[Warning: The following post contains MAJOR spoilers for the Thursday, December 18, episode of Jeopardy!]
Thursday’s Second Chance Tournament saw the return of three Jeopardy! contestants are all vying for another chance to try to win. This time around, teacher Eugene Huang from Paramus, New Jersey, trivia host Dave Widmayer from Portland, Oregon, and Wednesday’s champ, filmmaker and educator Pete Johnston, originally from Alma, Michigan, all returned to the podium.
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