‘Jeopardy!’ Fans Bash Judges’ ‘Brutal’ Daily Double Ruling

[The following post contains Major spoilers for the Tuesday, May 6, episode of Jeopardy!] Although a lot of questions were answered correctly on Tuesday’s (May 6) episode of Jeopardy!, the contestants’ totals were pretty low, and it all came down to their wagers on their Daily Doubles. Ben Ganger, from Goshen, Indiana, tried to go for his sixth win. The data analyst had a five-day total of $105,915 and became the fifth qualifier for 2026’s Tournament of Champions. Ganger faced off against two new opponents: Keegan Olson, from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and Sarah Gillis, from Asbury Park, New Jersey. When host Ken Jennings stepped out on the stage, he said that Ganger told him after Monday’s show, “ToC, man. That’s beyond my wildest dreams.” The beginning of the game was a pretty even playing field as all three game show contestants answered a handful of questions correctly. Gillis, a mortgage loan processor, found the first Daily Double of the ...
- 5/6/2025
- TV Insider
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