JEOPARDY! contestants have suffered a brutal start to the game on Friday with zero correct answers.
Fans thoughts the players “were trying to lose” before champ Patrick Curran pulled off another eye-opening win.
On Friday’s episode of Jeopardy! current champ Patrick, who is a consultant, faced Reuben D’Souza, a surgical consultant, and PhD candidate Caitlin Monesmith.
All three contestants struggled to earn any money during the Jeopardy! round as host Ken Jennings, 48, got the game underway.
The first clue under the category “the president immediately before” saw both Patrick and Caitlin lose $800 immediately as they failed to correctly guess who came before Andrew Jackson [John Quincy Adams].
Patrick landed on a Daily Double next, but blew the $1,000 he was given to wager as he failed to solve the clue correctly.
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By the third clue, all the contestants were in the red.
As the players repeatedly failed to even hazard a guess, GOAT champion Ken let out a chuckle.
Viewers on social media also shared their surprise, with one writing “It seemed like they were all trying to lose," and another adding: "Slow start!"
Patrick and Caitlin then began to turn around the arduous game, with $4,000 and $2,400 respectively heading to the first commercial break.
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But Reuben remained behind with $1,200.
During Double Jeopardy! Patrick found the second Daily Double, for which he wagered his entire earnings so far.
The risky move paid off and increased his score to $11,200.
He then found the third, but risked a more conservative $3,000.
Patrick guessed the correct answer and widened his lead significantly over his trailing competitors.
Heading into Final Jeopardy!, he had $20,200 in earnings while Caitlin and Reuben were both at $7,200.
“Patrick’s got a big lead on the strength of those Daily Doubles,” noted Ken.
COOK SPOILED THE BROTH
Under the category “historic people," the final clue read: “After a 1789 event he wrote, ‘My first determination was to seek a supply of… water at Tofoa, and afterwards to sail for Tongataboo.’”
The correct answer was ‘Who is Bligh?” which Reuben guessed correctly.
He had wagered his entire earnings, putting him at $14,400 for the end of the day.
However, both Patrick and Caitlin incorrectly guessed “Who is Cook?”
Luckily for the champ, he only wagered $4,800, keeping him safely in the lead.
That set his daily total at $15, 400 and his two day total at $45, 400.
THE CHAMP CONTINUES
Patrick will no doubt be disappointed with his performance compared to the day before.
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He racked up an impressive $30,000 on Thursday as he defeated two-day champion Lloyd Sy, who previously dethroned Ray LaLonde.
Patrick will spend the weekend as a Jeopardy! champ before returning to the Alex Trebek Stage on Monday to defend his two-day streak.
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