Jeopardy Engagement Ring Quitting Strategy

In 1967, a man appeared on Jeopardy! with a specific goal: win just enough money to buy an engagement ring. He reached that target about halfway through the game, then deliberately stopped answering and stayed quiet for the rest of the episode. The incident exposed a loophole in the show’s old payout format, where non-winners could still leave with money. Not long afterward, the rules changed so only the winner kept the winnings, shutting down the “win-your-amount-then-coast” strategy.

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