A Jeopardy! contestant made ITV history when they won the biggest jackpot ever seen on the show.
Stephen Fry, 67, introduced three contestants, Jordan Henshaw, Rosemary Mallace and Ben Jones to the rebooted game show on Thursday’s episode.
Jeopardy! is a quiz programme with a twist where the answer is given and players must provide the question in response.
The host welcomed nine-day returning champion Ben and commented, ‘today we have two new challenges for him in the shape of Rosemary and Jordan’.
His cash total was already a whopping £59,730 at the start of the instalment.
During the last round, Stephen read the final question: ‘Matthew Broderick starred in the тιтle role of the 1980s comedy film ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’, directed by this man.’
Stephen Fry, 67, introduced three contestants, Jordan Henshaw, Rosemary Mallace and Ben Jones to the rebooted game show on Thursday’s episode
The host, pictured, welcomed nine-day returning champion Ben and commented, ‘today we have two new challenges for him in the shape of Rosemary and Jordan’
Ben’s, pictured, cash total was already a whopping £59,730 at the start of the instalment
Ben, a H๏τel receptionist from Caerphilly, correctly said: ‘Who is John Hughes?’
‘You thought it was John Hughes, and you were right did direct it yes,’ Stephen commented. ‘Oh my goodness, how much did you wager? Not too much, frankly. You weren’t that confident, were you?’
£400 was added to bring his winnings for that episode up to £4,800.
‘Which makes you for the tenth time our champion of the day,’ Stephen exclaimed.
‘Dare we look and see what your running total now is? You have made £64,530, wow, good heavens,’ the host added.
Stephen commented how it was the end of the series and went on, ‘we’ve had two tremendous champions but none greater than this young man who will have become a hero of the valleys, I have no doubt.’
Last month, Stephen revealed the secrets of how to go far as a game show contestant – and it’s not to study English at Cambridge or have a whopping IQ.
Speaking ahead of his arrival as the host of returning series Jeopardy! the broadcaster explained that the psychological side of quizzing is as important as any obscure fact.
He said: ‘It’s just that simple thing: stay calm. It’s easy to say because a lot of people haven’t been on television before.
Stephen commented how it was the end of the series and went on, ‘we’ve had two tremendous champions but none greater than this young man who will have become a hero of the valleys, I have no doubt.’
Last month, Stephen revealed the secrets of how to go far as a game show contestant – and it’s not to study English at Cambridge or have a whopping IQ
‘Even though there’s no audience, people are nervous because they’re on television, or worried about how they look and what they’re wearing and they’re nervous because they want to win.
‘They’re very excited, and that slight tension and strain is inimical.’
Jeopardy! first aired in the UK back in 1983 and was originally broadcast by Channel 4 before moving to ITV in 1990, and then to Sky Max in 1995.
The show was eventually shelved and later rebooted last year.
Jeopardy! airs on ITV1 and streams on ITVX.
