Jeopardy!‘s forty first season is underway and with it comes the introduction of much more gamers in its first week again on air, amongst which is Mark Palmere who joined returning champ Will Weiss and Bethany Korp for the September twelfth sport.
Whereas host Ken Jennings was fast to note Mark’s defining mustache, asking the participant concerning the facial characteristic throughout the episode’s anecdotal phase, it was his strategy to the buzzer that basically caught viewers’ consideration. Through the first spherical break, Mark provided the origin story behind his mustache, sighting particular inspirations.
“So, I initially grew it for Halloween to be Freddie Mercury, and principally I’ve solely grown it again for different mustached costumes like Ted Lasso most not too long ago,” the vitality analyst from Sacramento, California instructed Jennings and the viewers.
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“However you stored it for Jeopardy!, Jennings identified, including, “That is famously a mustache-friendly stage.” Jennings, after all, referencing late host Alex Trebek who sported an iconic stache within the earlier days of his sport show-hosting profession.
“Maybe I’ll be a throwback Alex subsequent Halloween,” Mark provided. Whereas Mark’s likeness to the late lead singer of Queen undoubtedly caught some viewers’ consideration, it was Mark’s repeated squats to buzz in that left followers in awe.
With every passing clue and query combo, Mark put his total being into urgent the buzzer. Finally, the tactic proved profitable as Mark grew to become the evening’s champ, beating out 2-game winner Will. Heading into Last Jeopardy! Mark trailed Will’s $14,400 with simply $8,200, and Bethany wasn’t far behind him with $7,600.
The class for the spherical was “Historic Names” with the clue studying, “In 1824, President Monroe invited him again to the adopted nation of his youth, which has all the time cherished his ‘necessary companies.’” The ultimate response was, “Who was the Marquis de Lafayette?”
Sadly for Will, he was the one one to offer the incorrect response, and Mark’s guess of $7,999 introduced his remaining rating to $16,199, surpassing Will and beating out Bethany’s remaining rating of $14,401. In different phrases, followers will probably be seeing extra of Mark’s buzzer technique in Friday’s sport.
Beneath, see a few of their reactions to Mark’s gameplay and likeness to Mercury, and tell us what you considered the participant’s sport within the feedback part.
Mark’s buzzer abilities are…um, fascinating. #Jeopardy pic.twitter.com/MfUpkaR4ju
— AC (@ACinPhilly) September 12, 2024
We received two out of three contestant doing the perfect to kind the Ministry of Foolish Buzzers #jeopardy pic.twitter.com/4m4SpOEZPY
— kratzy1 (@kratzy1) September 12, 2024
#jeopardy WTH is with the dipper within the center?
— Daisy (@SharonM08090730) September 12, 2024
What’s Mark doing?
#jeopardy pic.twitter.com/YmFciqXtBO— Socially Distant Danielle Bickerson ⬛ (@xenadanielle) September 12, 2024
Mark’s going to take a knee any second #Jeopardy
— Karen (@runyourplate) September 12, 2024
Mark doing his factor #Jeopardy pic.twitter.com/MLtwMgwXMP
— Karen (@runyourplate) September 12, 2024
Mark working the hell out of that buzzer #jeopardy
— johnny (@johnnycadams) September 12, 2024
Mark is enthusiastic!! #Jeopardy
— Opinion 123 (@motivate51) September 12, 2024
Mark, you would be a special Alex…#Jeopardy pic.twitter.com/TGrzpJ5wU1
— Matt Carberry (@mfc248) September 12, 2024
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