A DANGER! the contestant responded to fans who criticized him for going overboard in what turned out to be an on-stage nap anecdote.
On Wednesday’s Jeopardy! episode, Larry P. Wellington said that he invented “unique” names for his children.
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Larry faced Alex Pribil and Issac Hirsch, who won his sixth consecutive game for a total of $141,388.
During the episode, Ken Jennings spoke to each player, as is tradition, and mentioned that Larry’s children have “themed names?”
“Okay, well, when our daughter was born, we were looking for a unique name,” Larry replied enthusiastically.
“And we decided on Harper — we thought ‘Harper, Harper Lee,’ that’s really cool.”
“And our son came along as you know, we have an opportunity here. Beckett, for Samuel Beckett.”
Even Ken, 50, seemed a little unfazed and joked: “Writers and family… I guess if you have more kids you’ll have to read more books.”
‘THEY SOUND LIKE NORMAL NAMES’
After the game, fans took to Reddit, mocking the Q&A joke and the names for not being that unique.
“’MY CHILDREN HAVE WEIRD NAMES!’ Sir, they look like normal names….” one user scoffed.
“Harper is literally the 11th most popular girl’s name you know lmao,” wrote another.
“I thought he was going to say he named his other kids Jem, Dill and Boo,” like in To Kill a Mockingbird,” wrote a third viewer.
Larry responded in the thread and berated the haters, saying that Harper was less popular than he is now.
He wrote: “And it was the 120th most popular name when we decided to call her that.
“Sorry for being a trendsetter,” he added with a little smiley face emoji.
STAND-UP GUY
Meanwhile, defending champion Isaac has won over fans with his hilarious Q&A stories – no surprise since he’s a former stand-up comic.
During his fourth win, he recalled a recent fitness journey that left his figure “exactly the same” after “bulking up and gaining 30 pounds.”
During his third win, he shared that not himself, but his car had a cameo on the TV show Brooklyn 99.
During his second victory, he drew laughs when he recalled how “ironically” he was crowned high school homecoming king.
“Protect Isaac at all costs as he is so effortlessly funny,” praised another Instagram user recently.
“I don’t remember any contestant having so many funny and/or charming anecdotes.”
Isaac appeared during his first victory with a Q&A story revealing that his father appeared on Jeopardy! – and lost – 30 years ago.
“My dad was on Jeopardy! in the 80s and one of the first years Alex hosted, and he lost,” Isaac said.
“I used to tease him about it as a kid. Like ‘I Lost On Jeopardy!’ from Weird Al, being like, ‘It’s about you, dad!’”
Ken started laughing as Isaac concluded, “So today we’re going to find out how real karma is.”
However, Isaac’s gameplay is no joke. He shot 169, 23 incorrect in lanes overall and 10 out of 12 in Daily Doubles.
Some fans even speculate that he could be the new favorite for the next Tournament of Champions.
So far, the other qualifiers for the upcoming Contest of Champions are Survivor alum Drew Basile (7 wins), Adriana Harmeyer (15 wins), Alison Betts (5 wins), and Dr. Amy Hummel (5 wins), and Celebrity Jeopardy! It’s Lisa Ann Walter.
With four wins, Grant DeYoung and Amar Kakirde are also likely to participate.
Isaac will be looking for his seventh victory on Thursday night’s episode against two new challengers, while everyone is wondering how far he will go.
Danger! airs at 7pm ET – check your local listings.
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