2 days Ago By Demetria Osei-Tutu
Jeopardy! contestant Chris Burge disclosed on Jeopardy! tonight that he has Stage 4 colon cancer. The high school teacher from Farmers Branch, Texas, went up against Mikey McCullough, a librarian from Baltimore, Maryland; and two-day champion Paul Clauson, a tax analyst from Madison Heights, Michigan, on November 19 episode of the ABC trivia game . It was during the anecdote segment where the competitor shared about his battle with cancer and diagnosis.
Host Ken Jennings spearheaded the conversation when he said to Chris, "I understand you’re facing a health challenge right now that you wanted to talk about." He responded back to Ken, "Yeah, I’ve been fighting Stage IV colon cancer since May." Ken could replied to the Texas resident's admission with, "Oh wow.
" Jeopardy! fans slam Wicked clue read by guest star for not being 'specific' enough Jeopardy! contestant has 'most heartwarming story' ever as he makes plea to family "Under young adult diagnoses have increased a lot in recent years," he added. "Definitely encourage people not to ignore any kind of symptoms. Definitely push to get tested, especially if you have any family history of it.
" Before finishing up Chris' portion of the segment, Ken let him know, "That’s a great word to get out there,” and thanked him. Jeopardy! fans, after watching, were sending all their well-wishes and rooting for Chris in the game as they expressed their positive thoughts on social media. On a Jeopardy! subreddit for the episode, one fan wrote: "Here's wishing Chris Burge a full and complete recovery.
You performed well against two strong competitors, Chris, and I'm rooting for you. Refua Shlema! But also..
.tick off a few more bucket list items! Well done." A second fan said: "Great game by all three players where any of the three Daily Doubles going the other way would’ve changed who won.
All the best to Chris in his hopeful recovery." Another fan on X formerly Twitter wrote: "If Chris from tonight’s #jeopardy is reading this I want you to know that I was absolutely rooting for you tonight and I hope you are doing well." Unfortunately Chris did not win the game, but he did start strong.
He ended up in first place in the first round before Double Jeopardy with $6,400 while Paul had $2,600 and Mikey with $4,200. But then Chris went to third place with $1,600 as Paul was at $11,000, and Mikey was at $20,200 before Final Jeopardy. "Sports & The City" was the category for Final Jeopardy and the clue read: "At 800 West Main & 700 Central in this city are a company & a venue both involved in Triple Crowns.
" Chris was the only person who got the clue right with "Louisville," but he wagered zero dollars so he stayed at $1,600. Paul went down to zero when he wagered everything and Mickey dropped down to $18,200, making her the new one-day champion..
