Reigning Tacoma Jeopardy champ loses; misses Northwest geography question
Sep 28, 2012, 12:45 PM | Updated: 2:29 pm
Mike Malaier gives his "hometown greeting" to fans on the Jeopardy website. He won Wednesday night's round, but ended up in the red on Thursday. (Image courtesy Jeopardy.com)
(Image courtesy Jeopardy.com)
Pacific Northwest geography was the beginning of the end for Tacoma bankruptcy attorney Mike Malaier who was reigning champion on Jeopardy.
The answer from host Alex Trebek, “Unlike Mr. Knievel, the van doesn’t try to jump this river that forms part of the boundary between Idaho and Oregon.”
“What is the Columbia?” responded Malaier.
The answer is the Snake River.
Malaier ended his run Thursday night when he finished $2,800 in the red.
On Wednesday, Malaier won, despite missing the final Jeopardy question along with his competitors.
He responded “What is Ren and Stimpy,” to the question, ‘This teen duo debuted in a 1992 short film in playing baseball with a frog.’
The correct answer is Beavis and Butt-Head.
Trebek sent him home with $1,000 plus his winnings from Wednesday: $8,100.
