risk! Fans are angry that rising star Drew Goines suffered a tough loss in the Champions Wildcard Finals today and are angry that he “got the short end of the stick.”
The first finals of the two-day Champions Wildcard tournament aired on Thursday, and fans were left shocked by the results after an “exciting” final round.
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Drew gained a passionate fan base that continued to grow as Season 41 went on and viewers were hopeful that he would make it to the Tournament of Champions in the post-season.
In Thursday's match, the journalist from Hawaii faced returning champion Mahal Shah, a software engineer from Seattle, Washington, and Will Yancey, a history lecturer from Banquet, Texas.
Drew, Mahal and Will earned their places in the two-day finals after dominating the preliminary heats and semifinals of the tournament.
First, Will bet $1,000 on the first Daily Double in the game called “Our Colorful World.”
However, he missed the clue: “This Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C., gets its name from a creek lined with sparkling specks of mica,” and failed to write down “What is Silver Spring?” – Loss of $1000.
By the time double jeopardy happened! As the round approached, Will made up for his loss by collecting $4,800.
It was Mihal who was in the lead with $5,200 while Drew stayed in third place with $2,800.
Will was able to find the second Daily Double under the “ALLITERATIVE LIT” category.
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Host Ken Jennings, 50, then read the clue: “Feeling familiar, Henry V said: 'We are few, we are happy few, we are 'that lot'.”
The contestant accurately answered, “What's a band of brothers?” – Adding $3,800 to his score.
At the conclusion of his three results in the Daily Double, Will also received a third result in the 'January Kids' category.
“In 1929, when she was 21, she finished second behind Jean-Paul Sartre in an advanced philosophy exam,” Keane reads.
He will lose $3,000 when he fails to answer the question “Who was Simone de Beauvoir?”
Heading into Final Jeopardy! Mehal was in the lead after scoring $15,200.
Will remained in second place with $11,600 while Drew was far behind with $10,800.
Big bet
Ken introduced the final category called “World Geography” where players placed their bets – where Drew can be seen dancing to the popular Jeopardy! I think music.
Mahall and Drew meticulously wrote “What is the Ural?” Mahal made the biggest bet for the trio.
After betting $12,000, he has the most points ahead of tomorrow's grand final by winning $27,200.
Drew moved up to second place with $17,600 while Will dropped to third place with $5,600.
risk! Contestant rules
Passing the Anytime test for Jeopardy! Online is hard enough, but there are also several rules that players must follow once they reach the stage:
- The returning champion is always on the podium on the far left and continues playing until he loses.
- Contestants do not have to say “who's who” or “what's who” in the first round but must do so in Double Jeopardy! And the ultimate danger.
- Contestants can change their responses as long as Ken Jennings or the judges do not make a judgement.
- The minimum daily double bet is $5. Minimum bet for Final Jeopardy! It is $0.
- Written responses in Final Jeopardy! It does not have to be spelled correctly, but it must be phonetically correct (the judges decide this).
- If there is a tie after Final Jeopardy, the tied players go into an additional shootout, and whoever gets the first correct shot wins.
- If all three contestants bet everything on Final Jeopardy! If they are incorrect, leaving them with $0, there will be no returning champion (it's happened before — six times).
Although Drew Jeopardy! The journey is not over yet as he could return tomorrow, fans are still disappointed that he lost while praising Mihal for his game.
“No Drew I was rooting for you! I'm glad he still has a chance tomorrow,” one viewer wrote.
Another said: “Of the three players who have had plenty of time to get used to the game at the right time, Drew got the short end of the stick, but FJ's acquisition and his previous dominant matches could point to a big comeback tomorrow.
“Will's not out of this either: if he's able to find all three DDs in this game, it's certainly not impossible that he can repeat that in the second game. Anything can happen tomorrow, basically!”
“This is the highest level of danger!” “Thanks Drew, Mihal and Will for making this final exciting,” one fan shouted.
Tomorrow's Part 2 of the Champions Wildcards Finals will mark the conclusion of the tournament.
The winner will go on to face the other best players in the game in the franchise's most prestigious showcase, the Tournament of Champions.
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