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JEOPARDY! champion Kevin Laskowski has pulled off what’s become an incredibly rare move for season 41 as he secures a highly-coveted invite despite ‘botching’ a pricey Daily Double. After winning Wednesday’s game, the three-day champ will officially compete on the upcoming Tournament of Champions - a feat few players have been able to pull off this year. The Episcopal priest from Falls Church, Virginia went into today’s game already a two-day champ with earnings of $39,400. He went up against Julia Schan, a stay-at-home mom from Pleasanton, California and Drew Wheeler, a high school social studies teacher from Athens, Georgia . Drew was off to an impressive start an garnered an early lead which only increased when he found, and correctly guessed, the first Daily Double. Heading into the first break, Drew had the lead with $2,900 while Kevin and Julia were far behind with $600 and $200, respectively. READ MORE ON JEOPARDY! However, Kevin was able to make up a lot of ground by the Double Jeopardy! round. The returning champ was in second with $3,400, just $100 behind Drew while Julia upped her score to $1,600. Kevin was next to find the second Daily Double in the $1,600 clue under “E BOOKS” and nearly lost everything in a shocking wager. “This nonfiction Pulitzer winner is subtitled "Poverty and Profit in the American City"; the title happened to many families,” host Ken Jennings read. Most read in Game shows The contestant was unable to correctly guess: “What is Evicted?” - dropping his score $3,000. Julia found the third Daily Double but like her opponent, she also missed it - costing her just $1,000. After her opponents ended up making several bold wagers that they lost, Julia moved her way to the top to gain the lead heading into Final Jeopardy! As host Ken, 50, revealed the last category as “State Songs”, the players placed their wagers. “Its 15 official state songs include 2 that mention moonshine and 3 played in 3/4 time,” Ken revealed. Kevin and Drew both correctly wrote down: “What is Tennessee?” Drew ended his game in second with $8,700 while Kevin prevailed with $13,599 after a series of costly mistakes. Despite having the lead going into the final round, Julia was the only one to get her answer wrong - dropping her down to third with $3,599. The third win for Kevin earned him a milestone achievement that few others have pulled off during season 41. Passing Jeopardy!'s online Anytime Test is hard enough, but there are also many rules players must follow once they make it to the stage: The returning champion is always at the leftmost podium and keeps playing until they lose. Contestants don't have to say “who is” or “what is” in the first round but must do so in Double Jeopardy! and Final Jeopardy. Contestants can change their responses as long as Ken Jennings or the judges haven't made a ruling. The minimum wager for a Daily Double is $5. The minimum wager for Final Jeopardy! is $0. Written responses in Final Jeopardy! do not have to be spelled correctly , but they must be phonetically correct (the judges decide this). If there’s a tie after Final Jeopardy, the tied players enter a bonus clue shootout, and whoever buzzes in first correctly wins. If all three contestants wager everything in Final Jeopardy! and are incorrect, leaving them with $0, there will be no returning champion (it's happened before—six times). Typically, Jeopardy! players need to win five consecutive games in order to score a Tournament of Champions invite - the spinoff special that brings back past winners to score an even bigger prize. However, due to so few people being able to achieve that, contestants who win just three games this season will be able to go to the prestigious tournament. “Ayyy Kevin’s in the TOC let’s go,” one viewer celebrated. While another offered more insight: “So, that leaves one TOC spot unclaimed and returns the CWC to two open spots. “(Or one, we still don't have 100% confirmation on Adam but, sheesh, could he really have missed by $200?). Only six qualifying games left.” Read More on The US Sun “They all botched their Daily Doubles but especially Kevin yikes. That one hurt,” a fan commented. “In the slowest season in modern history, we can all rejoice there’s a champ who made it to day three. Congrats Kevin!” another wrote.The American Athletic Conference is the only Football Bowl Subdivision league whose championship game matchup is set: Army vs. Tulane. The final week of the regular season will determine pairings for the other eight conferences. Here's a look at the possible matchups in the Power Four and Group of Five. All championship games are Dec. 7 except in the AAC, Conference USA and Mountain West, which will be played Dec. 6. SMU vs. Miami or Clemson. Miami is in if it beats Syracuse. Clemson is in if Miami loses. Oregon vs. Ohio State, Penn State or Indiana. Ohio State is in if it beats Michigan or if Penn State and Indiana lose this week. Penn State is in if it beats Maryland and Ohio State loses. Indiana is in if it beats Purdue and Ohio State and Penn State lose. Arizona State vs. Iowa State if both win this week. Multiple scenarios including BYU, Colorado and other teams exist otherwise. Georgia vs. winner of Texas-Texas A&M game. Army vs. Tulane. Jacksonville State vs. Liberty, Western Kentucky or Sam Houston. Liberty is in with a win over Sam Houston. WKU is in with a win over Jacksonville State and a Liberty loss. Sam Houston is in with a win over Liberty and a Jacksonville State win. Miami, Bowling Green and Ohio are tied for first place and control their destinies. Miami-Bowling Green winner is in, as is Ohio if it beats Ball State. Other scenarios exist that include those teams and Buffalo. Boise State vs. UNLV or Colorado State. If UNLV and CSU both win or lose their final regular-season games, the tie would be broken by either College Football Playoff rankings or results-based computer metrics. Louisiana-Lafayette at Marshall if both win their games this week. Other scenarios exist if one or both lose. BRIEFLY FIRED: Tulsa has fired football coach Kevin Wilson. The team announced Sunday that wide receivers coach Ryan Switzer will be the interim coach for the remainder of the season. The Golden Hurricane lost to South Florida 63-30 on Saturday, dropping their record to 3-8. Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox!

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