Find Out Why People Are Saying This Teenager Gave the Greatest ‘Jeopardy!’ Answer Ever
Leonard Cooper (YouTube)
Teenager Leonard Cooper emerged victorious in the “Jeopardy! Teen Tournament” finals this week, and his final answer to the “final Jeopardy” question has made him somewhat of an Internet sensation.
After an extremely entertaining performance, including boldly betting all of his winnings on a Daily Double question, Cooper goes into the last question very confident about his chances of winning. He was so confident, in fact, he phoned in his brazen answer to the final “Military Men” category.
The clue: “On June 6, 1944, he said, ‘The eyes of the world are upon you.’”
Cooper’s answer: “Who isβ¦some guy in Normandy. But I just won $75,000!”
While the tournament offers lump sum awards to contestants, Cooper’s plan was not foolproof. Should contestant “Nilai” have wagered all his money and gotten the answer right, Cooper would have probably looked like an idiot.
But it certainly worked out for him. Watch the clip below:
(H/T: Now This News)
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arkay
Posted on February 15, 2013 at 12:04pmThis young man was just fantastic….the eyouth of our country could use him as a role model…..I wish him all the good fortune that his intelligence will offer him…..God Bless him
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Blindtimes
Posted on February 15, 2013 at 12:37amGood job. Now go buy some Gold.
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jlancecombs
Posted on February 14, 2013 at 10:46pmSo…we’re celebrating arrogant ignorance?
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mewnani
Posted on February 14, 2013 at 5:57pmI admit; I laughed at that last comment. Kid’s a wisecrack. But he won his way up there so good for him :D
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crisnick
Posted on February 14, 2013 at 5:55pmSmart guy. Even if someone were close enough to beat him for first place, though by betting everything and getting the answer correct, he didn’t spend any money to compete, so it’s easy come, easy go. Healthy, amusing attitude.
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Sicialian Eyeball
Posted on February 14, 2013 at 4:44pmThe real answer is,he didnt know the answer. Through stratagey he won. Got lucky and that’s that.
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alinskythis
Posted on February 14, 2013 at 3:33pmThe final call, which is always the diciest, was what impressed.
He obviously figured he wouldn’t need even to answer the question to win the game, and it was a creative gamble.
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tropolis
Posted on February 14, 2013 at 3:12pmIm glad the mods scrubbed all of the racist comments off of this thread. Pathetic how some people only see race in everything.
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Sicialian Eyeball
Posted on February 14, 2013 at 4:50pmSince race has been turned into the biggest issue in America,when all h-ll breaks loose,the only thing that will matter is color. Dont shoot me. Im just the messenger
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p51d007
Posted on February 14, 2013 at 3:09pmWhat’s sad is one of the three knew the correct answer. We dumb down history, to the point “history” is basically pop culture.
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crisnick
Posted on February 14, 2013 at 5:56pmI’m trilled at least one of them knew it.
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Noah_fing-whey
Posted on February 14, 2013 at 2:37pmOne more thing….it was hard not to root for this guy because he was a good player, very articulate, and extremely well-read. He was the real deal! He’s everything we all wish the typical HS kid was. Why some of you are dogging him in the manner in which you are tells me more about you than anything about him.
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Noah_fing-whey
Posted on February 14, 2013 at 2:34pmThs kid didn’t win on Final Jeopardy any way. He made a bold move at the end of Double Jeopardy when he risked $18000 of his total of $18200 on a Daily Double and blew his opponents out of the game. Final Jeopardy was a formality.
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