A Jeopardy! contestant spoke out after the game about the tough Daily Doubles deciding who won. Tristan Williams returned for his ninth game. Did he continue his streak?
Williams, from Lincoln, Nebraska, came into the game with an eight-day total of $158,501. On May 18, his ninth game, the data scientist played against Amy Dewey, from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, and Thomas Trovato, from London, Ontario, Canada. Warning: Spoilers for the May 18 episode of Jeopardy! ahead.
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