Final Jeopardy! questions are usually make or break for contestants - but one player this week decided to use it to send a special message to his wife. Ryan Manton appeared on Jeopardy! for the first time on September 30, going up against one-day champion Kate Roesch, a data visualization developer from Indianapolis, Indiana . The systems administrator from Columbus, Ohio also competed against Alison Prelusky, a copywriter from Lindenhurst, New York .
He had the game in the bag, so he had some leeway to write whatever he wanted for Final Jeopardy! as it didn't matter if he got it right. So when it came down to his answer, Ryan had fun with what he wrote. Jeopardy! fans point out 'season 41 trend' as they're left 'impressed' by latest winner Wheel of Fortune gets record-breaking numbers with Ryan Seacrest's debut beating Jeopardy!'s rating The topic of Final Jeopardy! was "Biblical Places.
" The clue read: "The name of this, actually a not very tall hill, became a symbol of Jewish national aspiration & was used in spirituals & reggae." The soon-to-be winner didn't need to write the correct answer - which was Mount Zion - and put down: "I love you, Lauren" instead of an answer, giving a shout-out to his wife. Then he had his second show against Mike McComb, a project manager from Dearborn, Michigan and Brookle Levine, a workforce manager from Old Bridge, New Jersey.
Once again, Ryan had a runaway game. This Final Jeopardy! topic was "sitcoms" and the clue read: "The first Britis.