JEOPARDY! contestant Brandon Broughton has addressed fans online who dare to slam his questionable wager on the game show.
Brandon had words for critics who shaded him for placing a chancy bet that cost him a big win on Jeopardy! on social media.
Brandon was so close, yet so far away from his big win, making it to the final round of the game show with $10,000 that could've been in his back pocket.
However, that potentiality was thwarted when he decided to wager a big chunk of it on the last Jeopardy! question.
Game show host Ken Jennings, 48, asked Brandon and his fellow competitors to guess the following:
"Based on an off-Broadway play with just three characters, it won the Best Picture Oscar, and the actors in all three roles were nominated."
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RISKY BUSINESS
He then gave them each thirty seconds to answer.
After the time was up, he asked each player what their answer was, beginning with Brandon's challenger Teresa Browning.
Teresa happened to wager all of her earnings, which was $400, as she guessed that the answer was, "what is Glengarry Glen Ross?"
Her answer was wrong, and she lost all of her winnings, taking home zero dollars in the end.
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Ken then went to Brandon for him to respond with his answer, which was, "what is Dinner With Andre?
His answer was wrong also, and since he bet the majority of his winnings, $9,201, he ended up with only $799 when the game concluded.
Jeopardy! champion Brian Henegar was the only one who made a boatload of cash.
Even though he got the answer wrong also, he only bet $2,999 in the last round, which happened not to be much since he was already at $23,000
Brian pocketed $20,001 when it was all said and done.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Out of the three contestants on the latest game show episode, most fans were perplexed by Brandon.
In an online thread on Reddit, fans discussed Brandon's loss and the thought process that led to the wager, yielding a response from Brandon.
"You might wonder why I wagered such that I risked putting myself in 3rd place. Well, so do I," Brandon wrote on Reddit.
He added that he only realized what he had done "once the music stopped," but he had a good time regardless.
One fan came to his defense in the thread, admitting: "I feel for you, Brandon.
"The wagering part is harder than answering the questions! It’s a lot of pressure to do pen-and-paper math while everybody is waiting for you."
A second person cosigned: "I admittedly did wonder, but hey, pressure and the lights!
"Folks like myself can watch from home and make fair (and, sadly, unfair) critiques, but not many of us have made it to the stage!
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"Also, Lisa Sriren made a similar goof with wagering two dollars too many in her second game last week.
"I really respect your straightforwardness, and you played a good game anyhow!"
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