'Jeopardy!': Why Were There 3 New Contestants? What Happened to Ben Chan?

[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for the April 17 episode of Jeopardy!]

Last time on Jeopardy!, returning champ Ben Chan prolonged his streak to 3 video games (on April 14), so the place was he within the newest episode?

The April 17 episode of Jeopardy! noticed three new contestants compete: legal professional Madeleine McKenna, author Daniel Ciarrocchi, and retired methods analyst Toni van Kampen. Fortunately, host Ken Jennings instantly addressed the unusual circumstance.

“Astute Jeopardy! viewers can have already observed that Johnny Gilbert, when he launched our gamers, didn’t point out a returning champion and their winnings. Astute and constant Jeopardy!viewers will keep in mind that final week, Friday’s present ended with Ben Chan clinching his third runaway win,” Jennings mentioned.

“How will we clear up this riddle? Well, as has occurred just a few instances in Jeopardy! historical past, the returning champ discovered themselves unable to journey this week. What which means is, by no means worry, we’ll have Ben again on at a later date,” he continued. “But it implies that Toni, Daniel, and Madeleine are taking the stage all for the primary time as we speak. It’s a contemporary begin. No intimidating returning champ to take care of.”

So when will Ben be again? We ought to see him once more subsequent month, particularly on May 15, in accordance with Fox 11 News, which attributes his absence with an “sickness.” And when he returns, he’ll be dealing with off towards one other returning champion and a brand new participant, as one Reddit userfamous they did when this occurred originally of Season 37 for Zach Newkirk. When that point comes, Ben can be returning s a three-day returning champ with winnings totaling $ 69,001.

We’ll have to attend to see who precisely that’s, however for now, it’s Daniel who can be returning tomorrow as a champ, with a one-day whole of $16,001. He went into Final Jeopardy with a lead of solely $800 over Toni however was the one one to get it right. The clue, within the class “English Literature,” learn: “It says, ‘The thoughts is its personal place, & in itself could make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven. What matter the place, if I be nonetheless the identical.’” The reply was Paradise Lost.