
Ken Jennings
Pictures of gettyJeopardy! challenger Roger Craig has the show to thank you for marriage with ex -champion Julia Collins.
Craig told the host Ken Jennings On Friday, February 21, episode of Jeopardy! May the show be responsible for the happiness of the couple.
“At the Games All-Star, I connected with Julia Collins,” he said. “I first met her in New York about ten years ago and we are now married.”
Jennings was ecstatic. “Oops, Jeopardy Power couple! Congratulations! “He exclaimed.
Craig also said that the relationship is “the best that has ever happened to me.”
When asked why Collins was not at the Invitational Tournament, Craig explained that he could not attend -and go against him yet. “We would love it,” he continued. “You would love to have been here, but the logistics did not work. So I hope the next time.”
Craig first appeared in the program in 2010. He set up a single day of $ 77,000 on the second day of his career, achieving Jenning’s own record of $ 75,000. After seven days in the program, he lost to Jelisa Castrodale, but finally won $ 231,200.
Collins debuted Jeopardy! In 2014 and he won more than $ 400,000 during a 20 -day race from April 21 to May 30 this year.
Headlines are definitely happier for Jeopardy!. In November 2024, the show was subjected to fire after the Heather Ryan contestant replied a sexist track. Ryan appeared in the episode of October 28, 2024 and faced a court in the category “Complete the rhyme phrase …” that said, “men rarely make passes …”
Ryan completed the phrase, replying with “girls wearing glasses”.
Jennings immediately apologized to Ryan, who wore glasses. In an interview published in the Binghamton University Student Diary on November 4, Ryan said that the court was “definitely a strange option”.
“I think he made everyone caused the audience and the stage, and Ken Jennings too, a little uncomfortable,” he said at the time. “It was like” Oh, it was unexpected. “We may choose rhyme phrases better by 2024. Unfortunately, there are still girls who are (a) of middle school and who do not want to wear their glasses and they are losing their training .
Ryan was finally second during the game, losing $ 1 to Ian Taylor, a food representative of Cleveland, Ohio. Despite the track controversy, he said the newspaper: “I had a great time. Everyone was very cozy. “”