Here are the spoilers for the Final Jeopardy of the October 12, 2023, episode. Keep reading to find out which contestants participated and who won the game.
Kate Freeman, Out Trans Woman, Wins On Jeopardy!
Freeman wore a trans pride flag pin while competing. Many believe her win is historic.
Lake Orion, Michigan native Kate Freeman won on
Jeopardy! Friday night, and wore a trans pride flag while doing so.
Freeman, who is a trans woman, won $5,559 in cash on the show. Freeman graduated from the University of Michigan and works as a financial analyst. It had been her dream to appear on
Jeopardy since she was a child.
The Final Jeopardy category was Broadway Revivals, with the question being about
West Side Story. None of the contestants got the Final Jeopardy question right, but Freeman ended the night with the most money.
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Jeopardy! contestant is celebrating a historic win after claiming a victory in the long-running quiz show.
Kate Freeman, a financial analyst from Lake Orion, Michigan, sported a trans pride pin as she took part in the quiz show on Friday (11 December).
A streak of right answers saw her best Kendra Blanchette, who had won the previous two episodes, taking home $5,599 in winnings.
Fans believe that Freeman is the first out transgender person to win the long-running show, which has been on the air since 1964 and has aired more than 8,000 episodes.
At least one former
Jeopardy! champion has transitioned since appearing on the show, former contestant and long-time fan Jennifer Morrow clarified.