Latest Jeopardy! contestant Karen Morris has opened up in regards to the second followers have referred to as the largest wager blunder since Cheers’ Cliff Clavin.
The veterinary pupil from Christiansburg, Virginia, blew a large lead on Wednesday’s (March 22) episode when she made a risky wager on a late-game Each day Double, tumbling her whole from $21,800 to $11,800 and finally costing her the win.
“Okay I’m gonna run down the episode step-by-step after which I’ll lookup who “Cliff Clavin” is,” Morris wrote on Twitter late Wednesday night time as she defined her thought course of.
“To start with I used to be fearful about buzzing as a result of motor abilities usually are not my jam, and I’ve two brothers who’re fairly severe avid gamers (one PC, one console) whereas this freakin sport has just one button, but was so intimidating to me,” she continued.
To start with I used to be fearful about buzzing as a result of motor abilities usually are not my jam, and I’ve two brothers who’re fairly severe avid gamers (one PC, one console) whereas this freakin sport has just one button, but was so intimidating to me
— That Jeopardy Karen 🤷🏻♀️ (@JeopardyKaren) March 23, 2023
“So as soon as I noticed that I had the buzzer timing found out I needed to cease myself from buzzing in on clues that I simply had no thought about. Take it simple, Karen.”
She went on to speak about a few of her earlier solutions however famous that “what you actually wish to learn about is The Massive Wager.”
“Making an applicable wager requires contemplating the chance of realizing the proper response, which requires assessing your competency within the class, which requires consciousness of what the class is, which, at that second, I DID NOT HAVE,” Morris wrote.
Making an applicable wager requires contemplating the chance of realizing the proper response, which requires assessing your competency within the class, which requires consciousness of what the class is, which, at that second, I DID NOT HAVE
— That Jeopardy Karen 🤷🏻♀️ (@JeopardyKaren) March 23, 2023
She admitted that the clue about artist Hans Holbein stumped her and that the one title she may give you was “Justin Bieber,” however she doesn’t remorse her loopy wager.
“I used to be type of considering “I can lose ten grand and nonetheless be within the lead, and I’m right here to have enjoyable and entertain the viewers, and I at all times stated I’d wager massive, and likewise I can’t consider some other numbers, so ten grand it’s.””
“Finally, I did what I did,” she added, “and I had THE MOST FUN, and on the finish of the day (I’m sorry Mother, I do know you hate that phrase) it’s a sport, and it’s a present, and it’s a sport present.”
Followers responded positively to Morris’ thread, with one person writing, “Can’t lose what you don’t put within the center, however you’ll be able to’t win a lot both. I respect it.”
A number of Jeopardy! alum stood by Morris’ choice, together with 2022 Event of Champions contestant Margaret Shelton.
“Everyone who needs to speak s*** a few contestant’s wager on Jeopardy!, beat it,” Shelton tweeted. “It’s powerful AF up there, and all of us do our damnedest to win. As a lot as you might have considered trying us to win, WE WANT US TO WIN MORE. However you rise up on that stage and present me the way it’s finished. Shout me out, okay?”
Everyone who needs to speak shit a few contestant’s wager on Jeopardy!, beat it. It’s powerful AF up there, and all of us do our damnedest to win. As a lot as you might have considered trying us to win, WE WANT US TO WIN MORE. However you rise up on that stage and present me the way it’s finished. Shout me out, okay?
— Margaret Shelton (@MargOnJeopardy) March 23, 2023
Christopher Stucky, who appeared on Season 38, wrote, “F*** each kneebiter utilizing the phrase dumb. It’s by no means a nasty thought to guess on your self whenever you’re in your factor and on a roll. Typically you lose that guess, certain, however that doesn’t make it dumb. You went for it. That deserves respect, not derision.”
Fuck each kneebiter utilizing the phrase dumb. It’s by no means a nasty thought to guess on your self whenever you’re in your factor and on a roll. Typically you lose that guess, certain, however that doesn’t make it dumb. You went for it. That deserves respect, not derision.
— Christopher Stucky (@choppernewt) March 23, 2023
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