Even longtime host Alex Trebek was caught off guard on Tuesday’s “Jeopardy!” when only one contestant was left standing during “Final Jeopardy!”
Kevin Walsh secured his fourth win in a row with no trouble after his two competitors, Natt Supab and Alex Switzky, finished the regular game with scores too low to go on to the bonus round.
“The stage looks like a very lonely place right now. I cannot recall the last time we had only one player in ‘Final Jeopardy!,’ Trebek said.
Walsh, a story analyst from New Jersey, was tasked with the question: “Thanks to a horror film, this novel returned to the bestseller lists in 2017, some 30 years after reaching No. 1.”
He correctly guessed Stephen King’s horror novel “It,” which was published in Sept. 1986 and was made into a two-part film that premiered in Sept. 2017.
Wagering what Trebek called the “modest” sum of $4400, Walsh brought...
Kevin Walsh secured his fourth win in a row with no trouble after his two competitors, Natt Supab and Alex Switzky, finished the regular game with scores too low to go on to the bonus round.
“The stage looks like a very lonely place right now. I cannot recall the last time we had only one player in ‘Final Jeopardy!,’ Trebek said.
Walsh, a story analyst from New Jersey, was tasked with the question: “Thanks to a horror film, this novel returned to the bestseller lists in 2017, some 30 years after reaching No. 1.”
He correctly guessed Stephen King’s horror novel “It,” which was published in Sept. 1986 and was made into a two-part film that premiered in Sept. 2017.
Wagering what Trebek called the “modest” sum of $4400, Walsh brought...
- 10/14/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
It was a rare sight Tuesday on the Jeopardy stage with one contestant remaining for the final round. Stunning both host Alex Trebek and viewers, only Kevin Walsh, a 48-year-old story analyst, was left standing after the Double Jeopardy! round after fellow competitors Natt Supab and Alex Switzky were in negative territory, making them ineligible to compete in the closing segment.
“The stage looks like a very lonely place right now,” said Trebek, adding that he can’t remember the last time the show “had only one player in Final Jeopardy.”
Walsh is also this season’s first four-day winner, with his total earnings so far at $81,700. Walsh will compete again tonight as he attempts to clinch a fifth straight win.
According to The Jeopardy Fan, Tuesday’s game was the first solo Final Jeopardy since March 12, 2015, when Kristin Sausville was left as the sole Final Jeopardy contestant, and only...
“The stage looks like a very lonely place right now,” said Trebek, adding that he can’t remember the last time the show “had only one player in Final Jeopardy.”
Walsh is also this season’s first four-day winner, with his total earnings so far at $81,700. Walsh will compete again tonight as he attempts to clinch a fifth straight win.
According to The Jeopardy Fan, Tuesday’s game was the first solo Final Jeopardy since March 12, 2015, when Kristin Sausville was left as the sole Final Jeopardy contestant, and only...
- 10/14/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
If Alex Trebek is shocked you know it’s a big deal.
During Tuesday’s episode of Jeopardy!, only one contestant — returning champ Kevin Walsh — made it to the “Final Jeopardy!” round after fellow players Natt Supab and Alex Switzky ended the regular portion of the game with a deficit and a zero balance, respectively. It made for an eerie visual as the show came to a close — one Trebek felt compelled to call out.
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During Tuesday’s episode of Jeopardy!, only one contestant — returning champ Kevin Walsh — made it to the “Final Jeopardy!” round after fellow players Natt Supab and Alex Switzky ended the regular portion of the game with a deficit and a zero balance, respectively. It made for an eerie visual as the show came to a close — one Trebek felt compelled to call out.
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- 10/14/2020
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- TVLine.com
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