One of the vital well-liked syndicated recreation reveals on tv, Jeopardy!, returned with a brand new episode on Wednesday, September 28, 2022.
Season 39 of the sequence began on September 12, 2022, with Luigi de Guzman, the winner of the earlier season’s last episode.
Nonetheless, the profitable streak at the moment belongs to David Sibley, who returned to Wednesday’s episode after securing two victories this week. The Episcopal priest from Walla Walla, Washington, has complete two-day earnings of $44,200.
Within the newest episode, David performed in opposition to two new gamers — Sam Wang, a statistics professor from Ithaca, New York, and Emily Hackbarth, a center faculty counselor from Ames, Iowa.
Right this moment’s Jeopardy! winner, David Sibley
David Sibley’s second spherical rating was the one motive behind his win immediately.
The classes for the primary spherical had been Off To New England, Hatchet Man, Historical past, One-Named Rock Stars, Materials, and I Lengthy For Lengthy ‘U’.
David completed the primary spherical in third place. He gave 10 appropriate solutions and 4 incorrect responses to financial institution $2,200. Sam Wang gave 9 appropriate solutions and two incorrect responses, incomes $2,600.
The winner of the primary spherical was Emily Hackbarth, who accurately answered 14 questions, one in every of which was a True Every day Double. With zero fallacious solutions, she scored $7,600.
Within the second spherical, the classes had been Cliff Notes, A Letter Then A Phrase, The Proper Brothers, The Actor’s Studio, Naturalists, and And The State Goes To.
Sam and Emily tried their greatest within the Double Jeopardy spherical however couldn’t surpass David’s rating. They banked $7,800 (Sam) and $8,800 (Emily.) David, alternatively, received two Every day Doubles and 11 appropriate solutions, scoring $14,600.
The Remaining Jeopardy spherical was a troublesome one as not one of the gamers might ship the proper reply. Nonetheless, since Sam and Emily’s scores had been decrease than David’s, they couldn’t beat him within the last spherical. David performed well as he wagered a lesser quantity to take care of the higher hand.
Therefore, David Sibley received Jeopardy! immediately.
Remaining Jeopardy! outcomes immediately
The class for the ultimate spherical within the September 28 episode was “World Rivers,” and the clue learn:
“These two rivers share the names of nations, finish with the identical 4 letters, and each be a part of up with the Paraná River.”
The right reply to the ultimate query was Uruguay and Paraguay.
Not one of the gamers gave the proper reply. This is a have a look at the ultimate outcomes of Wednesday’s episode:
David Sibley: $14,600 – $3,001 = $11,599 (What’s Peru + Ecuador?) (3-day complete: $55,799)
Emily Hackbarth: $8,800 – $6,000 = $2,800 (What are the Panama + ?)
Sam Wang: $7,800 – $7,700 = $100 (What are Congo & Zimbabwe?)
With immediately’s win, David grew to become a three-day champion with a complete rating of $55,799. He’ll return within the subsequent episode to defend his win in opposition to two new gamers. Solely time will inform whether or not he’ll have the ability to preserve his profitable streak.
In keeping with St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Walla Walla, David is a rector who works in the direction of the “non secular development” of individuals. The South Carolina native accomplished his Bachelor’s diploma and Grasp’s diploma in chemistry from Furman College in Greenville. He loves sports activities and is married to a Western Washington native named Emily.
The following episode of Jeopardy! Season 39, hosted by Ken Jennings, will air on Thursday, September 29, 2022.