Copying a great! Jeopardy! champion, Greg Shahade, who beat Jamie Ding, spoke out about the pause that he sometimes does before answering. Host Ken Jennings said it resembled super champ Matt Amodio and asked him if it worked.

Kate Brody, a Los Angeles novelist and former 'Jeopardy!' clue subject, defeated three-day champion Greg Shahade, who had entered with $74,602 after ending Jamie Ding’s 31-game streak. Brody surged ahead in Double Jeopardy through high-stakes Daily ...

Brody, from Los Angeles, California, came into the game with a one-day total of $17,599. For game two, on May 1, she competed against Stephanie Perkins, from St. Louis, Missouri, and Harsha Hebbale, from Troy, Michigan. Warning: Spoilers for the May 1 episode of Jeopardy! ahead.