After three episodes, former Notre Dame lacrosse player [autotag]Taylor Clagett[/autotag] is done on “Jeopardy!” The two-day champion lost his third game to library circulation assistant Julie Sisson, who hails from Everett, Washington. He leaves the show with winnings totaling $32,800.
Clagett led for most of the game but didn’t ring in again after the Double Jeopardy! round had just passed the halfway mark. At that point, his score of $9,700 was $6,900 more than Andrew Knowles, a psychologist resident from Portland, Oregon who was then in second place. But Knowles and Sisson closed the gap after that, and only $3,300 separated all three players going into Final Jeopardy!
In the category “Compound Word Origins”, the game’s final clue was as follows:
“This compound word meant an astronomical object of exceptional brightness in 1910; it was soon applied to actors & athletes”
Sisson and Knowles both came up with the correct response of “What is superstar?” However, Clagett only came up with “What is star?” With Sisson already having taken the lead with her response, that spelled the end for Clagget on the legendary quiz show. His wager of $8,722 knocked him down to third place and the cash award of $1,000 that is reserved for such losing contestants.
All told, it was a great few episodes for Clagget. Most “Jeopardy!” contestants are lucky to win only once. That he did it twice should give him a sense of pride going forward. And it will be beneficial for the Taylor Anne Foundation, which was established in honor of his niece who passed away in 2022.
Oh, and for the last time, see how you would have done in this particular episode.
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