[Warning: The following contains Major spoilers for the Tuesday, January 23 episode of Jeopardy!] Jeopardy!’s Season 39 Champions Wildcard competition continues with the sixth quarterfinalist match featuring Second Chance winner Xanni Brown, a postdoctoral researcher originally from Cincinnati, Ohio; Lynn Di Vito, a retired museum educator from Colorado Springs, Colorado; and Robbi Ramirez, a writer from Orlando, Florida. Although one contestant stood out from the rest, another instantly rose from last place to number one contender after clearing a particular category. As expected, Second Chance winner Xanni began with a strong performance, quickly taking the lead, especially after scoring $3,400 on the first Daily Double. After the first break, Xanni had a total of $7,800 and, before entering Double Jeopardy, elevated that score to $11,400 with a perfect first round, followed by Lynn with $4,00 and Robbi with $3,800. However, once we got to Double Jeopardy, the game flow began to change with the introduction of the category Poets & Poetry by host Ken Jennings. Robbi, ...
- 1/24/2024
- TV Insider
The final game of Week 2 of Jeopardy!‘s Second Chance tournament took place on Monday, January 1, which included one frustrating category that had all three contestants stumped. Former Season 39 players Christopher Pennant, a sports journalist and announcer from Chicago, Illinois; Xanni Brown, a post-doc researcher from Cincinnati, Ohio; and Greg Czaja, a cardiologist from San Diego, California, returned to the Alex Trebek Stage with the hopes of making it into the upcoming Champions Wildcard competition. Things started smoothly in the Jeopardy! round, with each contestant answering clues correctly in categories such as Haunting Literature, Native Americans, Movies By Google Search, People, It’s An Ex-Car For A Reason, and Crossword Clues “C.” But it was the Double Jeopardy! round where things turned a little tricky, especially under the Misheard Lyrics category, which required the players to name a song (or artist) based on misinterpreted song lyrics. Jeopardy, Inc For example,...
- 1/2/2024
- TV Insider
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