Jeopardy! contestant mocked for far-fetched final answer as promising champ Daniel Moore struggle -

A JEOPARDY! contestant was criticized for an incorrect Final Jeopardy guess that didn't quite hold water on Monday's episode.

The off-kilter answer came as exciting champion Daniel Moore prevailed with a less sure-fire second win.

Daniel, a contract compliance analyst from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, faced Leann Craumer from Maryland and Jerry Powers from New Jersey.

He returned with $25,000 after notching a textbook Jeopardy! debut on Friday.

Host Ken Jennings, 49, even opened tonight's show by coining the debut: “Daniel domination.”

The cool, calm, and cash-collecting contestant had nabbed a stunning 30 correct clues and all three Daily Doubles- but things went differently this time.

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Daniel and Jerry were correct with [Secrety of State William H.] “Seward,” as the clue referred to Sitka, Alaska.

Alaska was bought by the United States in 1867 from Russia for $7.2M. The Treaty with Russia was negotiated and signed by Seward.

However, Leanne was incorrect and guessed “Napoleon” dropping $602 - she had a slightly embarrassed smirk while revealing it.

Daniel added $5,000 to win with $14,800 for a two-day total of $39,800.

However, since Jerry was also correct he was in the lead by $1 before Daniel revealed his response- which he needed to get right to win.

FANS REACT: 'NAPOLEON?'

Fans were slightly surprised by the Napoleon guess and didn't hold back on social media.

One person wrote under a YouTube clip: “Napoleon in 1867 Sitka?”

A second tweeted: "Napoleon? #Jeopardy"

“Final was sooooo easy,” another person wrote, though another defended they had “no clue.”

A fourth wrote: "I didn't get it either but if one knew the year the U.S. got Alaska it would be easy to guess from that."

A fifth explained: “Aha! Gotta be 'Sewards Folly!' So of course Secretary of State Seward, who suffered ridicule after the purchase.”

Others were happy for Daniel, but after such a strong debut, some were concerned he may be losing steam.

One Reddit user wrote: “I was worried we were about to see another game two collapse after an impressive debut. Glad he was able to recover and notch another win--he clearly has a strong knowledge base.

Another agreed: "That was a tough game for him. I hope he's able to return to his form from Friday's game tomorrow."

And an eigth wrote: “Hoping that Daniel will keep going and going. It would be nice to have a multiple-game winner to end the season."

Daniel is a lifelong watcher of Jeopardy! and revealed in a bonus video that his mom is from Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Fans are loving his smarts nonetheless, as one more wrote to Twitter: "Daniel is really impressive. I hope this is the first of many wins and he sticks around a while."

IN JEOPARDY?

Mayim Bialik, 47, and winningest contestant Ken were chosen as the co-successors to the late Alex Trebek in 2022 after his tragic passing at age 80.

Ken is hosting episodes airing until July 28 -at which point Jeopardy! will take its annual summer hiatus.

Mayim exited her most recent hosting slate early to support the WGA writers' strike.

Ken has been criticized on social media as a so-called scab by fans and even celebrities for returning to the set.

Jeopardy! contestant mocked for far-fetched final answer as promising champ Daniel Moore struggle

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