The Final Question on Jeopardy Today
The final question on Jeopardy today will probably be a little different from the usual answers. While the show is known for its engaging and offbeat nature, the final round boasts a completely different format. The best part about the final round is that viewers from home can participate by guessing the answer ahead of time. The topics covered will vary from genre to genre, so be sure to watch the show for the final question!
Mattea Roach
The final question on Jeopardy today was about the name of Atlanta’s airport. Although Roach was right, she lost some money. Maurer won the game and earned a cool $560,983 in prize money. Roach has won 23 games and $560,983 in total. She beat out Betsy Hobbs and Danielle Maurer, who are both senior operations managers. Both competitors have won more than Roach, with some of them holding more records than others.
James Holzhauer
A game show contestant’s first prize is usually a lump sum of cash, which is paid out after four months. But this time, Holzhauer got his check early – he had accumulated a total of $30,309 by the end of the Final Jeopardy round. Despite residing in Nevada, Holzhauer was forced to pay taxes in California – the state with the highest tax rate in the country.
Amy Schneider
The engineering manager from Oakland, California, ended a 40-game winning streak on “Jeopardy!” on Wednesday. Though she had a strong lead going into the Final Jeopardy round, Amy Schneider was unable to come up with the right answer, resulting in her loss to Rhone Talsma, a librarian from Chicago. The episode aired early Wednesday morning in some time zones.
Rhone Talsma
If you’ve been watching the show, you’ve no doubt noticed the new face of the Jeopardy! competition: Rhone Talsma! The 31-year-old librarian from Chicago beat out 40-game winning champion Amy Schneider in the Final Jeopardy! round, and is now defending her spot in the finals. What’s more, Rhone has super rad glasses and a real-life job that makes her an awesome contestant.
Emma Boettcher
One of the most surprising results on Jeopardy today came from an unnamed female player. Emma Boettcher is a librarian at the University of Chicago, but before that she studied psychology at Princeton. She was very familiar with the show’s clues and kept track of the answers she got right and wrong. She was able to prepare herself before the audition by knowing her weaknesses.
