Over the years, several Jeopardy! contestants have shared wild personal stories. But one from this week's may have just raised the bar.
In an episode aired Monday September 9, a contestant named Amanda White from Seattle, Washington chose pure chaos. When host Ken Jennings asked Amanda about a personal anecdote, she divulged details about someone from her childhood— who turned out to be a serial killer.
"My middle school hall monitor was always a little bit odd... Very friendly, but weird," White said. "It turns out he was a hall monitor during the day and doing something very different at night. He was caught with seven bodies buried under his house."
Though Amanda didn't say who the serial killer was, a few social media sleuths found that the story aligns very closely with that of Kendall Francois, who was convicted of killing eight women from 1996 to 1998. Francois was a student monitor at Arlington Middle School while attending Duchess Community College in Duchess County, New York.
But White's chaotic energy didn't end with that shocking anecdote. During the show, White answered a $600 prompt in the "Mom and Dad" category in the game.
When presented with the prompt, "This Paternal Name For A Rich Benefactor Comes From 'Little Orphan Annie," White hilariously replied, "What is a sugar daddy?" The correct answer was Daddy Warbucks.
But viewers are living for White's unfiltered nature, and fans on X (formerly Twitter) have expressed their desire to see her come back.
"I'm rooting for Amanda because she likes sugar daddies," said one viewer.
"Who let Amanda on??," said another, "Because I am deeply grateful that they did."
"Hope #Jeopardy brings back Amanda for Second Chance just for more true crime stories of her elementary school," said one viewer.
While some of her answers may have been incorrect, Amanda learned one thing — authenticity will get you far.
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