<p id=”par-1_39″>Tuesday’s episode of <em><a href=”http://cheatsheet.com/tag/jeopardy”>Jeopardy!</a></em> saw returning champion Josh Weikert, a politics professor from Collegeville, Pennsylvania, defending his title against two new challengers: Eugene Huang, a teacher from Paramus, New Jersey, and Sara Balmuth, an archaeologist from Shasta Lake, California.</p>
<p id=”par-2_7″><strong>[Warning: Spoilers ahead for tonight’s <em>Jeopardy! </em>episode]</strong></p>
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<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-jeopardy-round-a-strong-start-for-josh”>Jeopardy! Round: A strong start for Josh</h2>
<p id=”par-3_49″>The game kicked off with the categories Mountains, Hippo-Pourri, Quoting The Film, Mix -Ology, Business, and Before Pleasure. Josh took an early lead, finishing the round with $7,200. Sara kept pace with $3,600, while Eugene, despite aggressive play, struggled after missing the Daily Double, ending the round at $1,600.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-double-jeopardy-josh-pulls-away”>Double Jeopardy: Josh pulls away</h2>
<p id=”par-4_59″>The competition intensified in Double Jeopardy with the categories Then, Voyager, 2-Word Phrases, Art History, Women On TV, Plead The 5th, and Poetic Places. Josh dominated the board, securing a commanding $20,000. Eugene rebounded impressively to $10,600, but another missed Daily Double hampered his momentum. Meanwhile, Sara found herself in a tough spot at $1,600 heading into Final Jeopardy.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-what-was-tonight-s-final-jeopardy-clue”>What was tonight’s Final Jeopardy clue?</h2>
<p id=”par-5_9″>The Final Jeopardy category was <em>Migrations</em>, with the clue:</p>
<p id=”par-6_19″><em>“A biosphere reserve in Michoacán is named for these creatures that turn the forests orange and black every November.”</em></p>
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<p id=”par-7_44″>All three contestants correctly identified the <em>monarch butterfly</em>. Sara doubled her score to $3,200, while Eugene’s bold $9,401 wager brought him to $20,001. However, Josh played it safe, wagering just $1,201 to secure the win with $21,201—bringing his three-day total to an impressive $54,001.</p>
<p id=”par-8_27″>With his third consecutive victory, Josh Weikert <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/jeopardy-winner-says-couldnt-go-anywhere-unattended-during-show.html/?swcfpc=1″>continues his run as <em>Jeopardy!</em> champion</a>. Can he extend his streak even further? We’ll find out in the next episode!</p>