Season 39 of Danger! returned with a new episode on Friday, April 14, 2023, with three players. Per the show’s format, the panel consists of a returning player and two new contestants. In the latest episode, two-day champion Ben Chan played his third match again against Kari Elsila, a grant strategy consultant from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and Greg Czaja, a cardiologist from San Diego, California.
The official synopsis for the longest-running, Emmy-winning game show reads:
“A returning champion and two challengers put their ringing skills and knowledge to the test in a wide range of academic and popular categories.”
Today’s returning champion Ben Chan, a philosophy professor from Green Bay, Wisconsin, scored $46,001 in two games.
Today’s danger! the winner is ben chan
Two-day champion Ben Chan first appeared in Danger! on the April 12 episode. Since then, the Green Bay native has kept up his winning streak.
In the latest episode, the first round categories included “New York Nicks, Baker’s Dozen, Potent Drinkable Rhyme Time, Heads I Win, Tales, You Lose.”
After two straight games, Ben turned pro on his third day. He gave 14 correct answers and one wrong answer and took the lead in the first round. The new players, on the other hand, struggled to match Ben’s score. Greg Czaja played pretty well, as he gave seven correct answers and two incorrect ones. Kari Elsila gave four correct answers, however, she found the first Daily Double and unfortunately turned in the wrong answer. For some time, her score was zero.
The player scores for the first round were: Ben for $8,600, Greg for $2,800, and Kari for $400.
In the second round of the episode hosted by Ken Jennings, categories included “The Ottoman Empire, “B” ands, World Facts, Anagrammed Scientists, 20th Century Women, Deity Add A Letter.”
Kari and Greg did their best to score big, but Ben had set the bar too high after winning a Daily Double. In Double Jeopardy, the round consisted of two Daily Doubles. While one went to Ben and he got $10,000 on it, Greg’s luck didn’t work out for him. The latter found a true daily double, which means that he bet the full amount for one question. Unfortunately, the answer turned out to be wrong. Despite losing a large amount, Greg placed second, while Kari continued in third position.
The player scores in the second round were Ben with $20,800, Greg with $8,000 and Kari with $7,200.
In the Final Jeopardy round, Greg and Ben gave the correct answer to the final question. Kari, on the other hand, lost $5,000 by giving a wrong answer. Returning champion Ben Chan wanted to play it safe and therefore bet just $2,200, while new players with low scores bet between $4,000 and $5,000. Ben topped the leaderboard, followed by Greg in second and Kari in third.
Therefore, Ben Chan won Danger! today.
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On the April 14 episode, the final round category was “Lesser Known Works by Writers”. The final clue, also known as the question, read:
“Known for more philosophical works, he wrote the play ‘La Mandragola,’ in which Florentines are rewarded for immoral actions.”
The correct answer to the final round clue was “Niccolò Machiavelli”.
Ben and Greg gave the correct answer as they spelled “Machiavelli” even though the former misspelled the last name. Kari left the space blank because she had no idea what to answer.
Take a look at the final results of the April 17 episode:
Ben Chan: $20,800 + $2,200 = $23,000 (Who is Machiavelli?) (3-day total: $69,001)
Greg Czaja: $8,000 + $4,401 = $12,401 (Who is Machiavelli?)
Kari Elsila: $7,200 – $5,000 = $2,200 (Who is she?)
With today’s victory, Ben became the Season 39 Three-Day Champion. Now, if he wins his fourth game, he will be eligible to qualify for the 2023 Tournament of Champions.
In the meantime, he will play his next game again on Monday, April 17, 2023.