Is the third time a charm for current Jeopardy! champion Tristan Williams? He already broke the one-day champion curse by winning his second game on May 7. Can he win number three?
Answering all three Daily Doubles correctly allowed one contestant to walk away with a runaway win. Williams, from Lincoln, Nebraska, entered the May 8 game with a two-day total of $38,400.
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