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 had been Anjali Salvador and Igor Petrovich. They competed in three rounds and the very best scorer superior to the subsequent 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 price extra prize cash).”
It continues:
“Within the third spherical, ‘Ultimate Jeopardy,’ the contestants can identify their very own jackpot — so long as it is inside the amount of cash 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 properly 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 Onerous Discount.”
With a gradual begin, Igor took the lead within the first spherical as he gave 9 right solutions and one incorrect response. Anjali, however, discovered the primary Day by day Double, plus appropriately answered seven questions together with two incorrect ones. Sadly, she received held again with simply $200, in any other case, she would have ranked first as a substitute of Igor. Returning champion Emma, surprisingly, didn’t give her greatest 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 had 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 had been “Converse Of The Dickens, Go Soar In A Lake, Scientific Numbers, Overseas Political Events, “F”ive Letter Phrases, Chopping In Line At The Motion pictures.”
In Double Jeopardy, Emma crawled her approach again to the primary place. She and Igor discovered the second spherical’s Day by day Doubles, nonetheless, their bets had been conservative. Whereas viewers initially thought the 2 may have wagered the next quantity, they later realized how essential the wager was. Emma topped the scoreboard, defeating Igor by simply $100. Anjali, too, performed properly on this spherical.
The scores had been Emma at $12,100, Igor at $12,000, and Anjali at $9,400.
Within the Ultimate Jeopardy, Anjali and Emma gave the proper reply to the ultimate query. Luckily, Anjali’s complete rating was lesser than Emma’s, whereas Igor gave an incorrect reply within the ultimate spherical, serving to the librarian rank first.
Therefore, Emma Hill Kepron received Jeopardy! immediately.
Ultimate 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 power.”
The proper reply to the ultimate clue was “Praetorian Guard.”
Emma and Anjali gave the proper reply within the ultimate 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.
