Hempfield native edged out in rare 'Jeopardy!' sudden-death tiebreaker
With an audible gasp from the studio audience and most of America, Thursday night's Jeopardy featuring Hempfield native Sarah Norris ended in a tie.
According to programminginsider.com, all three contestants gave incorrect responses but it was Norris — a technical writer and manager from Minneapolis, Minn. — and Laura McLean — a data analyst from Nashville, Tenn., and the defending one-day Jeopardy champion — who each concluded the game with a rare tie score of $6,799. It was the very first tie game to occur since the show updated its tiebreaker rules — where no game can conclude in a non-zero tie — back in November 2014.
Without missing a beat, host Alex Trebek announced the tiebreaker category, "Way Back in 2017," and the clue, "Her April decision to call a snap parliamentary election proved less than brilliant on June 8."
Unfortuantely, Norris wasn't quite quick enough to buzz in with the winning question: "Who is May?"
Norris, whose Twitter bio now reads "Yellmaster. Messy hair. MSU. Jeopardy tiebreak loser" took to the social meda platform in the hours following the show's airing.
Ok, so some more @Jeopardy tie-breaker things! I was well aware of the tie-breaker rules. I was NOT playing for a tie. Laura ( @notthatindie ) was way too fast of a gun for that.
— Sarah Norris (@sarahnorris) March 2, 2018
What I was TRYING to do is wager to win if she got it wrong. The number I worked with was $4800. Then when I wrote down my wager, I tacked on the dollar. Why? I do not know. I will never know.
— Sarah Norris (@sarahnorris) March 2, 2018
Thank you to everyone who said my hair looked great on @Jeopardy . It's what I was going for. pic.twitter.com/puqULZILgx
— Sarah Norris (@sarahnorris) March 2, 2018
In conclusion: This was the experience of a lifetime. I have dreamed about being on @Jeopardy for most of my life. I made it! And I'm proud of how I played. I answered those questions. You saw me America.
— Sarah Norris (@sarahnorris) March 2, 2018
