Jeopardy! viewers have been coming up with ideas to get Michelle Tsai back on their screens and think they have found the perfect solution after her exit
Viewers have figured out a way to get Michelle back
Jeopardy! viewers have figured out a clever way fan favorite contestant Michelle Tsai can rejoin the show.
Fans of the show saw Michelle, a tutor originally from Honolulu, Hawaii, crash out of the competition when she and her fellow contestants were left stumped by a clue regarding iconic band The Beatles. At the time The Final Jeopardy! category was “The Grammys,” and the clue was: “Best New Artist at the 7th annual Grammys, this band would be nominated the next 6 years but not again until the 39th and 67th events.”
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The correct answer to the trivia question was “Who are The Beatles,” but not one of the three contestants answered correctly much to the dismay of fans. Sarah took a shot in the dark with “Who is the Marine Marching Band?” She wagered all of her money, bringing her to $0.
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Michelle meanwhile incorrectly answered “Who is Bruce Springsteen,” bringing her down to $8,600 after losing $5,000. Dan was the closest, answering, “Who are the Rolling Stones?” He placed a rare $0 wager, which earned him the win of $17,200.
Michelle has been a popular contestant with viewers
However, viewers think there could be a way for Michelle to redeem herself. Taking to Reddit to discuss it, one wrote: “Michelle Tsai would be a good candidate for Second Chance.”
The comment sparked a conversation with their fellow social media users as they waded in on the suggestion. One said: “I would guess that she is about as firm a lock for a Second Chance invite as any player who has ever lost their first game on the Trebek stage.”
Another then seconded the reply, saying: “Agreed. Between her $18,200 Coryat; her whopping 47 attempts (and she had zero incorrect responses among the clues she got in on); and the fact that she did everything right in gameplay but had bad luck on her DD and then succumbed to Dan’s admittedly gutsy FJ wager; and adding on top of that her great personality and bird-training skills, I absolutely would like to see Michelle back for SCC.
Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings
“There are at least a few other players who I feel also strongly deserve SCC slots: Emily Johnson from my second game, who was an absolute beast; Abigail Arnold; and Melanie Hirsch.”
They concluded: “My naming of these 4 players is not meant to exclude others with strong cases; I haven’t reviewed all the candidates so far. In particular I want to take a closer look at Keegan Olson, who I think it’s likely I will end up supporting for SCC. But there are others – it’s a deep field already, 61 games into the 173-game (I think) qualifying period for the 2026 postseason. I do believe that each member of this quartet embodies what I think makes a good SCC selection, and any of them could go far in the postseason.”
A third user quipped: “She has to be the most popular non winner in years.”
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