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brianhenke

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Returning J! champ not returning today...
« on: April 17, 2023, 02:54:44 PM »
Three-day Jeopardy! champion Ben Chan will not appear on today or tonight's show.

St. Norbert College, the Minnesota college where he's a professor, says that he suffered an undisclosed illness prior to taping.

He will return to J! on the May 15 episode. According to j-archive.com it was only the fourth time that the champion hadn't defended (excluding the champs who retired after winning five games).

Brian
The leaves start to change color in May?

aaron sica

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Re: Returning J! champ not returning today...
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2023, 04:47:24 PM »
And also the first time Brian copy and pasted a link!

Kevin Prather

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Re: Returning J! champ not returning today...
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2023, 02:17:25 AM »
For completeness, the previous three champions who temporarily abdicated were:

Priscilla Ball (1-19-09) due to illness.
Claudia Corriere (12-21-15) due to a new job commitment.
Zach Newkirk (9-14-20) due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.