronica is the best female entrant in the semifinals with WC like S29 Kristin Morgan and S31 Julia Collins since S24 ToC winner Celeste DiNucci. •Runner-up Jennifer became the 7th player in history to set the record for FJ! consecutive correct answers more than 10 times (From 3rd game to the entire ToC final). •Zach Newkirk, who originally planned to participate in this ToC, became the third person to not return as reigning champion in regular-play due to travel restrictions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. He returned as a co-champion on January 28, 2021, and his reign ended after the eligibility closed for this ToC. Newkirk won four games in this ToC qualification period, and Season 36 ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic with only 190 episodes, resulting Newkirk being carried over to the next ToC. •MacKenzie is the first female champion with six or more wins to not reach the semifinals. •Sam's victory became the third time in history a champion of the same season has won the ToC.
Overall, this competition was similar to S22. The tournament was held in May, and the 19th straight champion (David Madden) unexpectedly failed to advance to the semifinals. It is also the same that the unexpected dark horse won instead of the champion who defeated the super champion. S22 ToC winner Michael Falk and S37 Toc winner Sam Kavanaugh received relatively little attention prior to the competition. At S22, David Madden got the spotlight, and at S37, Jason Zuffranieri and Jennifer Quail got their attention.
However, when opened the results, in S22, all finalists were filled with cast members with less than 5 wins in a row, following S11, as the long-term winners were eliminated, and in S37, Veronica, who received a low seed, took 3rd place, and Sam won the championship. caused an uproar. In particular, Sam was able to win because he earned a lot of points in DD like the previous ToC winner, James. Even in the final against Jennifer, she was able to win with her bold DD strategy. In this tournament, Veronica beat Ryan B, who beat Jason, and Jennifer also beat Jason, who came up to WC, And Sam even beat them and won. As there is a saying in the World Cup, 'the ball is round', this ToC also became one of the tournaments where it is difficult to predict the winner, and it was an episode to see how Jeopardy ToC continues to gain popularity.
1.Austin Rogers from the S34 last as a man, and Celeste DiNucci from the S24 last (as a man Michael Falk from the S22).
2.Later, Cris Pannullo broke the jinx that a champion who won a four-game winning streak couldn't be more than a six-game winning streak.
May 17, 2021 · The 2021 Tournament of Champions kicked off with an intense quarterfinals game between 19-time champ Jason Zuffranieri and 4-game winners Ryan Bilger and Sarah Jett Rayburn. Showing three distinctly different playing styles, the competition was fierce straight out of the gate.
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Feb 3, 2022 · Emma Saltzberg shares how binge-watching reality TV during the pandemic helped her score big in today’s game.
