LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: ‘Jeopardy! Masters’ finals tournament kicked off on Wednesday, May 24, with three finalists, namely, Mattea Roach, James Holzhauer, and Matt Amodio fighting for a whopping $500,000 and the Trebek Trophy. The game show announced the self-declared villain, James Holzhauer as the ‘Jeopardy! Masters’ winner. The finals kept the audience, contestants, and viewers on edge with the nerve-wracking level of stress. But when Ken Jennings is hosting the show, you can’t expect a tense environment. During the finals, Ken cracked open a hilarious joke which lead to a burst of laughter.
On Wednesday, May 24 finals of the three-week-long ‘Jeopardy! Masters’ tournament, the tension on the show was alleviated when Ken Jennings made a humorous remark that left the audience rolling on the floor. The host teased about a public figure whose name came up during champ Mattea Roach’s game. After he cracked the joke, there was a moment of silence which suddenly exploded with laughter.
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During the finals of ‘Jeopardy! Masters’, Ken Jennings soothed the stressful atmosphere by engaging in a playful banter. When contestant Mattea Roach selected the category “Recent Events”, they were given the clue- "Subheads in a piece on this N.Y. rep.: 'Lied about where he went to … college'; 'Allegedly swindled a disabled vet whose dog was dying’”.
Mattea instantly buzzed and responded, “Who is George Santos?”
Santos, the politician based in New York, is facing charges of providing false information about his employment history, religious background, and other aspects of his life. Before Ken declared that the answer is correct, he took a brutal jab at the congressman with his eyes wide open adding, “I don’t get to say this very much. But George Santos is correct." The stress dissipated for a moment as the crowd and even the three finalists laughed uproariously, followed by applause.
Masters of ‘Jeopardy! Masters’
Though Ken Jennings was able to keep the audience and contestants entertained with his humor, the rest of the episode was ominous. As the three-week lengthy tournament finally ended, the masters of ‘Jeopardy! Masters’ is finally here. The three finalists, James, Mattea, and Matt competed for the title in two last lashes or two-game total point affair. Mattea had 22800 points whereas James had 9600 and Matt remained in third position.
The Final Jeopardy under ‘Latin Literature’ read, "A work by this 15th century English Writer quotes the phrase Rex Quandam Rexque Futurus”.
The clue stumped all the three competitors as Matt answered with, “Who: Will win?” deeming it incorrect and ending with 15200 total. James was also wrong with “TH White” and ended with 43275 total. Mattea was incorrect with “Chaucer”, ending with 41685 total. Lucks in James's favor, he betted cunningly and won the show just by a hair 119. Ken told James, "They tested you to the limit, but you are our first-ever Jeopardy Masters champion."
