It was a rare sight Tuesday on the Jeopardy stage with one contestant remaining for the final round. Stunning both host Alex Trebek and viewers, only Kevin Walsh, a 48-year-old story analyst, was left standing after the Double Jeopardy! round after fellow competitors Natt Supab and Alex Switzky were in negative territory, making them ineligible to compete in the closing segment.
“The stage looks like a very lonely place right now,” said Trebek, adding that he can’t remember the last time the show “had only one player in Final Jeopardy.”
Walsh is also this season’s first four-day winner, with his total earnings so far at $81,700. Walsh will compete again tonight as he attempts to clinch a fifth straight win.
According to The Jeopardy Fan, Tuesday’s game was the first solo Final Jeopardy since March 12, 2015, when Kristin Sausville was left as the sole Final Jeopardy contestant, and only the ninth instance of a single-player finale.
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You can watch clips of the surprising finale below.
This clue was so creepy that it made the 2 other contestants mysteriously disappear! @StephenKing pic.twitter.com/cjz4XQ1zaO
— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) October 14, 2020
Today's Final Jeopardy! was no contest. Congrats on the 4th win, Kevin! pic.twitter.com/1OAwgg5Woc
— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) October 14, 2020
It’s been a really lukewarm season with individuals coming solely (mostly) from California. It’s understandable why they’ve been constrained, but it’s led to some weak contests (and contestants).
Of course, Deadline is based in L.A., and, yet, KABC7 pre-empted Monday’s show and it aired Tuesday, therefore you are writing about an episode that has not yet aired in L.A. — the market in which most of you are. Thanks for the spoiler!
Get a life.
What if the guy had foolishly wagered everything in the final round and lost? Would there be no defending champion on the next episode?
Alex, I’ll take boring final Jeopardy rounds for a thousand….
Ridiculous. The rule should be the person with the least amount in negative territory becomes eligible for final jeopardy.