Quick Take
“Originally relating to a story of suffering, this word now commonly refers to strong emotion of any kind”: That’s the clue that tripped up Sam Meehan of Santa Cruz on popular game show “Jeopardy!”
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If you’re a “Jeopardy!” fan, you might have gotten a chance to catch Santa Cruz’s Sam Meehan on the show Monday. Sam was in a strong second-place position throughout the show before his undoing in Final Jeopardy. Sam bet his entire pot — often the best strategy if you’re in second place — but wasn’t able to come up with the right answer to the final clue in the category “Word Origins”: “Originally relating to a story of suffering, this word now commonly refers to strong emotion of any kind.”
The winning response: What is passion?
