Overview
- McFerrin became the new champion by finishing with $18,999 after wagering $1,701 on Final Jeopardy, winning the episode that ended D’Angelo’s run.
- The Final Jeopardy correct response was “riverboat gamblers,” which none of the three contestants supplied and which made Camryn Bell and Chris D’Angelo lose all their money after both wagered everything.
- D’Angelo entered the game with roughly $194,201 in cumulative winnings and saw his position erode when he missed a 1533 history clue by answering Lady Jane Grey instead of the correct Anne Boleyn.
- Host Ken Jennings’ on‑air comparison of D’Angelo to a fictional 93‑game champion drew fan talk of a ‘jinx,’ and viewers praised the episode as a tightly played contest.
- D’Angelo, who said his theater background helped him perform and that producers adjusted scheduling for his stage commitments, remains slated to return for Jeopardy!’s Tournament of Champions while McFerrin went on to win again in his next game.