The quarter-final spherical of Jeopardy! Match of Champions (ToC) 2022 got here to an finish on Monday, November 7, 2022.
Season 38 champions who returned to earn a spot within the semi-finals of ToC 2022 have been:
- Sam Buttrey, an affiliate professor of operations analysis on the Naval Postgraduate College from Pacific Grove, California (Professors Match champion).
- Jessica Stephens, a statistical analysis specialist from Nashville, Tennessee (Second Likelihood Match champion).
- Zach Newkirk, an lawyer from Arlington, Virginia (6 wins, $18,896 common rating).
The format of the event is similar as that of Jeopardy!. The official synopsis of the sport present reads:
“The host checks the information of the contestants on a variety of topics and the winner will get to assert the title and preserve the prize cash.”
As we speak’s Jeopardy! winner is Sam Buttrey
The results of the November 7 episode was fairly predictable from the beginning. The classes for the primary spherical included “Valleys, That ’70s Or ’80s Present, Dance; ‘D’ In Science, Get A Deal with On It, In The Nato Phonetic Alphabet.”
Sam Buttrey was thriving on this spherical as he gave 20 right solutions and banked $8,000. Regardless of shedding his first Every day Double, he was unstoppable. Zach Newkirk, who had the very best wins in Season 38, received solely 5 questions right and scored $2,200. Jessica Stephens, then again, gave three solutions appropriately but additionally delivered the identical variety of incorrect responses. Thus, her rating went unfavourable, at -$1,400.
Within the second spherical, the classes have been “Vice Presidents, A Crash Of Symbols, Brit Bits, 13-Letter Phrases, In That Novel, Natural & Spicy Names.”
Jessica tried her greatest to get out of the unfavourable mark, however failed to take action and ended up with a rating of -$5,800. Sam took the lead within the Double Jeopardy spherical and scored $19,600. Seeing his complete, Zach tried to up his recreation by wagering a big quantity throughout his Every day Double however misplaced the prospect. He backed $5,200 in spherical 2.
The Last Jeopardy was not as aggressive as anticipated. Jessica was not allowed to take part as her spherical 2 complete led to a unfavourable rating. Zach and Sam performed the ultimate spherical and gained. Because the latter’s complete was increased, Zach landed in second place.
Therefore, Sam Buttrey gained Jeopardy! at this time.
Last Jeopardy! outcomes at this time
Within the November 7 episode, the class for the ultimate spherical was “Phrases from the Historic World.” The query, within the type of a clue, learn:
“Cicero wrote {that a} tyrant ordered this to be hung from the ceiling “by a horse-hair”; his visitor begged to depart.”
The proper reply for the ultimate clue was “Sword of Damocles.”
Sam and Zach gave the proper response, whereas Jessica couldn’t take part within the ultimate spherical as her rating was unfavourable.
Check out the ultimate outcomes of Monday’s quarter-final episode:
Sam Buttrey: $19,600 + $0 = $19,600 (What’s the Sword of Damocles?) (Semi-Finalist)
Zach Newkirk: $5,200 + $528 = $5,728 (What the Sword of Damocles?)
Jessica Stephens: -$5,800 (As per present’s rule, she didn’t take part within the ultimate spherical)
With at this time’s win, Sam earned a spot within the semi-finals, which might be held for 3 days. The quarter-finals of the 2022 Match of Champions began final Monday, and to this point, the semi-finalists are Maureen O’Neil, Andrew He, Tyler Rhode, John Focht, Eric Ahasic, and Sam Buttrey.
Amy Schneider, Matt Amodio, and Mattea Roach are the very best scorers from Season 38 who will immediately compete within the semi-finals within the upcoming episodes.
Hosted by Ken Jennings, the subsequent episode will air on Tuesday, November 8, 2022.