My dad taught me all about Turner Classic Movies and old music and all sorts of things. "He and my mom instilled an early love of geography in me. "He's a huge part of the reason why I'm here," Roach said. Roach shared that their dad died in early May "very suddenly." Production of the tournament was halted, and the finale taped only last week. Roach took time to pay tribute to their late father during a game Tuesday. Mattea Roach mourns their dad: 'He's a huge part of the reason why I'm here' He consoled the second-place Roach by paying tribute to their father, who died earlier this month. Holzhauer won the tournament by 2,110 points. They lost 5,915 points, for a total of 41,685. Roach (who uses gender-neutral pronouns), finished the first game with 22,800 points, and wrongly tried Geoffrey Chaucer. White and lost 119 points, bringing his nightly total to 43,795 points. Holzhauer had 9,600 points going into Final Jeopardy! He incorrectly guessed T. At a loss for the correct answer, he made an attempt at humor by writing: “Who… will…win?!?!?!” He wagered nothing and ended with a combined total of 15,200 points. In Game 2, the Final Jeopardy! category was Latin in Literature, and the clue read: “A work by this 15th-century English writer quotes the phrase ‘Rex quondam Rexque futurus’”Īmodio entered the last round in third place with 3,200 points. Roach racked up 24,800 points and Amodio 12,000. In the first finals match, Holzhauer took a strong lead, acquiring 34,314 points. Holzhauer, Roach and Amodio faced off in two games during Wednesday’s finals to see who would be victorious in ABC's inaugural “Jeopardy! Masters tournament.” As points accumulated in early rounds were zeroed out, it was truly anyone’s game. Schneider and Buttrey were eliminated in the first round He was cut in the semifinals, which began Monday. The 10-episode tournament, hosted by Ken Jennings, pit “Jeopardy! James” against five other contestants who competed in last fall’s Tournament of Champions: Matt Amodio, Sam Buttrey, Andrew He, Mattea Roach and Amy Schneider, who walked away with the $250,000 grand prize. The gambler proved exactly why he's called "Jeopardy! James" − or "Jeopardy! Masters James" now. The quiz show champion, who racked up nearly $2.5 million in regular-season winnings due in part to his affinity for high-risk wagers, returned for ABC's “ Jeopardy! Masters” tournament, which kicked off May 8. James Holzhauer made a strong return to the Alex Trebek Stage. Watch Video: Ken Jennings doesn't want to permanently host 'Jeopardy!'
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