Everyone Thinks the New ‘Jeopardy!’ Champ Looks Like This Classic Sitcom Character

Jeopardy! has seen it’s justifiable share of notable contestants, from Ken Jennings to Amy Schneider, however the present’s newest contestant might take the title.

Liam Starnes, an undergraduate pupil from Barrington, Illinois, not too long ago appeared on the present as a contestant, dealing with off towards contestants Rachel Grey and one-day champion Steven Hoying.

Nevertheless, Starnes has social media speaking, largely due to his resemblance Sheldon Cooper, the physicist portrayed by Jim Parsons on the sitcom The Massive Bang Principle.

The Massive Bang Principle ran for 12 seasons from 2007 to 2019. Created by Chuck Lorre and Invoice Prady, the sequence additionally starred Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Sara Gilbert and Mayim Bialik, who alternated Jeopardy internet hosting duties with Ken Jennings from August 2021 to December 2023.

Throughout his look on Jeopardy, Starnes lead with $1600 heading into Ultimate Jeopardy!. Starnes ultimately gained over Grey and Hoying after appropriately answering the ultimate query and wagering $12,801 and bringing his whole to $32,401.

Nevertheless, viewers appear to be targeted on the resemblance to Sheldon Cooper greater than his win, if social media responses are something to go by.

The undergrad pupil would return for one more episode of Jeopardy!, the place he emerged as a two-day champion ending the episode with a haul of $52,802. Starnes is about to compete on Tuesday evening’s episode of Jeopardy!, the place he’ll sq. off towards two new contestants.