So That Happened

<p><em>Jeopardy</em> contestant Manny Abell just learned the value of a dollar&ndash;in the coolest way possible.</p><p>On a recent episode of <em>Jeopardy</em>, the incumbent champion defended his title with a jackpot of just $1.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><div><div class="video-correcting-container" style="left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 0px;position: relative;padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/l1BgSJsYKTEierBBK" width="480" height="329" frameborder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowfullscreen style="top: 0px;left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 100%;position: absolute;"></iframe></div></div></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Manny went into Final Jeopardy in third place, with just $1,000 on the board. His competitors both had $12,300, meaning the chance of Manny winning was pretty low. However, all three contestants got the question wrong, and all three bet their entire winnings&ndash;except Manny bet $999, leaving him with $1, and leaving the others with $0.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sometimes a dollar goes a long way! 💵 Head over to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JBuzz?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JBuzz</a> for more on this moment: <a href="https://t.co/91ZLtoYmpI">https://t.co/91ZLtoYmpI</a> <a href="https://t.co/5CbxtielYF">pic.twitter.com/5CbxtielYF</a></p>&mdash; Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jeopardy/status/920484749130416128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 18, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>When host Alex Trebek realized Manny had won, he told the crowd it was the &quot;smallest win in many, many, many years.&quot; According to <a href="https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/highlights/$1-winners"><em>Jeopardy</em>&#39;s website</a>, Trebek is right&ndash;this was the first time someone won with just a $1 prize since 1993, when Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Darryl Scott found himself in the same situation.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe oembed-full-width"><div><div class="video-correcting-container" style="left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 0px;position: relative;padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tbNBroZR3hs?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen style="top: 0px;left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 100%;position: absolute;"></iframe></div></div></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>As one Twitter user pointed out, this leaves the losers with greater winnings than the winner. (The runners-up get $1,000 and $2,000.) But Manny&#39;s 3-day winnings came to $42,799, and he gets to return for the following episode, so he&#39;s probably feelin&#39; pretty fly anyway.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">So does this mean the winner gets less money for this game than the losers did?</p>&mdash; Jake (@plainsimplejake) <a href="https://twitter.com/plainsimplejake/status/920643487355121671?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 18, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Contestant Fran Fried took to Twitter to share her feelings on the game. Ah, if only she&#39;d wagered $2 less.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><a class="twitter-timeline" href="https://twitter.com/franoramaworld?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Tweets by franoramaworld</a> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><a class="twitter-timeline" href="https://twitter.com/franoramaworld?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Tweets by franoramaworld</a> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Others responded to <em>Jeopardy</em>&#39;s tweet, marveling at the impressive win.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">THIS IS THE DRAMA I LIVE FOR <a href="https://t.co/zRfX46SDVW">pic.twitter.com/zRfX46SDVW</a></p>&mdash; scam keller (@iamsamkeller) <a href="https://twitter.com/iamsamkeller/status/920433487781482502?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 17, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">That was one hell of a game.</p>&mdash; Tim (@G3Onaut) <a href="https://twitter.com/G3Onaut/status/920671689712816128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 18, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Wow, wow wow 😳 🤣🤣🤣🤣</p>&mdash; DonnaDee (@MissDMWalters10) <a href="https://twitter.com/MissDMWalters10/status/920657354026340352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 18, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This was great to watch. The reactions were priceless.</p>&mdash; tonx ͛ (@babytonx) <a href="https://twitter.com/babytonx/status/920693180705792000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 18, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p> </p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><div><div class="video-correcting-container" style="left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 0px;position: relative;padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/6ZDw0O7QSdGSc" width="477" height="262" frameborder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowfullscreen style="top: 0px;left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 100%;position: absolute;"></iframe></div></div></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>Now, let&#39;s see if you can correctly answer the Final Jeopardy that none of the contestants could.</h2><p><sec-poll id="107"></sec-poll></p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Watch a 'Jeopardy' contestant win with $1 total. Even Trebek is impressed.

Jeopardy contestant Manny Abell just learned the value of a dollar&ndash;in the coolest way possible.On a recent episode of Jeopardy, the incumbent champion defended his title with a jackpot of just $1.Manny went into Final Jeopardy in third place, with just $1,000 on the board. His competitors both had $12,300, meaning the chance of Manny winning was pretty low. However, all three contestants got the question wrong, and all three bet their entire winnings&ndash;except Manny bet $999, leaving him with $1, and leaving the others with $0.Sometimes a dollar goes a long way! 💵 Head over to #JBuzz for more on this moment: https://t.co/91ZLtoYmpI pic.twitter.com/5CbxtielYF&mdash; Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) October 18, 2017 When host Alex Trebek realized Manny had won, he told the crowd it was the &quot;smallest win in many, many, many years.&quot; According to Jeopardy&#39;s website, Trebek is right&ndash;this was the first time someone won with just a $1 prize since 1993, when Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Darryl Scott found himself in the same situation.As one Twitter user pointed out, this leaves the losers with greater winnings than the winner. (The runners-up get $1,000 and $2,000.) But Manny&#39;s 3-day winnings came to $42,799, and he gets to return for the following episode, so he&#39;s probably feelin&#39; pretty fly anyway.So does this mean the winner gets less money for this game than the losers did?&mdash; Jake (@plainsimplejake) October 18, 2017 Contestant Fran Fried took to Twitter to share her feelings on the game. Ah, if only she&#39;d wagered $2 less.Tweets by franoramaworld Tweets by franoramaworld Others responded to Jeopardy&#39;s tweet, marveling at the impressive win.THIS IS THE DRAMA I LIVE FOR pic.twitter.com/zRfX46SDVW&mdash; scam keller (@iamsamkeller) October 17, 2017 That was one hell of a game.&mdash; Tim (@G3Onaut) October 18, 2017 Wow, wow wow 😳 🤣🤣🤣🤣&mdash; DonnaDee (@MissDMWalters10) October 18, 2017 This was great to watch. The reactions were priceless.&mdash; tonx ͛ (@babytonx) October 18, 2017  Now, let&#39;s see if you can correctly answer the Final Jeopardy that none of the contestants could.

Jeopardy contestant Manny Abell just learned the value of a dollar–in the coolest way possible.