How did Fishers firefighter Jeff Hague do on Jeopardy! Monday night?
The Carmel resident competed against Anna Ciamporcero, a stay-at-home mom from Connecticut, and 12-time defending champion, Scott Riccardi, an engineer from New Jersey.
Hague made a valiant effort but the firefighter's hopes of moving on to Tuesday's game were extinguished after a third place finish. Here's what happened.
Hague has served the City of Fishers as a firefighter for more than 20 years and was recently promoted in late April to the rank of Captain.
The firefighter and paramedic kindled a long burning ambition to appear on "Jeopardy!," according to a social media post the department put out Sunday.
"We're proud to cheer on one of our own," a spokesperson said, calling Hague's appearance on the hit quiz show "living a lifelong dream."
Hague buzzed in a total of 10 times in the first round and four times in Double Jeopardy, according to data from the show, answering 12 questions correctly.
At the end of the first round, Hague was in second place with $2,200 to Riccardi's $5,400. The New Jersey engineer managed to pull much further ahead in the Double Jeopardy round, ending with $35,400 against Ciamporcero and Hague, who had $4,600.
The Final Jeopardy question stumped two of the three contestants. The category was "Mythological Places" and the clue was:
"A 17th Century English Translation of the 'Aeneid' rhymes 'My Soul Remains' and 'Perpetual Pains' with this two-word place."
The answer: "What are the Elysian Plains?"
Only Riccardi answered correctly, wagering $15,000 to end the night in first place with $50,400. His total 13-day winnings as of Monday are $362,901.
Hague entered Final Jeopardy with $4,600. He wagered $4,400 but didn't know the answer, ending the night with $200.
"Jeopardy!" airs nightly at 7:30 p.m. ET Monday through Saturday on WTHR in Indianapolis. Visit jeopardy.com/watch to see when and where the show airs in your area.
You can stream episodes of "Jeopardy!" online with a subscription to Philo.
"Jeopardy!" doesn't stream on Peacock, but with a premium subscription, you can watch the broadcast live.
Contestant Brad Rutter won $4,938,436 — including tournaments — on "Jeopardy!," the all-time record amount of money awarded, according to the show's website. Ken Jennings is second on the list with $4,370,700.
Ken Jennings won a record 74 consecutive games, according to the "Jeopardy!" website.
James Holzhauer won $131,127 in a single game on April 17, 2019, according to the show's website. Holzhauer holds each of the top 10 single-game winning totals with No. 10 checking in at $89,229. His total earnings rank third all-time at $3,612,216.
Potential contestants are invited to audition by taking the show's online test, which can be found here: jeopardy.com/be-on-j/anytime-test. Adult contestants must be age 18 or older.
John Tufts covers trending news for IndyStar and Midwest Connect. Send him a news tip at JTufts@Gannett.com. Find him on BlueSky at JohnWritesStuff.
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