A great game was played by all, but Larissa Kelly won it by returning to the tactic that served her so well last May — betting big in Final Jeopardy! In fact, she bet it all, and it’s a good thing, too. And now it’s on to the championship game!
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LARISSA DID IT AGAIN! The Double Jeopardy! round was tense when she fell behind, and Final Jeopardy! was a nail-biter, but Larissa leads, going into the final Tournament of Champions. Video of tonight’s game to follow…
The impressive “grad student from El Cerrito, California,” Larissa Kelly, continues to not disappoint her fans. Way to go, young lady! Here’s the video of her semi-final win on the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions. The game got very interesting in the Double Jeopardy! round. There’s even a Stephen Colbert question in there.
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In the most eagerly awaited return of a Jeopardy! champion since Ken Jennings, here is Larissa Kelly, who is the most popular subject, by far, this blog has had in its 30-month existence…
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Jeopardy! fan-favorite Larissa Kelly will return for the Tournament of Champions, airing March 11-24. Meanwhile, here’s a surprise from Larissa. A piece of speculative fiction she has written, called “Engines of Survival,” that you will find at Strange Horizons Fiction:
http://www.strangehorizons.com/2008/20081222/engines-f.shtml
Now that Sarah Palin’s star has faded (although I doubt permanently), Larissa is once again the #1 reason — ahead of Alizée! — why people find this blog, so take note that she has included an e-mail address. There’s no reason to assume this isn’t really Larissa, and you have to promise me that if you write to Larissa you will be civil, respectful and well-behaved! And remember, boys, she’s married. “For all of you youngsters,” as Ed Sullivan used to say, I should explain that “Sorry Boys, She’s Married” is a play on a famous moment in Beatles history.
Well, I guess the May ratings sweeps period is over, now that Larissa Kelly is no longer on Jeopardy!, and my hit count will fall to its usual level. It was sad seeing Larissa lose Wednesday night, because if she hasn’t been the best known person in America for the past week, she’s probably been the most liked. But hey, if she had to lose, at least it was to a bald guy. 😉
Here is a 20-minute video of Larissa’s complete seventh, and last, appearance on Jeopardy!, until we see her in the Tournament of Champions. To me she seemed to be getting tired towards the end, and that’s certainly understandable.
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Wannabe Jeopardy! contestants would do well to heed Larissa’s advice.
I think the main advice I would have for future contestants is to practice playing past games at www.j-archive.com, and to not look too much at the scores while playing, unless you need to make a wager. The questions come so fast that looking up and keeping track of how you’re doing can be very distracting.
