@@raym4311 I don't think that was the reason for tiebreakers. If there was widespread cheating, the show would have dealt with that. For three contestants, who all probably just met on the show, to try and coordinate a tie, would be next to impossible. The reason mentioned was to preserve the flow of contestants. There are very few openings on the show, and they wanted to preserve knowing they'll at least be two new contestants on the next show.
I especially like that Alex Trebek instantly laughed. He's the master of wagering math, he knew what was up. I look at the whole thing as an awesome prank.
I remember this back when it happened. I think this guy is just really smart and wanted to do something that had never been done before. He took a chance and it worked out well for him. He knew he could beat those guys again but he could have also made $26,000 rather than just $16,000. He did it just for fun. Smart guy too he won quite a few games.
If I heard right, when Alex was taking questions from the audience during a break, a kid asked him if there had ever been a 3-way tie. I guess when Alex said no, I guess that contestant hoped to make history on the show.
The 2nd episode of Jeopardy had a 3 way tie.... but then again, that was a LONG time ago and cant expect him to remember out of the thousands of tapings...
+I Probably Don't Like You He didn't lose 10 grand...he could have only "lost" ten grand if he knew FOR SURE he could answer the Final Jeopardy question before he made his bet. That's why you usually bet to win, plus 1 dollar..no sense losing any more money than you have to, if you're wrong.
***** Yeah, I gotta disagree with you on that. They place the bet before they see the question. The smart play is to bet so that they can't lose. The smart play is NOT to try to get the extra 10 grand cause that could lose 32 grand AND lose coming back the next day. Better to not try to win the 10 grand.
@@kenkarr8353 I think that they wanted to encourage larger "Final Jeopardy" wagers, and to discourage contestants from intentionally playing to tie. (Similar to why NCAA introduced OT for college football, eliminating tie games)
This is the fourth time under Alex Trebeck's watch that this has occurred, all three players busting out (9-11-84, 3-2-98, 6-12-98, 1-18-16) even though Alex made mention that the most recent occurrence was the second time that he recalled this occurring.
My only hope is that when trebek's final show airs on jan 8th 2021, that he has at least one laugh as genuine, heartfelt, and deeply joyful as he did with this three way tie. What a wonderful man, he was everything that was right with the world.
This is probably the first three way tie where all three got to come back. In the case where all three get $0, no one comes back. That's actually exactly what happened on Alex Trebek's second episode back in 1984.
James Kirby.. OMFG that was my English teacher last year. He's a cool guy ^^. Like for realz omfg, he showed us this in class and I was like "gasp." XDDD. Gratz Kirbz :33
They want to discourage contestants from intentionally tying games (collusion), and to encourage larger "Final Jeopardy" wagers. Similar to how overtime in football (and moving EP kicks back to 15 yard line) encourages teams to attempt TD's & 2 point conversions to win, rather than field goals & 1 point kicks to tie.
@@djm5687 There is no evidence of any collusion. However, Arthur Chu wagered to tie in all his non-lock games because 2003 College Champion Keith Williams argued it was better from a game theory perspective. thefinalwager.com/2014/01/21/guide-to-game-theory-dominance/comment-page-1/ That then led to other players reading Williams' blog and using the same strategy. I question whether it was really valid. After all, since the tiebreaker rule was implemented, players in a close second don't seem to bet it all any loss often.And, the most important advantage in Jeopardy! is being the only one with buzzer experience, as Scott's loss on the next episode showed. Also, tiebreaker or no, Scott could have bet $5,399 and won $2,799 more for himself with hardly any extra risk of loss, and then possibly won the next game for even more money. But, enough people bought into Williams' theories that Jeopardy! changed the rules. I find that unfortunate, since I would prefer to see co-champions when the tie is genuine (such as when two leaders or even all three players are tied going into FJ and double).
I think he was shocked and excited that a three way tie happened for the first time. Even if a two way tie for first place, which I have heard happen, occurs these days, they do a tiebreaker and I don't know when they first start doing it and I know Jeopardy's sister show Wheel of Fortune has a tiebreaker also if two people are tied for first place.
@@jonathanashbeck3740 They started it a couple years ago. So fairly recently. Wheel always had a tiebreak incidentally far as I know at least in nighttime, just out of necessity with a bonus round and all to be played. They have to have one to get a winner to there.
If I remember right, at the beginning of the next episode, Alex explained that during a commercial he was taking questions from the audience, and that a kid had asked him if there had ever been a three-way tie.
he did that on purpose so that they could all have a chance to come back and win some more money...this man was one of the few ppl looking out for others instead of only himself...
Correct. The contestants heard a little kid ask Alex during the commercial break before the Final Jeopardy! clue, if there had ever been a 3-way tie at the end of the game. They thought it sounded like a cool idea! So all 3 of them figured out that the two tied going in could get $16,000 maximum with a correct response, and told the champion what to bet. Then they all just hoped that they all knew the answer. It's the only time in Jeopardy! history, known, where the game was rigged.
Fascinating. I just watched 3 people who WON’T be back next week, and then watched 3 people who WILL be back next week! Not having a “tie breaker” is awesome!
Alex explained in the next episode that a little boy asked if there had ever been a 3 way tier, which there hadn’t. He wanted to make history, he knew the other 2 would wager everything, so he wagered enough to tie. This was the result. Still the only time it has been done.
I remember there being something about a kid in the audience who, in the break before Final Jeopardy, asked if there had ever been a three way tie, since two of the players were already tied. The guy on the left figured he had an opportunity to make it a tie, so he did. That's why he whispers "you're welcome" toward the audience before his bet is revealed.
kudos to the returning champ for bidding to tie. that's usually not how jeopardy is played but they all got to come back, and they all recieve the money... pretty classy.
+Ben Donnelly not to mention they all take 16 thousand.. instead of he alone taking 26 thousand..he gave them 30 grand for losing 10 grand. very good person.
I think the champ did loose the next game. But I do think it was a smart move. He probably felt he was smarter than his opponents and if he could be in the ring with them again, he'd surely win against them (again) and continue his streak. If he would have wagered that extra $1, then he ran the risk of going against someone he didn't know that could be smarter than he. I imagine he expected to tie with one opponent, and a slim chance both was willing to risk it all like they did.
That was the best in Jeopardy! history and sadly, that will be er be seen again also; hi, my name is Kenneth and I've been a subscriber to your channel!
You're sort of right. Before they resumed taping, Alex mentioned in a Q and A that there had never been a three-way tie on Jeopardy ever. The leader wanted to make history, and it was the best opportunity to do it, so he went ahead and did it.
First-time ever? I remember quite-vividly there being a three-way tie in the '90s, and the three-contestants returning the very next day. My God, the Mandela Effect is real!
true. knowing he could beat them, he bet in a way where he would play them again as opposed to play two new people who could possibly win against him. he recognized that the other two men were intelligent enough to get the answer correct and bet all the had, so he used that to his advantage. hats off to this man
Maybe he knew a tie meant they'd all return, and thought that since he'd probably win and the others could get a maximum of $16000, he could make history while still earning a whole lot of money. If he can beat them once, he can do it again, and he'd still be champion for another day.
That episode is somewhere on CZcams. The category was "The Calendar" and the answer was "The date the 20th century began". Everyone wrote down "What is January 1, 1900?", which turned out to be wrong. On top of that, all three wagered everything. The correct response was "What is January 1, 1901?".
Frank was the first $100,000 winner on Jeopardy! back in the early 90's while Jerome is the third biggest winner in Jeopardy! with over $500,000+ and was the former record holder for biggest single day total with $34,000.
so smart. he ensured that he plays two guys he just beat in the next episode.
+Mark Ruzicka not sure. I think it would still be better to bring along 2 guys to the next episode that he just beat.
+Mark Ruzicka Unfortunately for him, he did not win. The guy on the middle won the rematch. xD
gotta remember, jeopardy is all about the clicker timing. they might have known every answer that u knew but u just clicked in at the perfect time.
+dan m ok he ensured that he replays 2 guys that have slower reflexes than him.
He actually didn't win. Kirby did.
Alex always seemed so happy. He truly loved his job. Great host. Rest easy
Now if these guys were really smart they'd keep getting 3-way ties and raking in cash until the show goes bankrupt
That's why they changed the rules so there is a tiebreaker only for one winner.
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@@soteri787 fuck off
@@cawitherspoon lol
@@raym4311 I don't think that was the reason for tiebreakers. If there was widespread cheating, the show would have dealt with that. For three contestants, who all probably just met on the show, to try and coordinate a tie, would be next to impossible. The reason mentioned was to preserve the flow of contestants. There are very few openings on the show, and they wanted to preserve knowing they'll at least be two new contestants on the next show.
I especially like that Alex Trebek instantly laughed. He's the master of wagering math, he knew what was up. I look at the whole thing as an awesome prank.
I remember this back when it happened. I think this guy is just really smart and wanted to do something that had never been done before. He took a chance and it worked out well for him. He knew he could beat those guys again but he could have also made $26,000 rather than just $16,000. He did it just for fun. Smart guy too he won quite a few games.
If I heard right, when Alex was taking questions from the audience during a break, a kid asked him if there had ever been a 3-way tie. I guess when Alex said no, I guess that contestant hoped to make history on the show.
The 2nd episode of Jeopardy had a 3 way tie.... but then again, that was a LONG time ago and cant expect him to remember out of the thousands of tapings...
@@alexrompen805 Yes but that was all $0.00 which meant they all lost.
The best part of this was Alex’s “AHA!!!” reaction to Scott’s wager. I crack up every time I watch it
0:42 Alex Trebek: AHA!!
I think Alex just creamed his pants
Mr10616SD Lol
2600, 16,000 the first time ever! A 3 way tie! Enjoy the weekend, you'll all be back with us on Monday! No new players next week!
Notice his voice became more high pitched from that point forward.
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March 16, 2007: A day in history that I'll never forget.
March 1, 2018: A tiebreaker, very anticlimactic!
It just occurred to me, everybody bets to win on jeopardy but it's just as good to bet to tie.
YTEdy right.. lets bring back the 2 others that I was beating anyways. or he was being nice.
+Glenn Hackworth yeah he lost 10 grand to help those two with 32 thousand.. kindness.
+I Probably Don't Like You He didn't lose 10 grand...he could have only "lost" ten grand if he knew FOR SURE he could answer the Final Jeopardy question before he made his bet. That's why you usually bet to win, plus 1 dollar..no sense losing any more money than you have to, if you're wrong.
*****
Yeah, I gotta disagree with you on that. They place the bet before they see the question. The smart play is to bet so that they can't lose. The smart play is NOT to try to get the extra 10 grand cause that could lose 32 grand AND lose coming back the next day. Better to not try to win the 10 grand.
Not anymore; there’s a tiebreaker question
He did it on purpose; looked over at them and said "you're welcome."
Someone asked Alex during a commercial break if there ever was a three way tie before and the answer was no. He wanted to make that history.
@@PhirePhlame someone was a young child in the audience that asked him the question.
This is the ultimate in sportsmanship...and truly a nice moment
2007: "HAHA! Three way tie! Woooow! What a deal! See you next week!"
2018: "Two way tie. Here's your tiebreaker question. You won. Goodbye."
Why Did The Hell Did The Tiebreaker Rule Go In Effect?
@@kenkarr8353 Beats me, it's so lame and anti-climactic when it happens.
@@CesarDaSalad, I know!
@@kenkarr8353 I think that they wanted to encourage larger "Final Jeopardy" wagers, and to discourage contestants from intentionally playing to tie. (Similar to why NCAA introduced OT for college football, eliminating tie games)
Aha!*
well this just happened again on tonights episode of Jeopardy only difference is they all wagered everything and wound up with zero dollars.
+note2owns That was the one with the two returning champs, right?
+phillies215 I caught the show at the start of double jeopardy so not sure??
This is the fourth time under Alex Trebeck's watch that this has occurred, all three players busting out (9-11-84, 3-2-98, 6-12-98, 1-18-16) even though Alex made mention that the most recent occurrence was the second time that he recalled this occurring.
+Dan Freiberger He might have been referring to all three players ending with a positive amount of money.
phillies215 were they allowed to return?
Alex is so animated! It is great to hear him so excited.
RIP Alex! This was my favorite moment in JEOPARDY! history
Everybody wins. That's a good outcome. You can tell how Alex Trebek really liked the show when this happened. He was excited and happy.
Now that tiebreaker questions are part of regular games, this is sadly also the _last_ time a three-way tie has happened.
And it was he only time that has ever happened.
Much sadder now.
My only hope is that when trebek's final show airs on jan 8th 2021, that he has at least one laugh as genuine, heartfelt, and deeply joyful as he did with this three way tie. What a wonderful man, he was everything that was right with the world.
Let's all strive to be that guy
This is probably the first three way tie where all three got to come back. In the case where all three get $0, no one comes back. That's actually exactly what happened on Alex Trebek's second episode back in 1984.
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And in tournaments like the 2013 Teen Tournament, they are eliminated.
This will be the only time ever that a 3 way tie will bring all 3 players back.
+Flux3on Yeah, they don't allow ties anymore unfortunately.
Ah yes, January 1, 1901.
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James Kirby.. OMFG that was my English teacher last year. He's a cool guy ^^. Like for realz omfg, he showed us this in class and I was like "gasp." XDDD. Gratz Kirbz :33
I also love how he whispered, "You're welcome!" to them when he realized that they both got it right.
they need to go back to having ties during the regular games... this moment was awesome!
They want to discourage contestants from intentionally tying games (collusion), and to encourage larger "Final Jeopardy" wagers. Similar to how overtime in football (and moving EP kicks back to 15 yard line) encourages teams to attempt TD's & 2 point conversions to win, rather than field goals & 1 point kicks to tie.
@@djm5687 There is no evidence of any collusion. However, Arthur Chu wagered to tie in all his non-lock games because 2003 College Champion Keith Williams argued it was better from a game theory perspective.
thefinalwager.com/2014/01/21/guide-to-game-theory-dominance/comment-page-1/
That then led to other players reading Williams' blog and using the same strategy.
I question whether it was really valid. After all, since the tiebreaker rule was implemented, players in a close second
don't seem to bet it all any loss often.And, the most important advantage in Jeopardy! is being the only one with buzzer experience, as Scott's loss on the next episode showed. Also, tiebreaker or no, Scott could have bet $5,399 and won $2,799 more for himself with hardly any extra risk of loss, and then possibly won the next game for even more money.
But, enough people bought into Williams' theories that Jeopardy! changed the rules.
I find that unfortunate, since I would prefer to see co-champions when the tie is genuine (such as when two leaders or even all three players are tied going into FJ and double).
@@michaelhunt372 Thanks for your reply, Michael.
Good sportsmanship. I saw him say "you're welcome" to both of them. XD
Dang that guy is so cool.
Alex sure got excited. I love Alex.
I think he was shocked and excited that a three way tie happened for the first time. Even if a two way tie for first place, which I have heard happen, occurs these days, they do a tiebreaker and I don't know when they first start doing it and I know Jeopardy's sister show Wheel of Fortune has a tiebreaker also if two people are tied for first place.
@@jonathanashbeck3740 They started it a couple years ago. So fairly recently. Wheel always had a tiebreak incidentally far as I know at least in nighttime, just out of necessity with a bonus round and all to be played. They have to have one to get a winner to there.
He was probably the biggest jeopardy fan ever.
0:18
Alex Trebek: "Which woman did you think of?"
*A wild Sean Connery appears!*
Sean Connery: "Your mother!"
thanks. are you by any chance really named Turd Ferguson?
Ken Jennings: Now what?
Tom Hardy: That's my line!
This is even funnier knowing that the next day (When they all returned), the guy in the middle won. xD
Why is that funnier?
@@bowlchamps37 The guy in the lead could've sent them all home but he purposely tied and played them again..and lost.
The guy in the middle is one of my high school teachers lol
@@Techmonies92 William
Guy on left leans over and says "your welcome" lol
Or, maybe it was "you're welcome."
If I remember right, at the beginning of the next episode, Alex explained that during a commercial he was taking questions from the audience, and that a kid had asked him if there had ever been a three-way tie.
You literally made me laugh out loud. I didn't even think of that lol
he did that on purpose so that they could all have a chance to come back and win some more money...this man was one of the few ppl looking out for others instead of only himself...
Correct. The contestants heard a little kid ask Alex during the commercial break before the Final Jeopardy! clue, if there had ever been a 3-way tie at the end of the game. They thought it sounded like a cool idea! So all 3 of them figured out that the two tied going in could get $16,000 maximum with a correct response, and told the champion what to bet. Then they all just hoped that they all knew the answer.
It's the only time in Jeopardy! history, known, where the game was rigged.
Did he say "Your'e Welcome" to the second contestant?
+Globbified yes he did it out of pure kindness look at his body language ;]
He 100% did. James Kirby is actually my Humanities teacher and he confirmed it.
@@beethan7279 he was my 10th grade geography teacher! Glad to hear he’s still teaching!
Champ move!
Fascinating. I just watched 3 people who WON’T be back next week, and then watched 3 people who WILL be back next week! Not having a “tie breaker” is awesome!
This makes me so happy. I wanna hug Mr. Scott. "We all win" No doubt!
at :42, Trebek's voice changes from normal tone to, "AHA! I am now the Joker!" tone. lol That's some Jekyl and Hyde stuff there. lol
Lmao! He did that on purpose lol! I can't deny why he did it, but he definitely was considerate XD.
James Kirby was my humanities and art history teacher in high school 😭 watched this cause I MISSED that guy
What a gentlemanly thing to do!
0:53 "welcome"
Damn man, that’s an old comment.
Hah. That bastard on the left did it on purpose.
It is called being a sport.
+OmniscientWarrior being DAMN kind. 10 grand of your own money to give two strangers 32 thousand? seems more than being a good sport!
Alex explained in the next episode that a little boy asked if there had ever been a 3 way tier, which there hadn’t. He wanted to make history, he knew the other 2 would wager everything, so he wagered enough to tie. This was the result. Still the only time it has been done.
I remember there being something about a kid in the audience who, in the break before Final Jeopardy, asked if there had ever been a three way tie, since two of the players were already tied. The guy on the left figured he had an opportunity to make it a tie, so he did. That's why he whispers "you're welcome" toward the audience before his bet is revealed.
kudos to the returning champ for bidding to tie. that's usually not how jeopardy is played but they all got to come back, and they all recieve the money... pretty classy.
The rules are different these days. No more ties.
This situation will never happen again, due to the co-champion rule being eliminated altogether as of Season 31.
As A Jeopardy! Fan, I'm Wondering: How Come In Season 31 After The 2014 Tournament of Champions, Ties Were NO Longer Allowed In regular-play games?
@ParaWarnerViacom-17 Enterprises, Inc., I know co-champions were fun!
wow i was looking for this for ever
believe it or not i saw this on tv lol
Love this show!!!!!!! RIP Alex!!!!!!!!!
why does he say "You're welcome" at the end? Did he give the guy the answer, or what?
+Ben Donnelly not to mention they all take 16 thousand.. instead of he alone taking 26 thousand..he gave them 30 grand for losing 10 grand. very good person.
I think the champ did loose the next game. But I do think it was a smart move.
He probably felt he was smarter than his opponents and if he could be in the ring with them again, he'd surely win against them (again) and continue his streak.
If he would have wagered that extra $1, then he ran the risk of going against someone he didn't know that could be smarter than he.
I imagine he expected to tie with one opponent, and a slim chance both was willing to risk it all like they did.
That was the best in Jeopardy! history and sadly, that will be er be seen again also; hi, my name is Kenneth and I've been a subscriber to your channel!
You're sort of right. Before they resumed taping, Alex mentioned in a Q and A that there had never been a three-way tie on Jeopardy ever. The leader wanted to make history, and it was the best opportunity to do it, so he went ahead and did it.
RIP ALEX
THIS COULD BE ONE TO THE TOP 5 BEST JEOPRADY MOMENTS
First-time ever? I remember quite-vividly there being a three-way tie in the '90s, and the three-contestants returning the very next day. My God, the Mandela Effect is real!
I believe that's the "Mandala Effect" you're referring to. Unless. . . ah, crap! It happened again!
0:42 HA HA!
Yes! I watched this episode!!!!
That is awesome!
Alex be like, "These idiots staged this...."
McLovin willed it.
Whoa!
I had no idea.
Thanks!
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The show would've probably been able to tell if they were colluding. I'm betting Scott did it on his own.
yeah, one of jeopardy's best games and best contestants
I saw that one on TV! I was laughing so hard.
God! This was only in 2007?!? The set looks so awful!
this vid was posted on that date , not the game.....i think
On the same day as my birthday, sweet.
lucky for all of them they got to come back to play one more game XD, how awesome is that :D!
That was well executed...
dude that is a great observation.
I was thinking about going on this show
true. knowing he could beat them, he bet in a way where he would play them again as opposed to play two new people who could possibly win against him. he recognized that the other two men were intelligent enough to get the answer correct and bet all the had, so he used that to his advantage. hats off to this man
haha. didnt notice at first. rewatched it and laughed so hard.
3-ways are always the most fun.
Well that was quite nice of him. Bravo!
Gotta love 3-way.
i just love how he says your welcome its ppl like this that have the right mindset to topple giants
I saw that episode when it happened. By me telling you this your life is no better and mine hasn't changed.
aww that was so nice...
That's amazing.
Maybe he knew a tie meant they'd all return, and thought that since he'd probably win and the others could get a maximum of $16000, he could make history while still earning a whole lot of money. If he can beat them once, he can do it again, and he'd still be champion for another day.
Needless to say, he lost.
0:36 "You're welcome"
What a nice guy!
I wanna go on this show.
what a great guy.
I remember watching this episode a while ago. The guy on the right is from Union City, CA which is like 5 minutes from where I live.
Oh shoot!! I just noticed that!! Thanks for pointing that out!!
I liked this theme song.
I was a day old when this video came out
Wow, wish I coulda got tickets to that...
That guy is too cool. He knew that he knew what he knew when he knew it. Hey Macarana!
I remember this, my reaction was "WTF a 3-way tie?!?" Not to mention the 1st tie of any kind ever on Jeopardy:-D
Wow never thought I'd see the day.
The third guy definitely knew what he was doing when he wager. That's good sportsmanship
Wow, such a cool guy! Well done
That episode is somewhere on CZcams. The category was "The Calendar" and the answer was "The date the 20th century began". Everyone wrote down "What is January 1, 1900?", which turned out to be wrong. On top of that, all three wagered everything. The correct response was "What is January 1, 1901?".
what a friendly turn of the guy with $ 13.400 one of the nicest guys i have seen on youtube :)
Mr. Kirby, the guy in the middle is actually a high school english teacher in Live Oak Florida. He taught me the year he was on Jeopardy.
This makes me sad that this only happened one time on Jeopardy! and now with the tiebreaker for regular-play games, I'll never see it again. Sad!
Frank was the first $100,000 winner on Jeopardy! back in the early 90's while Jerome is the third biggest winner in Jeopardy! with over $500,000+ and was the former record holder for biggest single day total with $34,000.
Very clever. And a compassionate man.
LOL!!! wow, he told the guy the correct answer to make this 3way tie... effen EPIC!
i actually saw this episode epic