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Will Stewart accrued more than $70,000 over three games of Jeopardy! After seeing his devastating loss, many fans are blaming Ken Jennings for throwing the contestant off during the show. Keep reading to see why Jeopardy! viewers are pointing the finger at the game show host.

Ken Jennings Asks For A More Specific Answer

On Wednesday, Will, a political organizer from Nashville, went up against Arizona resident Grant DeYoung and Kathy Olson of Pennsylvania. Fans were buzzing about Will’s run on the game show so far. He was on a Jeopardy! winning streak and viewers were excited to see how far he’d go.

During the Jeopardy! round, Will was ahead of his fellow contestants. He held $7,600 while Grant and Kathy had $3,400 and $1,800, respectively. However, Grant wound up winning both Daily Doubles.

Surprisingly, the Daily Double losses aren’t what led to Will’s demise on the game show. There...

Jeopardy! saw a new champion take over, with Grant DeYoung winning the game on Wednesday. However, what was surprising about the new champion was what happened to him before he showed up on the popular television game show. Grant was involved in an accident and it was partially because of Jeopardy!.

Here is what Grant said happened and how Ken Jennings reacted.

New Jeopardy! Champion Gets Into Accident Before Show

On Wednesday, Grant DeYoung won the competition. He beat three-day champion Will Stewart and new contestant Kathy Olson. Grant won $25,601 in his win on the episode. This was good money for the grocery store clerk from Prescott, Arizona.

It might help him get his car fixed. In the show’s Q&a segment, Ken Jennings asked him about getting onto the show. Grant said he got the text confirming the big news on his phone while in his car (he wasn...

Political organizer Will Stewart entered Wednesday’s (May 15) Jeopardy! with a three-day total of $70,501 and plenty of confidence to continue his winning streak. However, Stewart ended up losing the episode in a closely fought battle with grocery clerk Grant DeYoung, and some fans think host Ken Jennings is to blame for the loss. Stewart picked up right where he left off in the opening round, answering 12 correct clues, including the first Daily Double, to give him the lead with $7,600. Meanwhile, DeYoung trailed with $3,400, and fellow contestant Kathy Olson stood at $1,800. The game heated up in Double Jeopardy! after DeYoung found both Daily Doubles, though he chose to split them rather than go all in. This made things super tight between Stewart and DeYoung as they raced to answer the final clues. But this is where the controversy happened. DeYoung selected the second-to-last clue, which came under the “In The Period Film” category.