Who won Jeopardy! tonight? March 9, 2023, Thursday

Jeopardy! High School Reunion Tournament 2023 got here to an finish, airing the ultimate episode on Thursday, March 9, 2023.

The competitors began final month with 27 former teen gamers. Speaking concerning the match, the present’s govt producer Michael Davis mentioned:

“We did not wish to lose that type of school power [this season]. We knew we had these 27 gamers who’re all of school age who come from our current Jeopardy! neighborhood, so this was an important alternative to deliver them again.”

On Thursday, the match introduced its winner amongst three finalists — Jackson Jones, a junior at Vanderbilt University from Louisville, Kentucky, Maya Wright, a senior at Emory University from Peachtree City, Georgia, and Justin Bolsen, a first-year pupil at Brown University from Canton, Georgia.

Today’s Jeopardy! winner is Justin Bolsen

The finale consisted of two days. Day 1 aired on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, the place Jackson Jones was main the sport with a rating of $24,000. Justin Bolsen ranked second ($13,570) and Maya Wright landed in third place ($3,370).

In the most recent episode, aka day 2 finale, viewers witnessed modifications on the scoreboard.

The classes for the primary spherical included “College Sports Stuff, The Long-Ago 20th Century, Can We “Dis”cuss?, A Business Major, One-Syllable Body Parts, Let’s Get Dirty.”

The first spherical appeared like a troublesome section for the gamers as a complete of seven incorrect solutions have been delivered. Therefore, the scores have been decrease than on different days. Jackson discovered the primary Daily Double however gave an incorrect response. Despite that, he took the lead in spherical 1.

The scores going into the second spherical have been Jackson at $3,600, Justin at $3,000, and Maya at $2,400.

In the second spherical, the classes have been “First Words, 4-Letter Geography, There’s A Name In The Title, Inside Ballet & Opera, You Robot, Take Me To Your Leader.”

The Double Jeopardy spherical introduced in stunning outcomes. Maya led the sport this time after successful a Daily Double and giving a number of right solutions. The third Daily Double went to Jackson however he gave the fallacious reply as soon as once more.

Jackson’s luck was not working in his favor within the High School Reunion Tournament finale. He gave the best variety of incorrect responses (seven), whereas Maya gave one and Justin gave three.

Maya and Justin’s scores have been nearer to one another in comparison with Jackson’s. The scores have been Maya at $14,200, Justin at $11,000, and Jackson at $5,600.

In the Final Jeopardy spherical, all three gamers delivered the right reply to the ultimate query. Jackson, who won day 1 of the finale, couldn’t win day 2 due to his low scores from the second spherical. Justin performed well and wagered nearly all his earnings from at the moment, whereas Maya fell behind as a result of her day 1 rating.

Hence, Justin Bolsen won Jeopardy! at the moment.

Final Jeopardy! outcomes at the moment

In the finale episode of Jeopardy! High School Reunion Tournament 2023, the class for the ultimate spherical was “Landmarks.”

The last query, aka a clue, learn:

“After its completion in the late 19th c., it was called “a truly tragic street lamp” & a “high & skinny pyramid of iron ladders”

The right reply was “Eiffel Tower.”

All three gamers gave the right reply within the March 9 episode. Take a have a look at the ultimate outcomes of the High School Reunion Tournament finale:

Justin Bolsen: $11,000 + $10,991 = $21,991 + $13,570 = $35,561 (What is the Eiffel Tower? Hi dad :)) ($100,000 — WINNER)

Jackson Jones: $5,600 + $5,598 = $11,198 + $24,000 = $35,198 ($50,000) (What is the Eiffel Tower? ❤️ you all!)

Maya Wright: $14,200 + $7,040 = $21,240 + $3,370 = $24,610 ($25,000) (What is the Eiffel Tower?)

With at the moment’s win, Justin turned the champion of Jeopardy! High School Reunion Tournament 2023. He acquired a whopping money prize of $100,000 and earned a spot within the upcoming Tournament of Champions.

Jackson and Maya didn’t go residence empty-handed because the second place holder acquired $50,000 and the second runner-up acquired $25,000.

Meanwhile, Season 39 of the sport present will return to the stage with new episodes on Friday, March 10, 2023. While Mayim Bialik hosted the match, the common season episodes are hosted by Ken Jennings.