JEOPARDY! host Ken Jennings made a playful side remark that may have been about Mayim Bialik as a champ's winning streak got serious on Thursday. Ken seemingly referenced the ex-host in Final Jeopardy as Adriana Harmeyer nabbed her seventh win and a buzzworthy $155,700 total. The archivist from West Lafayette, Indiana, was back for more against Rabbi Shira Gluck and theater producer Benjamin Nelson.
Ken opened the match by remarking that Adriana now boasts the season's longest winning streak - and she's not slowing down. After the Jeopardy! round, she led with $4,800, Benjamin (off the first Daily Double) had $2,400, and Shira $3,000. In Double Jeopardy!, Benjamin briefly tied her for the lead on the second Daily Double, while Shira missed the third one with a safe bet.
But once again, Adriana pulled off a runaway going into Final Jeopardy with $18,800, Shira $8,900, and Benjamin $8,000. Final Jeopardy was under the category "U.S.
HISTORY." It read "Challenged in a courtroom that same year, 1925's Butler Act in Tennessee outlawed this activity and wasn't repealed until 1967." Benjamin incorrectly wrote ".
..?" and Shira also incorrectly wrote, "What is drinking alcohol?" But Ken ruled her as incorrect in a way he doesn't usually do, and it wasn't lost on astute viewers.
He told Shira, "Unfortunately, that's not correct." As a fan pointed out, that's exactly what Mayim would often say in Final Jeopardy (seen here) , whether the shade was on purpose or not. "After Shira's respon.
