{"id":93755,"date":"2020-10-20T23:00:35","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T20:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/11-memorable-jeopardy-moments-including-that-solo-final-jeopardy-video\/"},"modified":"2020-10-20T23:00:35","modified_gmt":"2020-10-20T20:00:35","slug":"11-memorable-jeopardy-moments-including-that-solo-final-jeopardy-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/11-memorable-jeopardy-moments-including-that-solo-final-jeopardy-video\/","title":{"rendered":"#11 Memorable &#8216;Jeopardy!&#8217; Moments \u2014 Including That Solo Final Jeopardy! (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3df3fd3512f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3df3fd3512f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/11-memorable-jeopardy-moments-including-that-solo-final-jeopardy-video\/#Three-way_tie_for_last_place\" >Three-way tie for last place<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/11-memorable-jeopardy-moments-including-that-solo-final-jeopardy-video\/#Alex_Trebek_and_Pat_Sajaks_big_switch\" >Alex Trebek and Pat Sajak\u2019s big switch<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/11-memorable-jeopardy-moments-including-that-solo-final-jeopardy-video\/#Alex_Trebek_without_pants\" >Alex Trebek without pants<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/11-memorable-jeopardy-moments-including-that-solo-final-jeopardy-video\/#Watsons_victory_over_Ken_Jennings_and_Brad_Rutter\" >Watson\u2019s victory over Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/11-memorable-jeopardy-moments-including-that-solo-final-jeopardy-video\/#Double_Daily_Double\" >Double Daily Double<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/11-memorable-jeopardy-moments-including-that-solo-final-jeopardy-video\/#Thomas_Hurley_IIIs_Final_Jeopardy_error\" >Thomas Hurley III\u2019s Final Jeopardy error<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/11-memorable-jeopardy-moments-including-that-solo-final-jeopardy-video\/#MC_Alex_Trebek\" >MC Alex Trebek<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/11-memorable-jeopardy-moments-including-that-solo-final-jeopardy-video\/#The_Love_Ballad_of_Turd_Ferguson\" >The Love Ballad of Turd Ferguson<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/11-memorable-jeopardy-moments-including-that-solo-final-jeopardy-video\/#Cindy_Stowells_posthumous_winning_streak\" >Cindy Stowell\u2019s posthumous winning streak<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/11-memorable-jeopardy-moments-including-that-solo-final-jeopardy-video\/#Sudden_death_tiebreaker\" >Sudden death tiebreaker<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/11-memorable-jeopardy-moments-including-that-solo-final-jeopardy-video\/#A_%E2%80%9Clonely%E2%80%9D_Final_Jeopardy\" >A \u201clonely\u201d Final Jeopardy<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#11 Memorable &#8216;Jeopardy!&#8217; Moments \u2014 Including That Solo Final Jeopardy! (VIDEO)<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/final-jeopardy-one-contestant.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div><em>Jeopardy!<\/em> was back in the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> recently after just one contestant made it to the Final Jeopardy round for the first time in five years. But the Alex Trebek-hosted <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> show has also made other headlines throughout its 36 years on television. In fact, one of the 10 highlights below dates back to Trebek\u2019s second-ever show.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the <em>Jeopardy!<\/em> moments\u2014the h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y, the sad, the maddening, and the astonishing\u2014that we won\u2019t forget anytime soon.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Three-way_tie_for_last_place\"><\/span>Three-way tie for last place<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Final Jeopardy!: The Calendar (and a 3-Way Tie!) | JEOPARDY!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KDTxS9_CwZA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In 1984, Alex Trebek\u2019s second-ever episode ended without a winner after all three contestants bet it all\u2026 and lost. \u201cI\u2019m at a loss for words,\u201d Trebek said. \u201cHey folks, easy come, easy go.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Alex_Trebek_and_Pat_Sajaks_big_switch\"><\/span>Alex Trebek and Pat Sajak\u2019s big switch<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d1N1VF4P0sE\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d1N1VF4P0sE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For an April Fool\u2019s prank in 1997, Trebek and <em>Wheel of Fortune<\/em> host Pat Sajak surprised viewers by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d1N1VF4P0sE\">trading spots<\/a>. On <em>Jeopardy!<\/em>, Sajak introduced some familiar-sounding categories, including Buy a Vowel, Lose a Turn, and Say \u201cJack.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Alex_Trebek_without_pants\"><\/span>Alex Trebek without pants<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jeopardy! Presents: Alex Breaks the Tension\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YDe9EcNkluM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Amid the Ultimate Tournament of Champions in 2005, Trebek provided comedic relief, stepping out onto the <em>Jeopardy!<\/em> stage wearing his jacket, tie, knee-high socks, and shoes\u2026 but no trousers.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Watsons_victory_over_Ken_Jennings_and_Brad_Rutter\"><\/span>Watson\u2019s victory over Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Watson and the Jeopardy! Challenge\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P18EdAKuC1U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>IBM\u2019s computer system Watson <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2011\/TECH\/innovation\/02\/16\/jeopardy.watson\/index.html\">bested two legendary <em>Jeopardy!<\/em> contestants, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, in 2011<\/a>, earning $1 million for charity. (\u201cI for one welcome our new computer overlords,\u201d Jennings wrote in his Final Jeopardy reply.)<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Double_Daily_Double\"><\/span>Double Daily Double<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jeopardy! - Roger Craig&#039;s Double True Daily Doubles (TDD&#039;s) [2011 Tournament of Champions]\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YRwK8SyVeJE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In 2011\u2019s Tournament of Champions, contestant Roger Craig quadrupled his winnings across two questions by nailing back-to-back Daily Doubles.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Thomas_Hurley_IIIs_Final_Jeopardy_error\"><\/span>Thomas Hurley III\u2019s Final Jeopardy error<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The saddest moment in &quot;Jeopardy&quot; history?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fiuF1uyaBQ4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social media<\/a> fans cried foul in 2013 when the <em>Jeopardy!<\/em> judges <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2013\/08\/05\/showbiz\/jeopardy-wrong-answer-child\/index.html\">rejected the Final Jeopardy answer of 12-year-old Thomas Hurley III<\/a>, who had misspelled \u201cEmancipation Proclamation\u201d by adding an extra \u201ct.\u201d One Facebook user wrote, \u201cI used to love Jeopardy, but how Alex treated that kid and embarrassed him was uncalled for.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MC_Alex_Trebek\"><\/span>MC Alex Trebek<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MC Alex Trebek, Canada&#039;s Finest Spitting Rap Lyrics! Jeopardy! 1-6-2014\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3WmMqi5PTt0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Trebek gamely tried to recite rap lyrics in a 2014 episode. But in the words of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/jessicamisener\/who-ice-t\">one <em>BuzzFeed<\/em> writer<\/a>, \u201cFile under: the whitest human being alive.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Love_Ballad_of_Turd_Ferguson\"><\/span>The Love Ballad of Turd Ferguson<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&#039;Jeopardy&#039; Contestant Gets Alex Trebek to Say Turd Ferguson\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J5_ySyHM8VY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Trebek didn\u2019t seem to catch the <em>SNL<\/em> reference in 2015 when one contestant answered the Final Jeopardy question with the name Norm Macdonald\u2019s Burt Reynolds gave himself on the sketch comedy show\u2019s celebrity <em>Jeopardy!<\/em> spoofs: Turd Ferguson.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cindy_Stowells_posthumous_winning_streak\"><\/span>Cindy Stowell\u2019s posthumous winning streak<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cindy Stowell in Her Own Words | JEOPARDY!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1kIArSWymjY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Later in 2015, contestant Cindy Stowell died just over a week before her six-episode run on <em>Jeopardy!<\/em> started airing. The 41-year-old was battling stage IV colon cancer while filming her episodes, and she vowed to donate her winnings\u2014which ultimately totaled $123,000\u2014to cancer research.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sudden_death_tiebreaker\"><\/span>Sudden death tiebreaker<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jeopardy - First Regular Tiebreaker\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jzns4So8tb0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>One 2018 episode culminated with two contestants tying for first place at $6,799, meaning they had to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jeopardy.com\/jbuzz\/behind-scenes\/jeopardy-first-tiebreaker\">duke it out with a \u201csudden death\u201d match<\/a>, according to a <em>Jeopardy!<\/em> rule that had gone into effect just a few years prior.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_%E2%80%9Clonely%E2%80%9D_Final_Jeopardy\"><\/span>A \u201clonely\u201d Final Jeopardy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Final Jeopardy!: Literary Pronouns | JEOPARDY!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7dKSctMhol4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe stage looks like a very lonely place right now,\u201d Trebek told viewers in a 2020 episode after Kevin Walsh was the only contestant left standing. \u201cI cannot recall the last time we only had one player.\u201d (Luckily for Walsh, he got the Final Jeopardy question right.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more Like this articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Social Media category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/953781\/jeopardy-best-memorable-moments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#11 Memorable &#8216;Jeopardy!&#8217; Moments \u2014 Including That Solo Final Jeopardy! 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