‘Jeopardy!’ Player Talks Misreading Final Question Clue
Often on Jeopardy!, one question can often make or break the game for a contestant. This is especially the case for the Final Question. Recently, one contestant has spoken out after recently misreading a clue on the famous game show.
An Episode Of Jeopardy! Recently Saw Clues Involving Angels, Opera, & The Philadelphia Eagles
Jeopardy! recently saw Josh Weikert of Pennsylvania, Mike Budzinski of Chicago, and Revell Carr from Kentucky face off against each other on this past Friday episode. Notably, at the time, Weikert was a five-day champion, competing on his sixth day.
Notably, the game did not start off too well. An $800 question saw both Weikert and Budzinski give the wrong responses, with Carr not giving an answer. However, Weikert had better luck with a club about the Philadelphia Eagles, his very own home state’s team.
Weikert then took the lead with clues about geography and angels. However, Carr found the game’s first Daily Double. However, he didn’t solve the clue for “The 1960s Courreges boot, named for designer Andre, was often worn with this item, leaving lots of leg between it and the boot.” The correct response was a miniskirt.
As the game went on, Budzinski ended up in the lead, with Weikert close behind, and Carr in third.
Weikert found the first Daily Double of Double Jeopardy. As it read, “Henry Purcell’s opera, The Fairy Queen, isn’t based on Edmund Spenser’s poem but on this Shakespeare play.” Weikert gave the correct response with, “What is A Midsummer’s Night Dream?”
Weikert then found the second Daily Double, which read, “Financial advisors tell clients to do this, spread investments in order to reduce risk.” He correctly responded with “What is diversify?” This brought his score to $14,400.
The round ended with Weikert in the lead, with Budzinski in second and Carr in third. Final Jeopardy then came in the category, “Geographic Neighbors.”
One Contestant Explained His Reasoning For The Final Jeopardy On Social Media
As the clue read, “The ‘Hermit Nation’ & ‘The Land of the Morning Calm’ are nicknames for these two neighbors.” Carr wrote, “Tibet and Nepal,” Budzinksi gave “Scotland and England,” Weikert answered “Nepal and Bhutan.”
However, all three responses were incorrect. The correct response was “North Korea and South Korea.”
Despite giving the wrong response, Weikert still won the night with a bank of $20,000. This put his six-day total at $100,202. He is also expected to compete on the following Monday episode.
As noted by TV Insider, following this, Budzinski took to social media and explained that he misread the clue. Notably, his response was the only one that picked locations within Europe.
Budzinksi shared, “Speaking of Final Jeopardy, I misread the clue. Instead of ‘Land of the Morning Calm’ I heard ‘Land of the Setting Sun’, what I thought was a riff on land of the rising sun. So I looked way west to the other side of Europe/Asia. Plus, Scottish people are kind of hermits, right?”
However, Budzinski took what happened with good humor. He shared, “My time on Jeopardy is done, but I just want to express my immense gratitude for the opportunity. It took me 10 years to get on the show, and I want to wish every Jeopardy hopeful that is reading this the best of luck. My goal is to stay engaged here and offer positivity and encouragement. THIS IS JEOPARDY!”
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