Did giant-slayer Greg Shahade meet his match, or did he serve a checkmate to his Jeopardy! opponents? Shahade beat 31-game champion Jamie Ding on April 27. Now, he had a tough time during his second game.
Shahade, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, went into his second game with a total of $33,000. On April 28, the chess master faced off against Chris Argento, from Bayonne, New Jersey, and Alice Jiang, from Redwood City, California. Warning: Spoilers for the April 27 episode of Jeopardy! ahead.
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