‘Jeopardy!’ Contestant Appears on Show 3 Years After Daughter’s ‘Wildcard’ Gaffe

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Another Jeopardy! legacy has entered the villa. The mother of Jiliana Cotter, who appeared on the Champions Wildcard, tried to become the second Jeopardy! champion in the family, according to WBBH.

Elise Rose, from Ave Maria, Florida, played on the October 6, 2026, game. Cotter, who appeared as Jilian Rose-Silverberg in March 2021, took home the second-place prize. During the Second Chance Tournament in 2023, she won $35,000 and a spot in Champions Wildcard. During that tournament, Cotter received $25,000 for third place. Her wager in Champions Wildcard would have tied her with her opponent if he had gotten the final question correct.

Rose, a tutor, researcher, and editor, tried to win a game of Jeopardy! and see if she could beat her daughter. On October 6, she faced off against returning champion Rian Robertson from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and Alex Kim from Holyoke, Massachusetts. Robertson, a software developer, entered the game with a three-day total of $39,701. Can he win his fourth, or will the Jeopardy! legacy stop his reign? Warning: Spoilers for the Tuesday, October 6, episode of Jeopardy! ahead!

Rose found the Daily Double on clue seven. She had $0 and was in third place when she wagered the allotted $1,000. The clue in “Poetry in Motion” was “‘She’ does this ‘like the night of cloudless climes & starry skies.'”

“What is she walks in beauty?” Rose answered correctly. This gave her $1,000. Robertson had $1,800. Kim, a clinical social worker, had the lead with $2,600. Robertson had the lead of $4,400 by the first 15 clues.

By the end of the round, Robertson had the lead with $5,200. Kim was in second place with $3,400. Rose had $2,600.

In Double Jeopardy, Rose found the first DD on clue one. She wagered all of her money in “Viruses, The Medical Kind.”

The clue read, “Though contained by 1906, an epidemic of this viral disease almost ended the Panama Canal project; malaria didn’t help, either.” “What is yellow fever?” she guessed. This made her tied for the lead with $5,200.

Robertson found the last one on clue four. He had $7,200 and wagered $5,200.

The clue in “Out of the Mouths of Bays” was “This big bay has 2 exits: the same-named strait into the Atlantic & the Foxe Channel into the Arctic Ocean.”

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“What is the Hudson?” he answered correctly, giving him $12,400.

At the end of the round, Robertson had $22,400. Rose was in second place with $9,600. Kim had $7,800.

The Final Jeopardy category was “Snacks.” The clue read, “First launched at Disneyland in the 1960s, this brand has a name that derives from the Spanish for ‘gold.'” All three game show contestants correctly responded with “What is Doritos?”

Kim’s wager was $7,799, giving him $15,599. Rose’s wager of $6,001 ended her with $15,601. Robertson won the game with $24,400, after wagering $2,000.

This gave him a four-day total of $64,101. Robertson will return for his fifth game and a chance at the Tournament of Champions on Wednesday.

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