Jeopardy! viewers are still reeling over last Friday’s (October 13) episode, which saw former Season 38 champion Lawrence Long eliminated from the Champions Wildcard tournament in controversial fashion. Now show bosses are explaining the decision that halted filming and even had host Ken Jennings feeling bad for the unlucky loser. The highly debated moment came during Final Jeopardy! after Long gave an answer that was technically right but deemed incorrect because of an unnecessarily added extra word. The situation was so tense that producers said they “stopped down the taping” to research the answer further. Long went into Final Jeopardy! with $10,000, placing him second to former Season 37 champ Sam Stapleton at $18,400. Despite being behind, Long still had a chance at victory, depending on his answer and wager. The final clue, under the category “Royalty,” read: “Before his death in 2005, he said he was ‘probably the last head of state to be...
- 10/18/2023
- TV Insider
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