Jeopardy! Season 41, October 15, 2024 episode featured three highly competitive players on trivia. They included Eamonn Campbell, a lawyer; Rishabh Wuppalapati, a college sophomore student; and Zoe Grobman, a therapist from Philadelphia.
Before the Jeopardy! Zoe saw how competitive and fierce the game could be with certain players. She was talking about the practice games, which showed her two players who could be seen as highly competitive with their fellow players. They were Rishabh and Eamonn.
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However, as a stroke of destiny, somehow Zoe got those two against her in Jeopardy! October 15, 2024 episode.
After the game day, Zoe posted about how her game on Jeopardy! went on one of the Reddit boards. The Reddit thread @theraquizt by Zoe Grobman mentioned many things explained at length.
She mentioned how it was an "incredible coincidence" that she could not get the "hometown glory" as opposed to her opponent, Rishabh. She noted that Rishabh was also a fellow student who attended the same high school as Zoe.
Seeing Zoe's discussion thread on the platform, many fans interacted with the post. One of the users, @Neither_Complaint_99, replied to Zoe's post and mentioned shared thoughts,
"Congrats on silver! Also, I think it's more fate than coincidence with you and Rishabh."
Many other fans also reacted to Zoe's post and her score. Here are some of the reactions from Jeopardy! fans, via Reddit.
The-Tee-Is-Silent replied to Zoe and wrote,
"You should be proud! You did great! Congrats on achieving a childhood dream!"
Another fan, kcqian49, replied,
"Thanks for the perspective on the game Zoe! You were definitely a very strong player, it was a great competitve game all around."
One more fan NikeTaylorScott, wrote,
"You were great! I always root for the players that go all in on first Daily Double and players that post in this sub about their upcoming game. Your love for Talking Heads was apparent as is your math whiz-iness."
Another Reddit user ReganLynch, shared,
"You played great Zoe! Congrats on an impressive showing and well-deserved silver."
One more fan, Accomplished-Net4423, wrote,
"You played great Zoe. i could tell you were going to do great on the talking heads category. Of course the talking heads have a special place after my final jeopardy answer in my third game. I also read fritzs book but I never felt like I got a good feel for the buzzer."
NancyDrewBrees wrote,
"Loved watching you and your excitement about the Talking Heads category!"
Another fan gluten_gluten_gluten wrote,
"You were awesome Zoe! My husband and I were like "we love Zoe" through the whole game. Birds fan? Talking Heads head? Our kinda people!"
A Reddit user, Times_n_Latte, referred to the "Mandela" clue and shared,
"You did great. I got Mandela because I'm old enough to remember when he was in jail. I'm also old enough that I saw the Talking Heads in 1983, and was rooting for you to run that category. Best show I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot."
Zoe Grobman on Jeopardy! - Details explored
Zoe Grobman competed against returning champion Eamonn Campbell and Rishabh Wuppalapati, a college sophomore student. Fans might have noticed the newest addition to the show—the latest game board, which was also featured on the latest episode of the game show.
After Zoe bet her entire wager on "It Stands to Treason" during the first Daily Double, her earnings dropped to nil because of the wrong answer. However, she was able to climb to $600 to $11,000 and finally reach $19,601.
On the other hand, Rishabh emerged as the champion with a total of $22,201, which some fans referred to as "to make FJ (Final Jeopardy!) so close!"
After Zoe shared her thoughts on the game, her fellow players, and the fierce competition on Reddit, many fans reacted to her views.
Users on Reddit congratulate Zoe and appreciate her efforts in achieving an impressive performance throughout the game and coming so close during the Final Jeopardy!
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