Jeopardy! returned for another great game on Friday night, October 11, with its Tournament of Champions contender Mark Fitzpatrick, and two other new players, Dot White and Eamonn Campbell. However, Mark could not defend his position as a winner on Friday night, and the show got its new winner, Eamonn Campbell, a lawyer by profession.
October 11's Final Jeopardy clue was based on 'World Political History', and after a long wait, someone was able to guess the right answer in the final round of the show. It did not appear to be Mark's day as he started a little slow this time, contrary to his aggressive head-on start in previous games. The clue for the final round was equally responsible for Mark's stumbling performance.
The clue for the Final Jeopardy is as follows:
"William Whitelaw & John Peyton were also-rans in a 1975 leadership vote with this victor."
The lead here was to focus on the date and the names of the politicians mentioned. However, when one stands amidst all the pressure and competition it becomes difficult to bring own their A game. Let us dive into the answer to the final cue and how Friday night unfolded for the three players.
Disclaimer: The article is going to reveal the right answer for the Final Jeopardy round. The viewer's discretion is mandatory.
Jeopardy! gets a new champion on Friday night, October 11
After a 5-day winning streak, Mark Fitzpatrick could not defend his spot on Friday, October 11, game night and witnessed a crushing defeat, coming in third place. Eamonn Campbell who originally hails from Manchester, Vermont is a lawyer who had a great lead, and was able to crack the right answer for the final clue. The another contender along with these two men was Dot White, a Clinical Psychologist by profession who hails from Maryland.
Mark and Dot struggled to get a good start, while Eamonn had a lead from the very first round. Eamonn was at $2000, while his competitors had much to catch up at $800 each. After missing on the Daily Double, Mark could only reach $4,800, while Eamonn stood tall at $12,200 and Dot was just far behind at $10,400.
In the final round of Jeopardy! , Mark played conservative and did not bet anything. Dot bet $599 and lost. Eamonn, on the other hand, added $1.500 with his right answer, amounting to a toatal of $13,700 as his winning prize. Eamonn maintained his lead till the final round and won it after giving the right answer to the 'World Political History' clue. The right answer to the clue was:
"Who is Margaret Thatcher?”
Mark felt terrible after losing his winning streak and went to Reddit to express his frustration. However, he congratulated his opponents for playing wisely. His Reddit post reads:
"It took 6 games but I finally reverted to my true trivia identity: an overconfident, overthinking, hot mess. Congrats to Eamonn on the win and also to Dot for a strong second.”
However, after a good five-day winning streak in Jeopardy! Mark won $107,201 and has been upgraded to the status of Tournament of Champions contender.
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