Danger! player admits to being ‘very tired waiting all day’ before suffering ‘brain fart’ and losing to the champion

A DANGER! The player admitted to having a brain fart in the most recent episode because he was tired.

Alex Wang lost to current Jeopardy! champion Isaac Hirsch in a tough performance that included answering a Daily Double incorrectly.

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Alex chose the “Geo-Pourri” category for $600.

The question ended up being a Daily Double and he made a real Daily Double, betting $600.

“The Brahmaputra river crosses 3 countries from its source to its confluence with this other large river”, said the question.

Alex hesitated and replied: “What is the Tigris River?”

“Sorry, no. It’s in India. The Ganges,” said host Ken Jennings.

This saw Alex fall to $0, with Isaac in the lead with $4,800, and Sarah Crocker in second with $1,400.

Alex fought hard in the first round and finished with $400 before Double Jeopardy!.

‘I’M VERY ANGRY’

After the episode aired, the contestant took to the game show’s Reddit forum to share his thoughts.

He explained why he messed up the Daily Double.

“I’m very upset about losing DD1. Geography is probably my strongest category and I knew it was the longest river in India,” he explained.

“I just had a complete brain fart and forgot it was the Ganges.”

“Being the last episode recorded during the day is really tiring (both physically and mentally)! Sarah and I were saying how tired we were,” Alex continued.

He explained that the contestants have to arrive at 7:30 am and stay all day without checking their cell phones.

The last episode is recorded around 4pm and the room empties when the contestants go home, so there aren’t many people there at the end.

Danger! Host timeline

Danger! has had a tumultuous history regarding hosts following the death of the iconic Alex Trebek in 2020. Here are every host since the game show’s inception in 1964.

Art Fleming – from 1964 to 1975, he was the original host of the daytime version of Jeopardy! on NBC.

Alex Trebek – From 1984 to 2020, the late, great Alex hosted the modern iteration of Jeopardy! for 36 years until his death from pancreatic cancer.

Guest Hosts – 2020 to 2021, Jeopardy! tested a series of guest hosts for one- or two-week stints, including Anderson Cooper, LaVar Burton and Aaron Rodgers.

Mike Richards – 2021, he was named host for a week before resigning amid controversy. He was the show’s executive producer at the time.

Mayim Bialik – 2021 to 2023, when Mike was announced as the show’s new host, Mayim was chosen to host tournaments and primetime specials.

Mayim and Ken Jennings – 2022 to 2023, 74-time champion Ken (the winningest contestant of all time) joined Mayim as guest host and they shared hosting duties.

Ken Jennings – 2023 to present. Last December, Mayim announced on Instagram that she would “no longer” host Jeopardy! after a long hiatus, having defended the writers’ strike, and Ken was named sole host.

Ken now runs all editions of Jeopardy! including Celebrity Jeopardy!, the late night show and other primetime specials such as Masters.

ABOUT THE GAME

Alex, a Duke University student from Harrington Park, New Jersey, finished the game with $1,600.

He responded to Final Jeopardy! correctly, making your final total $2,010.

Sarah had $5,000 at the end and got the question wrong, ending up with $500.

She is a writer and editor from Aurora, Colorado.

Isaac won his fourth game for a total of $22,200.

He is a customer support team leader in Burbank, California.

Isaac will play his fifth game on Monday, July 8th.

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