A model new episode of Jeopardy! Season 39 aired on Friday, April 21, 2023, that includes one returning champion and two new gamers. One-day winner Emma Hill Kepron was the returning contestant, whereas newcomers have been Anjali Salvador and Igor Petrovich. They competed in three rounds and the very best scorer superior to the following episode.
Explaining the sport intimately, the official description reads:
“The solutions are given first, and the contestants provide the questions. Three contestants, together with the earlier present’s champion, compete in six classes and in three rounds (with every spherical’s “solutions” being value extra prize cash).”
It continues:
“Within the third spherical, ‘Remaining Jeopardy,’ the contestants can identify their very own jackpot — so long as it is inside the sum of money they’ve already earned. If a participant finishes the second spherical with zero {dollars}, they’re eradicated [from the final round].”
In the meantime, all three performed decently nicely within the newest episode. Returning champion Emma is a librarian from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, whereas newcomer Anjali Salvador is a lawyer from Houston, Texas, and Igor Petrovich is an lawyer from Ashburn, Virginia.
As we speak’s Jeopardy! winner is Emma Hill Kepron
Emma Hill Kepron first appeared on Jeopardy! within the April 20 episode, and scored $11,400 in her first sport. Within the newest episode, she competed towards new gamers Anjali Salvador and Igor Petrovich.
The classes for the primary spherical included “Basketball Greats, The California Missions, Sliding Into Your “D.M.”s, Rhyme Time, You Drive, A Laborious Cut price.”
With a sluggish begin, Igor took the lead within the first spherical as he gave 9 appropriate solutions and one incorrect response. Anjali, then again, discovered the primary Every day Double, plus appropriately answered seven questions together with two incorrect ones. Sadly, she bought held again with simply $200, in any other case, she would have ranked first as an alternative of Igor. Returning champion Emma, surprisingly, didn’t give her finest within the first spherical as her rating was far behind the brand new gamers’ scores and thus ranked third.
The scores of the gamers in spherical 1 have been Igor at $4,800, Anjali at $4,600, and Emma at $600.
Within the second spherical of the Ken Jennings-hosted episode, the classes have been “Communicate Of The Dickens, Go Leap In A Lake, Scientific Numbers, Overseas Political Events, “F”ive Letter Phrases, Chopping In Line At The Films.”
In Double Jeopardy, Emma crawled her method again to the primary place. She and Igor discovered the second spherical’s Every day Doubles, nonetheless, their bets have been conservative. Whereas viewers initially thought the 2 might have wagered the next quantity, they later realized how essential the guess was. Emma topped the scoreboard, defeating Igor by simply $100. Anjali, too, performed nicely on this spherical.
The scores have been Emma at $12,100, Igor at $12,000, and Anjali at $9,400.
Within the Remaining Jeopardy, Anjali and Emma gave the right reply to the ultimate query. Luckily, Anjali’s complete rating was lesser than Emma’s, whereas Igor gave an incorrect reply within the remaining spherical, serving to the librarian rank first.
Therefore, Emma Hill Kepron received Jeopardy! immediately.
Remaining Jeopardy! outcomes immediately
Within the April 21 episode, the class for the ultimate spherical was “Historic Teams,” and the ultimate query, aka clue, learn:
“Initially a time period for safety escorts for commanders, in 27 B.C. this group was designated an official imperial drive.”
The right reply to the ultimate clue was “Praetorian Guard.”
Emma and Anjali gave the right reply within the remaining spherical, whereas Igor wrote “centaurions.” Check out the ultimate outcomes of the April 21 episode:
Emma Hill Kepron: $12,100 + $2,500 = $14,600 (What’s the Praetorian guard?) (2-day complete: $26,000)
Anjali Salvador: $9,400 + $2,500 = $11,900 (What’s the Praetorian guard)
Igor Petrovich: $12,000 – $11,000 = $1,000 (What are centaurions?)
With immediately’s win, Emma grew to become the two-day champion and can return subsequent week to the sport present to defend her win towards two new gamers.
Jeopardy! Season 39 will air its subsequent episode on Monday, April 24, 2023.