The Monday “Jeopardy!” episode was, as host Ken Jennings said, a tight game, but once again Portlander Matthew Marcus came through with a win. That means that Marcus, a software developer, is again the returning champ, and will try for his fourth win in a row on the episode that airs Tuesday (Feb. 7).
Portland-area viewers will have to wait a bit later than usual to watch Marcus in action, however. The 2023 State of the Union speech, which airs from 6-8 p.m. on all networks, will bump the Tuesday “Jeopardy!” episode back to a scheduled time of 10 p.m. Tuesday on KATU.
Monday night’s episode saw Marcus playing with Tanya Parrott, a librarian from Gainesville, Virginia, and Jesse Lampert, a sales executive from Los Angeles. Parrott played well, though she missed a “Double Jeopardy” question with a local angle. The category was “You Can Call Me Homer,” and the clue was: “Last name of Homer, a filmmaker himself as well as father of a creative son; in 2015 there was a retrospective of his work in Portland.”
Parrott incorrectly guessed, “Who is Winslow?” an answer which lost her a $1,000 wager. As Jennings said, cartoonist Matt Groening’s real-life dad was named Homer, “Just like on ‘The Simpsons.’” Groening is the creator of the long-running animated series, “The Simpsons.” Bonus points to Jennings for correctly pronouncing Groening’s last name.
The “Final Jeopardy” category on Monday’s show was “Inventions,” and the clue was: “1917′s ‘Elements of Trench Warfare’ said this Old West item was ‘difficult to destroy’ and ‘difficult to get through.’” All three players had the correct response: “What is barbed wire?”
Lampert bet $4,599, which brought his total to $9,199. Parrott bet only $1, which brought her total to $10,601. Marcus bet $8,000, which brought his total to $21,400, and boosted Marcus’ three-day winning amount to $87,400.
On Tuesday’s show, Marcus’ fellow players will be will be Carolyn Shivers, an associate professor from Grand Island, New York; and Greg Snyder, a call center manager from Las Vegas, Nevada.
And another Portlander is scheduled to play this week. Mira Hayward, a writer from Portland, is slated to compete in the episode that airs Thursday. If Marcus continues his winning streak, that means there could be a Portlander vs. Portlander “Jeopardy!” game on Thursday.
Remember: Tuesday’s “Jeopardy!” is scheduled to air at 10 p.m. on KATU.
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