JEOPARDY! contestant Erin Buker has been left with one of the 'lowest scores ever' after a challenging game. She competed against reining champ Drew Basile, who took his fourth win, and Graham Hicks. Erin got off to a strong start, getting two answers correct and zero incorrect in the first round.
She began struggling in Double Jeopardy, answering a whopping seven questions wrong. Drew, meanwhile, began running away with the game. He answered 33 questions right in Double Jeopardy with Drew just behind him with 15.
Going into Final Jeopardy, the three-day champion had racked up an impressive $26,400. Graham had $11,000 and Erin lagged behind in third with a shocking negative amount of -$7,200. Erin did not participate in Final Jeopardy due to her standing going into the round.
Host Ken Jennings gave the following clue to the two contestants: "When this body was discovered in 1978, Persephone was suggested as its name." The correct answer was, "What is Charon?" Neither Drew nor Graham correctly guessed the final answer. Drew edged out his only competitor regardless, sending Graham packing while he took his fourth win.
His four-day total is now sitting at $75,682. On Reddit, fans discussed Drew's win and Erin's subsequent loss. Several expressed sympathy for her.
"Nice runaway game for Drew, he seems to be hitting his stride now which is great to see," one fan commented. "Definitely feel bad for Erin though, she had a rough day today for sure. Ans she's definitely gonna sadly re.