Impossible Jeopardy comeback
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Jeopardy! (March 22, 2023)
Jeopardy! (March 22, 2023)
The defending champion Melissa Klapper, a Rowan University professor, would correctly answer the first two questions on the March 22, 2023, Jeopardy game but would lose the lead to Karen Morris after the ninth question.
With six questions still on the board in Double Jeopardy, the leader Karen had more than three times Melissa's score, $21,800 to $7,100. To mount a potential comeback, Melissa probably figured she had to uncover the last Daily Double to get within striking distance in Final Jeopardy. Yet, Karen would find the final Daily Double on the next clue, which should have cemented the game for her because the remaining five clues only added up to $2,400. However, Karen would err, wagering $10,000 and getting the answer wrong, dropping her to $11,800.
Melissa would correctly answer three of the final five questions, making her only down by $2,700 entering the final round. She would correctly answer Final Jeopardy while Karen did not, making Melissa a 3-day champion.
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I was kind of thinking "I can lose ten grand and still be in the lead, and I'm here to have fun and entertain the audience, and I always said I would wager big, and also I can't think of any other numbers, so ten grand it is." And also kind of thinking this pic.twitter.com/H3YmbHWNwB
— That Jeopardy Karen 🤷🏻♀️ (@JeopardyKaren) March 23, 2023
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Ultimately, I did what I did, and I had THE MOST FUN, and at the end of the day (I’m sorry Mom, I know you hate that phrase) it’s a game, and it’s a show, and it’s a game show.
Karen Morris
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‘Jeopardy!’ Contestant Karen Morris Unpacks Making “The Worst Daily Double Bet of All Time”
“This artist the Younger was working on yet another portrait of Henry VIII when he died in 1543,” Jeopardy host Ken Jennings prompted. Morris failed to answer the question and lost the lead.
Decider
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‘Jeopardy!’ Contestant Karen Morris Explains Her ‘Cliff Clavin’ Wager Blunder
The veterinary student from Christiansburg, Virginia, blew a massive lead on Wednesday’s (March 22) episode when she made a risky wager on a late-game Daily Double, tumbling her total from $21,800 to $11,800 and ultimately costing her the win.
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Today’s Final Jeopardy – Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Karen got to them both, finding the second when in a guaranteed runaway position at that point. However, she bet $10,000—and her inability to come up with a response nearly halved her score. This brought both Melissa and Zach back into play; scores going into Final were Karen at $11,400, Melissa at $8,700, and Zach at $7,200.
The Jeopardy! Fan
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Rowan University professor from Montgomery County seeks to continue 'Jeopardy!' winning streak
Melissa Klapper, a Rowan University professor from Merion Station, Montgomery County, won her first "Jeopardy!" match on Monday night, and is set to face two new competitors Tuesday evening.
Philly Voice
