Final Jeopardy!: Play Characters (and a Tiebreaker!) | JEOPARDY!

Today's Jeopardy! came down to a tiebreaker.

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[ajsy]

Among the 4 regular tiebreakers:
2 games hosted by Alex, 2 games hosted by Ken
2 games taped during pre-pandemic, 2 games during pandemic
2 games won by returning champion, 2 games won by the challenger

[Lucks-]

If anyone else was curious, the best-ever second place finish was achieved by Adam Levin in 2019. He came in second place with $53, 999 behind James Holzhauer, who won with $54, 017.

[ColtonBeckwith]

I don't usually watch full episodes of Jeopardy these, but it happened to be playing at the diner I was at tonight. Boy was this a crazy episode to catch! Congrats to her, glad she won :) ❤

[andreww]

The tie-breaker was pretty easy. Pretty much came down to a fastest finger.

[theodorehsu]

The tie breaker answer I remember because of an 80s Charlie Brown special, “What have we learned, Charlie Brown?” Taking place right after “Bob Voyage, Charlie Brown” (where Charlie, Linus, Peppermint Patty, Marcie and Snoopy go to France) they go to a WWI graveyard. Linus recited “In Flanders Fields” then asked the title question, “What have we learned, Charlie Brown?” And Charlie then recalls the moment to his sister, Sally.

[birdynumnum]

I'm so glad to see a new champion...she's awesome.*

[calebos]

Christine got lucky that she won after that wager. Hopefully she won't make the same mistake again.

[studogable]

So happy for her. What a year she's had.

[justinm.]

Idk what she was thinking by not wagering $15, 001....she made that more difficult for herself honestly (luckily that tiebreaker clue was easy)

[zentrino]

That was a terrible bet by the winner.

[kennygrify]

Starting November 24, 2014, after the 2014 Tournament of Champions, ties were no longer allowed in regular-play games on Jeopardy!; because it resulted in co-champions four times in the first two weeks of Season 31. So as a result, if two or three contestants are tied, they will be given a tiebreaker clue and only one champion comes back. I do miss ties though!

[christiankrenek]

Got both, but I have to say the tie breaker seemed REALLY easy. :O It was thrilling anyway, though!

[jayinmaine]

I’ve watched so many “smart” people totally screw up strategy over the years. Years ago I was waiting tables and a customer told me she was going on Jeopardy. I started in on my strategy speech and she listened. She came back after the show and said she took my advice (omg I influenced Jeopardy). She came in second but Alex Trebek said that people with her score usually win.

[knutthompson]

Wow, why just 15000? Rookie mistake. But she saved herself with the tiebreaker.

[CrystalClearWithBE]

A sudden death tiebreaker is an interesting idea after a tiebreaker in Final Jeopardy.

[youbetcha]

When did this tiebreaker thing come in? In years previous, they both would have played again. Heck, I've seen games where all three players were tied at the end and returned the next day.

[adampierce]

I liked the old regular season rule that both moved on.

[williambilyeu]

It used to be that if there was a tie in Final Jeopardy that both players returned the next day! When did they change that rule?

[jcmiles]

wow...Ken had the most recent tiebreaker too just 2 weeks after assuming his first run of hosting last year back in January. Both contestants were tied going into final Jeopardy and both answered correctly...betting it all. Crazy it came down to the tiebreaker buzz-in to determine who won.

[superairdog]

I’m seeing all these people saying the tie breaker was pretty easy (which I believe is usually the case for tie breakers), yet I did not actually know the answer.