Erin Buker earned the second-lowest rating in Jeopardy! historical past on Monday.
A mom from San Pedro, California, Buker ended her episode with a rating of -$7,200, a low that was simply in entrance of contestant Patrick Pearce’s $7,400 in 2021.
However Buker isn’t anxious about appearances. On the present’s Reddit discussion board, she talked about her expertise on Jeopardy!
“It was a day to overlook for Erin certainly! Sadly, they taped what little I used to be in a position to overlook about it,” Buker wrote. “When it got here to the buzzer, I used to be my very own worst enemy, ceaselessly buzzing in halfway via the clue as if my thumb had a thoughts of its personal. There’s one thing uniquely irritating about realizing solutions, however not having the wherewithal to ring in on the acceptable time to reply them — that was my deficit and I personal it solely.”
However nonetheless, “it was nonetheless an important expertise,” she mentioned. “Because the alternate for the week earlier than, I obtained to know all the contestants who aired final week rather well, they usually had been really salt of the earth. I particularly discovered an appreciation for the denizens of the capital to our north, from which two contestants (Kelsey and Jonquil) hailed. It was no shock then that my fellow contestant, Graham, was one other shining instance of outstanding wit and character from Ottawa.”
“Because of my experiences with these three stunning souls,” Buker concluded, “Ottawa is now formally on my checklist of locations to journey.”
Buker was pitted towards Graham Hicks and returning champ Drew Basile within the episode. Her massive fault was usually buzzing in too rapidly and guessing the fallacious solutions. She didn’t progress to Closing Jeopardy, and Basile received once more.