Jeopardy! contestants sometimes come up with a response that the quiz show writers didn’t have as the desired answer and decide it is technically also correct. On Monday, November 4’s episode, such was the case for one player, but fans were torn on whether her alternative should have been allowed.
Returning champ Greg Jolin, a system specialist and accountant from Raymond, New Hampshire who has been on a tear this week, faced Brian Frey, a journeyman (yes, journeyman) originally from Syosset, New York, and Lindsey Simmons, an attorney originally from Marshall, Missouri.
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