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Season 39 of Jeopardy! aired a new episode on Thursday, October 6, 2022, featuring the return of four-day champion Cris Pannullo.
Cris, a customer success operations manager from Ocean City, New Jersey, has been the star of this week's show. His first win was against four-day winner David Sibley on Friday, September 30, 2022. Since then, Cris has been leading the game show, with his four-day total being $111,058.
Cris returned to the competition series on Thursday to defend his win once again against two new players, Jo Austin, a retired IT project manager from Manlius, New York, and Jeff Parker, a theater professor from Arvada, Colorado.
Today’s Jeopardy! winner, Cris Pannullo
The October 6 episode turned out to be a win for Cris once again, with him taking the lead early on in the game.
In the first round, the categories were “Word Puzzles, Books & Authors, Musical Alter Egos, U.S. Diplomacy, All Hands, Pretty Crafty.”
Cris performed rather well in Round 1 as he answered 26 questions, where he scored a Daily Double to bring his total score to $10,800. Jo Austin and Jeff Parker, on the other hand, provided only six to seven correct answers. Their first round scores were Jo with $1,800 and Jeff with $1,600.
The categories for the second round included “U.K. Geography, Women In The Arts, Physics, Union People, Historical TV Roles, Insignificant Idioms.”
Jeff had an impressive performance in the Double Jeopardy round. He picked a Daily Double and wagered only $1,500, which helped his scores significantly as he banked $12,700 from this round. Cris, on the other hand, lost the Daily Double for the first time on the show. Although he ended up with $16,800, he was still leading in the game. Jo struggled to score and lost a lot of money instead, leaving her with only $200.
The Final Jeopardy round had only two winners. Jo went all in with her $200 and luckily won the bet. Jeff, on the other hand, was wise to wager zero dollars as his answer was wrong, thereby losing no money. Cris gave the correct final answer and banked a higher amount than the other two players.
After three rounds, Cris Pannullo won Jeopardy! today.
Final Jeopardy! results today
The category for the final round in the latest episode was “Nobel Peace Prize Winners.” The final clue read:
“He served as bishop of Lesotho from 1976 to 1978.”
The correct answer for the final clue was “Desmond Tutu.”
Although both Cris and Jo didn’t write the full name, they mentioned “Tutu.” They were given the winning points, while Jeff guessed “Kero.”
Take a look at the final results of the October 6 episode:
Cris Pannullo: $16,800 + $8,601 = $25,401 (Who is Tutu) (5-day total: $136,459)
Jeff Parker: $12,700 – $0 = $12,700 (Who Kero)
Jo Austin: $200 + $200 = $400 (Who is Tu Tu)
With Thursday’s win, Cris became a five-day champion, banking a total amount of $136,459. He will continue his game in the next episode, and has also qualified for the Tournament of Champions 2023. He will be accompanied by Season 39’s first five-day winner, Luigi de Guzman.
In the meantime, Cris has a lofty goal ahead of him, which is to win six games. If he does, he will become the first champion of the latest season to surpass five wins.
Hosted by Ken Jennings, the next episode of Jeopardy! Season 39 will air on Friday, October 7, 2022.
