The October 18, 2024, episode of Jeopardy! featured Kelly Gates, who won everyone's hearts with her mesmerizing performance. With her gameplay, Jeopardy! contestant Kelly emerged as the champion.
Kelly Gates competed against two fierce contestants. They included Kyle Compton-Troesch, a civil engineer from Cincinnati, Ohio, and Rishabh Wuppalapati, an undergraduate student from Vernon Hills, Illinois.
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Fans must remember Rishabh, who was the three-time champion in previous games. Coming to Kelly, she is a librarian who hails from Medford, Massachusetts.
With her latest win in the Literary Geography category, the new champion will be seen next week, competing once again. After marking her win on Jeopardy! 's October 18 episode, Kelly shared her thoughts and how her day went via a Reddit discussion board.
Before the game, Kelly (@kellwhynot) shared,
"Oh, hey, I'm Kelly and I'm in this game! I'm looking forward to watching tonight because the fugue state is real; I don't think I could name more than 2 or 3 categories from my game. Getting on the show was a dream come true, and it was an absolute blast."
She continued,
"One of the best parts was meeting so many fantastic people and sharing that experience together (yay, Zoe, so happy to see you posting here!). I'll post more after the watch party tonight, but wanted to say how happy I am to be part of such a great group of folks!"
After winning the final round in Friday's episode, Kelly took to Reddit and shared how her day started and how she emerged victorious by its end!
kellwhynot (Kelly Gates) shared via Reddit,
"I started my day by hitting my head, getting into the Lyft, bruising my hand walking into a closed gate, then tucking my skirt into my underwear. Yes I really am that graceful. But it all worked out!"
On the same thread, another fan-favorite contestant, Zoe Grobman, also congratulated the newly revealed winner of the game show.
theraquizt aka Zoe Grobman, commented,
"Congrats on the win Kelly! Well earned"
What happened on Jeopardy! October 18 episode? Kelly Gates' win explored
Competing players were Kelly Gates, Kyle Compton-Troesch, and Rishabh Wuppalapati.
The episode started with previous champion Rishabh, who started with $6400; librarian Kelly, who started with $4000; and the third contestant, Kyle, who started with $3,800 by the second half of the game.
Things got interesting during the Double Jeopardy! as Kelly played an impressive game. With her earnings of $13,200, she entered the game's final round, followed by her competitor Rishabh at $11,600 and Kyle lagging behind at $5,800.
After Kelly cracked two Daily Double challenges, she turned the tables entirely in her favor, and everyone appreciated her gameplay and knowledge.
Despite Rishabh leading the game for most of the episode, Kelly somehow emerged as the emerging winner, while Rishabh's winning streak broke.
After 15 clues, Kelly had $2,000, while Rishabh led with $5,800. Later on, after the Jeopardy! round, still leading, Rishabh had eight correct answers while Kelly had ten correct and one incorrect answer.
However, later on in the episode, during Daily Doubles, Kelly wagered $4000, and her final score was 18 correct clues and two incorrect clues. Her fellow players: Rishabh had 15 correct and 1 incorrect, whereas Kyle had 13 correct and 2 incorrect ones.
Scores while coming to the Final Jeopardy! were:
- Kelly: $13,200,
- Rishabh: $11,600,
- Kyle: $5,800.
The Final Jeopardy! results featured Kelly as the winner. The final scores were:
- Kelly: $23,201,
- Rishabh: $23,200,
- Kyle: $11,400.
Fans can catch the upcoming Jeopardy! episode on October 21, 2024. It will feature Kelly defending her "champion" title with more exciting questions and clues.
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