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[Warning: The following post contains MAJOR spoilers for the Tuesday, November 4, episode of Jeopardy!<\/em>]<\/strong><\/p>\n A teacher on Jeopardy!<\/em><\/a> spoke out after a thriller game against a poet and a movie producer. Did the poet win her second game or did the teacher get a big paycheck?<\/p>\n Joyelle McSweeney, from South Bend, Indiana, had a one-day total<\/a> of $17,700 after a runaway game. She returned for game two on November 4 against Aaron Himmel, from Long Island, New York, and Joseph Evans, from Beltsville, Maryland. Himmel is a stay-at-home dad, but he was also an executive producer on the movie, The Brutalist<\/em><\/a>. According to Fandom<\/a>, he also appeared on Who Wants to Be A Millionaire?<\/em><\/a> in 2018, where he won $30,000.<\/p>\n McSweeney, a poet, didn\u2019t fare too well in the beginning of the game. She had $400 by the first commercial break while her opponents were $2,000 ahead of her.<\/p>\n Evans, a middle school history teacher, found the Daily Double. He had the lead with $2,800 and wagered $1,000. In \u201cIn The Book,\u201d the clue read, \u201cBoys in Afghanistan battle to see who can cut the strings of their opponents\u2019 toys.\u201d \u201cWhat is The Kite Runner<\/em><\/a>?\u201d he answered correctly, moving to $3,800.<\/p>\n By the end of the round, Himmel pulled into the lead with $5,600. Evans had $5,400. McSweeney only had $800.<\/p>\n In Double Jeopardy, McSweeney found the first Daily Double on the first clue. She wagered the allotted $2,000 in \u201cNot Their Main Musical Instrument.\u201d The clue was: \u201cPepe Romero plays a mean classical guitar but is also good on this type, lighter and often with a golpeador or tap plate.\u201d She ran out of time as she said, \u201cWhat is a lute?\u201d but the correct answer was flamenco guitar. McSweeney dropped down to -$1,200.<\/p>\n After gaining a wide lead of $11,200, Himmel found the second DD a few clues later. He wagered $3,000 out of his $11,200 in \u201cA Watery Border.\u201d The clue read, \u201cFor 1,250 & 24 miles, these 2 rivers form parts of the border between the U.S. & Mexico.\u201d \u201cWhat is the Rio Grande and the Gila?\u201d he answered incorrectly, so he dropped down to $8,200, but still kept the lead. The correct response was The Rio Grande and the Colorado.<\/p>\n By the end of the round, Himmel had the lead with $15,000. Evans had $9,000. McSweeney was in third place with $3,600.<\/p>\n The category for Final Jeopardy was \u201cLiterary Characters.\u201d The clue read, \u201c\u2018Assure me that I yet may change these shadows you have shown me, by an altered life!\u2019 says this man.\u201d The correct response was Ebenezer Scrooge from A Christmas Carol<\/em><\/a>, which two of the contestants got.<\/p>\n McSweeney had the correct response and wagered all of her money, so she ended with $7,200. Evans also responded with Scrooge and wagered $6,529, giving him a final total of $15,529. Himmel answered with Dr. Jekyll. He wagered $3,001, dropping him down to $11,999.<\/p>\n Evans was the new champion. He spoke to his local ABC news station, ABC7 News<\/a>, about his time on the game show<\/a>. \u201cI think 95% of Jeopardy!<\/em> contestants all watched it when we were growing up, and we all were yelling at the TV, the answers,\u201d Evans said. \u201cAnd I just figured it was time\u2026in my middle age, that was time to take the test.\u201d<\/p>\n The seventh-grade Global Humanities teacher said that he loves his job and is \u201cproud to be a nerd.\u201d \u201cI like teaching middle school. I don\u2019t say exactly how many years I\u2019ve been teaching, but I tell the kids more than 10,\u201d he told the outlet.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve been blown away by the support, by people asking when I\u2019m going to be on. It really was a dream come true. The other thing about Jeopardy!<\/em> is that you only get on once, you can\u2019t come back later, or unless they want you back, like, that\u2019s your one shot. So you better enjoy it, and I really did,\u201d Evans said.<\/p>\n