WWJ -- Kevin Bohannon of Ann Arbor set out Monday night to dethrone record-breaking "Jeopardy!" contestant James Holzhauer, who took home a show-best $110,914 in last Tuesday's game.
Holzhauer could not be beaten, however, pushing his total winnings to $460,000 over his eight-day run.
While Bohannon was unable to pull off the upset, he did deliver on a question with hometown ties.
In the first round of Monday's show, the $400 answer in the "First Winner" category was "Fielding 'Hurry Up Yost Coached Michigan to a 49-0 win over Stanford in the first of these games in 1902."
The answer of course: "What is a Rose Bowl?"
"What is the Granddaddy of Them All" would also have been an acceptable answer --@Jeopardy #RoseBowl #Jeopardy pic.twitter.com/UvMhBD0tBh
— Rose Bowl Game (@rosebowlgame) April 15, 2019Bohannon was quick on the buzzer and was able to put a silver lining in his second-place finish by answering the question about his hometown team.
Holzhauer went on to win a modest $45,000, which hardly compares to prizes of more than $110,000 and $89,000 (on Friday).
