'Jeopardy! Greatest Of All Time': With his second win, Ken Jennings is closer to winning his first tournament ever
It was another good night for Ken Jennings as he won the third night of 'Jeopardy! Greatest Of All Time' with a massive lead. He accumulated 67,700 points over the two matches, while James Holzhauer and Brad Rutter finished with 33,692 and 23,467, respectively.
The first player to win three nights will be crowned the ultimate champion. The 'Jeopardy!' tournament started on January 7 and will be continuing through to next week. Depending on the outcome of the next game, the tournament could conclude or keep going until January 17.
Jennings had won the first night of the game by beating Holzhauer by 200 points. Holzhauer won the next night with a massive lead.
However, Jennings came back with a vengeance on Thursday night, playing a strong game throughout and often even borrowing some of Holzhauer's techniques. Meanwhile, this is the third night in a row that Brad Rutter — the most successful 'Jeopardy!' champion — has finished last.
Rutter and Holzhauer managed to have a little bit of fun. However, during the Final Jeopardy round of the second match. Holzhauer also chose to pay tribute to Alex Trebek, writing, "Who is the GHOST? (Greatest host of syndicated TV)," answering his question with "Alex Trebek".
'Jeopardy! Greatest Of All Time' will next air on Tuesday, January 14, with the contestants and longtime host Alex Trebek coming back for the fourth night of the competition. Currently, with two wins in his bag, Jennings is the strong favorite to win the tournament.
So far, it has been quite a good tournament for Jennings. Fans have also been saying he would be the right successor to Alex Trebek to taking over hosting 'Jeopardy!'.
Should Jennings win 'Jeopardy! Greatest Of All Time', it will be his first time winning a tournament on the game show. As of before this tournament, Brad Rutter has won five tournaments while James Holzhauer has won one.