‘Jeopardy!’ Fans React to ‘Brutal’ Physics Category

[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for the July 26 episode of Jeopardy!]

Coverage analyst Alex Muhler and college counselor Lucas Partridge took on one-day Jeopardy! champion library circulation assistant Julie Sission, who has a complete winnings of $11,210. And though Alex led the primary spherical with $7,600, the tables turned rapidly as the sport transitioned to Double Jeopardy.

Lucas took full management of the sport throughout Double Jeopardy, crawling from $5,000 to $15,800 by the point Alex lastly discovered one of many Each day Doubles of the spherical. Nonetheless, she answered unsuccessfully, dropping $4,000 from her whole of $11,200.

After just a few extra clues, Lucas discovered a video Each day Double underneath the “Physics” class, and though he answered improper, he solely wager $100. Host Ken Jennings teased he might inform how a lot Lucas’ “loves this topic,” noting how he and everybody have prevented (and answered incorrectly on) the topic to this point. However he quipped once more when Lucas obtained the ultimate clue for the class accurately, saying, “Physicists all over the place have been about to throw a shoe on the tv, however you saved us.”

For Remaining Jeopardy, within the “Opera Supply Materials class,” everybody answered the clue accurately, leaving wagers to find out the winner. Lucas wager $0, content material to win the sport with $20,100.

“Immediately’s #jeopardy physics class was brutal,” one consumer tweeted. “Clues have been worded weirdly and that 2000 greenback query ought to have been the 400 greenback questions.”

Take a look at the fan response to the sport beneath.

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