Overview
- Aaron Levine finished with $8,399 to secure a two-day total of $28,999 and remain champion.
- All three contestants missed a Final Jeopardy in the Brand Names category, which sought Wild Turkey as the correct response.
- Levine hit an early true Daily Double to double his score, later missed a $6,000 Daily Double on Catherine of Aragon’s mother, then rebounded with a $4,000 correct response on publishing.
- Challengers included Olympic bobsledder Cynthia Appiah of Toronto and peanut butter artisan Alan Turner of Rohnert Park, California.
- Ken Jennings highlighted Levine’s emotional debut win and long-term goal to reach the show, as the champ now prepares to face Eli Bondar and Katie Mantoan next.