Milan's Stephanie Jass adds $25,000 to winnings Monday on 'Jeopardy!'
Stephanie Jass with Alex Trebek
photo courtesy of Jeopardy Productions
Milan resident Stephanie Jass continued an amazing run on "Jeopardy!" Monday, adding $25,000 to her winnings on the TV quiz show and taking her total well over $100,000.
After the first round of play Monday, Jass had already racked up $9,000 in winnings, with her second-place challenger at $1,600. The gap only widened in the "Double Jeopardy" round, which ended with Jass up $21,000 to $2,200.
In the "Final Jeopardy" round, the category was Fiction. The clue: "A proposed title for this novel sounded too much like a Vegas heist movie, so the number in the title was doubled."
Jass correctly answered, "What is 'Catch-22,'" and a $4,000 wager took her to $25,000 for the day. After six victoriess in a row, her winnings total $123,970.
Jass' terrrific run will continue on Tuesday's episode. "Jeopardy!" airs at 7:30 p.m. weeknights on WDIV-TV, channel 4 in Detroit.
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Comments
Carole
Tue, Oct 16, 2012 : 2:12 p.m.
Congratulations on another win -- love watching the show, you bring great humor as well as a wide-range of knowledge. Best wishes.
Ron Granger
Tue, Oct 16, 2012 : 1:03 p.m.
She is really really good. I wonder if they'll tweak the question set to unseat her, at some point? Appearing show after show must take something of a toll, though she still seems really relaxed.
81wolverine
Tue, Oct 16, 2012 : 3:37 p.m.
My feeling is they (the people who run the show) WILL do that at some point if she keeps winning. The bottom line for these game shows is ratings. And when the execs get evidence that viewers are getting tired of watching someone who continually wins, they'll pull the plug by doing something along the lines of what you suggest. They did it with Ken Jennings and they'll do it with Stephanie if she wins "too much". Still, I enjoy watching her because she's very smart and very knowledgeable. I hope she keeps going.
DonBee
Tue, Oct 16, 2012 : 11:56 a.m.
Even after taxes, I think she can buy her new car.
music to my ear
Tue, Oct 16, 2012 : 12:28 p.m.
and then some.
music to my ear
Tue, Oct 16, 2012 : 11:06 a.m.
good lord child,keep it up you will have one big ol' nest egg awesome.
James
Tue, Oct 16, 2012 : 1:54 a.m.
I loved the beguiling smirk she gave when she said "Jethro -Tull". Yep, guilty pleasures...
Ron Granger
Tue, Oct 16, 2012 : 1:02 p.m.
The was a funny question. Imagine how embarrassing it would be for a jethro tull fan who actually knows the answer to miss it.
lynel
Tue, Oct 16, 2012 : 12:22 a.m.
I'm loving watching her!