On Thursday night, at the end of the first half of the Tournament of Champions final, Holzhauer led with $49,326, while Boettcher trailed with $26,400 and Barcomb tallied $1,800. 'S ALEX TREBEK GETS EMOTIONAL AFTER CONTESTANT'S MESSAGEBut in the tense and exciting second-part face-off Friday night, Boettcher led the field going into final Jeopardy, with $21,600 to Holzhauer’s $17,785 and Barcomb’s $1,600. All three contestants got the Final Jeopardy clue correct, and Boettcher emerged the victor of night 2 with $38,600. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPIt was an emotional tournament for legendary host Alex Trebek, who is fighting stage 4 pancreatic cancer. In a semifinal round earlier this week, Dhruv Gaur of Brown University (who won the College Tournament last year), scrawled a touching note on his podium screen during Final Jeopardy.

Source: Fox News November 15, 2019 23:15 UTC