A brand new episode of Jeopardy!<\/em> Season 39 aired on Friday, May 19, 2023, featuring the returning player Ben Chan and two new contestants. The philosophy professor from Green Bay, Wisconsin, had won seven games before the latest episode and banked $213,000. With these many wins, he has qualified for the Tournament of Champions.<\/p>\n The official synopsis of the Emmy-winning game show reads:<\/p>\n \u201cA returning champion and two challengers test their buzzer skills and their knowledge in a wide range of academic and popular categories.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Ben Chan returned to Friday\u2019s episode to play against two newcomers \u2014 Erica Johnson, a stay-at-home mom from Greenbelt, Maryland, and Chris Hammer, a teacher from McKinney, Texas. The new players tried their level best to compete against the 7-day winner Ben.<\/p>\n Ben Chan initially won three games in April but due to some travel issue, he couldn\u2019t continue playing at the time. He returned to the Alex Trebek stage in the May 15 episode<\/a> and since then became unstoppable.<\/p>\n In the latest episode, the categories for the first round included:<\/p>\n \u201cSome Of The 10 Commandments, On A First-Name Basis With Booze, Hurray For Hollywood!, Those Balls Have \u201cI\u201dS, Multiple Meanings, Gates.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Today\u2019s game started slow but Ben soon picked up the pace, so did the new players. The returning champion gave 14 correct answers, along with one wrong answer. He was leading in the game because Erica Johnson gave six correct responses and Chris Hammer delivered five correct and two incorrect answers.<\/p>\n The scores of the first round were Ben at $10,400, Erica at $3,600, and Chris at $1,400.<\/p>\n Hosted by Mayim Bialik<\/a>, the May 19 episode\u2019s categories for the second round included \u201cSweet 1616, Literary Mismatches, The Human Body, Hip-Hop Names, Anagrams, Gaits.\u201d<\/p>\n Viewers were concerned when Ben lost $10,000 combined in both Daily Doubles. Fortunately, his knowledge in the Hip-Hop Names category saved him from losing his top spot on the scoreboard. While he led the round, Erica and Chris were still struggling to bring in scores in the Double Jeopardy round.<\/p>\n The earnings of the players in the second round were Ben at $12,400, Erica at $4,800, and Chris at $3,400.<\/p>\n In the Final Jeopardy round, all three players gave the correct answer to the final question. As Ben was already leading with a big difference in scores, his position was secured. Chris and Erica almost went all in while wagering in the final round<\/a>, therefore, their ranks too remained the same.<\/p>\n Hence, Ben Chan won Jeopardy!<\/em> today.<\/p>\nToday\u2019s Jeopardy! winner is Ben Chan<\/h2>\n
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