Nikolas Polsinelli won Thursday’s “Jeopardy!” game with $17,601 after an all-in Daily Double miss briefly left him at $0. He recovered to take the lead in Double Jeopardy and correctly answered Final Jeopardy’s U.S. geography clue; he returns Friday.
A $3,200 all-in wager on the first-round Daily Double went wrong, dropping Polsinelli to $0; he ended the round with $1,400. He later wagered $1,800 on a second Daily Double and correctly responded Heliopolis, finishing Double Jeopardy with $13,200. Langton had $8,800 and Burnham $8,200.
Polsinelli wagered $4,401 and answered the Final Jeopardy clue with the Everglades, bringing his total to $17,601. Burnham and Langton both answered prairie; Burnham wagered $5,001 and finished at $3,199, while Langton wagered all $8,800 and finished at $0.
