Jeopardy! fans are all saying the same thing about new champ Connor Sears after 'bold' 2nd win
JEOPARDY! contestant Connor Sears won his second game on Tuesday amassing a cool combined total of $43.9K.
Viewers impressed by his chops admitted in various online forums that he's also a good-looking guy.
The 2-day champ faced Suzanne Zgraggen, a zoo educator from West Valley, Utah, and Max Davison, a writer from Studio City, California.
Connor, a copy editor from Queens, New York, defeated 2-day champ Patrick Curran on Monday so he took to the left podium - where the winners go.
Jeopardy! fans liked seeing him there in a literal sense as the swooping-haired contestant flashed his nice smile and won in a gutsy second go.
Tonight, rival Max had his eye on the prize and ran two categories in the Double Jeopardy round.
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The eventual second-placer missed a crucial "Daily Double" and since he wagered $4000, he couldn't ink out a comeback.
'REALLY?'
Connor landed one of the other "Daily Doubles" and made went all-in betting his entire $7400.
"Ken I'd like to do a True Daily Double" Connor casually announced.
"Really!" Ken Jennings replied, questioning the bold move.
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"Alright," Ken added. "Trying to put this away early, here's your clue."
It read: "The most populous city in New Zealand, it hasn't been the capital since 1865."
The choice paid off as Connor was correct with "What is: Aukland" and by Final Jeopardy, he nearly had a runaway with $20,400.
Contestant Max had $12,400, and Suzanne was back of the pack at $3,600.
None of the three got the final clue correct, and Connor protected his lead, dropping $4,401 to win with $15,999.
'HOTTIE, AND SMART TOO'
One shameless fan posted to Facebook: "The HOTTIE won!!!!"
Another user agreed: "He is a hottie!! And smart, too."
A third calmed the bunch down and replied: "The smartest contestant won. And that’s all we have to know about him."
While a fourth claimed: "Nah, that would be [recent champ] Cris Pannullo!"
A fifth was able to get past the looks category to say Connor's gameplay was promising.
"Congrats to Connor on a bold daily double wager that probably won him the game."
They added, though, going back to his looks: "Connor reminds me of Jason Schwartzman. Feels a bit like having a timeless Wes Anderson character on the J! stage."
"He was a pleasure to watch!" agreed a sixth.
KEN HE KEEP GOING?
So far this season, four contestants have won big enough to qualify for next year's Tournament of Champions.
Those would be fan-favorite Ray Lalonde with 13 wins, former poker ace Cris Pannullo with 21 wins and the 5th highest earnings in history with $748K, 5-day champ Luigi de Guzman, and 4-day champ and priest David Sibley.
Viewers admitted when Cris competed that he was easy on the eyes as well and many lusted after him even though he has a girlfriend.
Meanwhile, fans also loved Ray's "sexy narrator voice" as he won some great games up until last week.
Connor will go for his third win tomorrow and although a $15K victory isn't anything to buzz about, all-in Daily Double bets are as that's a strategy former champ Cris used too.
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Over the summer, Ken and actress Mayim Bialik were announced as the permanent replacements for the late longtime host, Alex Trebek.
Mayim will be returning in late February which is later than was first announced given her Call Me Kat schedule has "evolved", starting with a tournament for college students.
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