Jeopardy! fans rage Drew Goins got ‘short end of the stick’ after brutal loss in ‘thrilling’ Champions Wildcard finals
JEOPARDY! fans are furious that breakout star Drew Goins suffered a brutal loss on today’s Champions Wildcard finals and fume he ‘got the short end of the stick.’
The first of the two-day Champions Wildcard Tournament finals aired on Thursday and fans were shocked over the results after a “thrilling” final round.
Drew has garnered a passionate fanbase that has only continued to grow as season 41 continues and viewers were hoping he’d make it all the way in the postseason to the Tournament of Champions.
For Thursday’s game, the journalist from Hawaii went up against returning champs Mehal Shah, a software engineer from Seattle, Washington and Will Yancey, a lecturer of history from Banquete, Texas.
Drew, Mehal and Will all earned their spots in the two-day finals after dominating the preliminaries and semifinals of the tournament.
To kick things off, Will wagered $1,000 on the first Daily Double of the game under “Our Colorful World.”
However, he missed the clue: “This Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C. got its name from a stream lined with sparkling flecks of mica,” failing to write down “what is Silver Spring?” – losing $1,000.
By the time the Double Jeopardy! round approached, Will made up for his loss by garnering $4,800.
It was Mehal though who was in the lead with $5,200 while Drew remained in third with $2,800.
Will was able to find the second Daily Double under the category “ALLITERATIVE LIT.”
Host Ken Jennings , 50, then read the clue: “Feeling familiar, Henry V says, ‘We few, we happy few, we” this group.’”
The contestant accurately replied with “What is Band of Brothers?” – adding $3,800 to his score.
Rounding out his trio of Daily Double findings, Will also snagged the third one under the category “JANUARY BABIES.”
“In 1929 at age 21 she finished second behind Jean-Paul Sartre in an advanced philosophy exam,” Ken read.
Will lost $3,000 when he failed to respond with “Who was Simone de Beauvoir?”
Heading into Final Jeopardy!, Mehal was in the lead having scored $15,200.
Will remained in second with $11,600 while Drew was closely behind with $10,800.
