Naperville native James Holzhauer is absolutely RAKING on “Jeopardy!” — to the tune of nearly $1.3 million in prize money so far. And he kicks things back up again Monday (April 29th) at 3:30 on ABC 7 Chicago.
But we learned something interesting — there are five wagers absolutely not allowed for the famed final question.
The fact that we know this is all due to a Twitter exchange between a fan and one of the greatest “Jeopardy!” contestants ever — Ken Jennings.
Personally I liked how you wagered $69 on every final jeopardy
— Bucky Isotope (@BuckyIsotope) April 23, 2019
To which Jennings replied:
this is officially forbidden on Jeopardy now, as of last year.
not even joking.— Ken Jennings (@KenJennings) April 23, 2019
Turns out there are FIVE banned wagers — three are white-supremacist associated numbers, which — GOOD. Ban those. But “69”? Is that really that big a deal? Alt Press reveals the fifth and final banned wager — and points out the one fun one that still exists out there. — [eric]