‘Jeopardy!’: Ben Chan & Hannah Wilson Face-Off in Latest Match — Who Won?
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Jeopardy!‘s latest champion faced another in an unusual match-up as Ben Chan returned to the competition on May 15 after a brief absence due to travel issues, pitting him against eight-day champ Hannah Wilson.
The match hosted by Mayim Bialik also featured retired teacher Wendy Swanson who hails from Portland, Oregon. While it may have been some time since Ben stood behind the podium, he didn’t miss a beat, buzzing in for answers left and right through the Jeopardy! and Double Jeopardy! rounds. A three-day champion himself, Ben returned with $69,001 in winnings so far, up against Hannah’s $229,801.
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Needless to say, Wendy was already behind the lead that these two champions already had, but whose game would it be? Ben started out of the gates strong ending the first half of the main competition with $11,800 with Hannah trailing behind at $4,000. Wendy lagged even further behind with $1,200.
Daily Doubles were ultimately what pushed Ben ahead in the competition as he raised his total to $41,000 by the end of Double Jeopardy! far surpassing Hannah’s $6,800 and Wendy’s $4,400. This meant Final Jeopardy! was Ben’s to lose as he entered the round a projected winner unless he bet big and lost.
Luckily for him, he delivered the correct response to the clue under the category of “Publications,” which was, “The co-founder of this magazine that began in 1967 said its name comes primarily from a song title but noted a band name as well.” Ultimately, the correct question response was, “What is Rolling Stone?”
While all three contestants answered correctly, Ben’s $19,000 wager brought his single-day winning total to $60,000, crushing Hannah’s $13,599 and Wendy’s $8,600. In the end, it was a welcome win for Ben as he pushed his overall winnings into $100,000 plus range with $129,001. Will his latest streak continue or will Ben be defeated by his next competitor? Find out as Jeopardy! continues and let us know what you thought about Ben’s win in the comments section, below.
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Putting Ben up against Hannah was totally unfair to her. She should have been up against two new comers and Ben should also have been given two new contestants and they would both be champions until one or both of them lost. They would simply play on alternating shows.
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to be the best you have to beat the best .... Hannah got smoked
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On the other hand, Hannah might never have even won her first game had Ben continued in his original slot. Her first would have been his 16th.
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It was hardly unfair. Ben simply outplayed Hannah.
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I feel that putting Ben in at this time was not fare to Hanna
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I feel the same!
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How about the new player? She had to compete with 2 returning champions, not just one. She got dunked in the doodie pit and lost.
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Would it have been unfair to Hannah had she been up against a 15 day champ Ben [which is where he could have been had he not gotten sick].
Good news for her is that she's qualified for ToC and seems like Ben will tonight as well.
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Was he sick? I have been wondering why neither the show nor Ben himself have chosen not to provide details, other than the very vague "travel issues"...I hope there's nothing dark, but you know that's where the flesh instinctively goes when left to it's own imaginary devices.🤷♀️🤔
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The spokesman for the show originally said that Ben was unable to travel. Ben issued his own statement a bit later, explaining he'd been diagnosed with COVID--which definitely makes you unable to travel, when you think about it.
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That's ridiculous. She had already won seven games, and he only three. Let's face it: Ben's simply a stronger player with more knowledge--at least on those categories. BTW, it's "fair."
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Last night’s game upset me tremendously. It was like springing a surprise James Holtzhauser to play against a raining champion.
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"reigning" champion.
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Unfair to Hannah! It wasn't a champions tournament! Who knows how far she may have gone if she were up against newcomers! She should be brought back against newbies!
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I agree
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There was nothing unfair about last night’s game. Ben’s appearance was already set before Hannah won her first game. A dominant champ got smoked by a more dominant champion.
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Did not think that was fair to Hannah
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Hannah threw the game
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I think Ben broke her continuity and shouldn't been brought back then. Not fair to her.
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Yes, why didn't you just put Sports in every category? Ugh
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So disappointed in Jeopardy's credibility to plug in a past champion out of nowhere. Disgusting.
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I think she saw what was going on and decided not to be a part of Jeopardy's manipulation
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I thought it was a fair game. Congrats to both Hannah and Ben!
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