Chu cashes in on gameshow

After a long journey, the #ChuChuTrain has come to an end.

Arthur Chu’s reign of “Jeopardy” greatness ended after an 11 game winning streak, putting him on the Mount Rushmore of the Jeopardy greats.

For those of you who don’t know, “Jeopardy” is a trivia game show that has contestants answer a variety of questions from history to pop culture; which that game show throws at the contestants make us regular folk with sore brains.

“[On an average game of “Jeopardy”] I maybe get three right, if I can look them up fast enough,” said junio Trent Brown.

Chu became an overnight sensation with his sudden dominance in the game show. While no one really bats an eye when a player wins a match, when Chu’s streak reached 5 or 6, people like senior Jake Grodt took notice and immediately became a fan.

“I think he was born to win ‘Jeopardy’,” said Grodt.

Chu played the game differently, which is why people were drawn to him. Instead of the normal “Jeopardy” style of simply going down the columns of questions one at a time, Chu chose questions at random and frequently captured Daily Doubles. This unorthodox style angered some, but most embraced his individuality.

Another criticism about Chu was his cocky attitude. He made headlines for proclaiming that he is “The Walter White of ‘Jeopardy’.” One time, he struck a Daily Double on a question about sports and bet $5. When he didn’t know the answer, he quickly said, “I don’t know” and switched his focus to the next question. “Jeopardy” champions typically act humble but Chu embraced the winning, despite some criticism.

“He won almost $300,000 dollars in ‘Jeopardy,’ he can do what he wants,” said Brown.

Brown brings up a good point: Chu won a ton of money. More than $298,000 to be exact. That’s pretty good for a random contestant on “Jeopardy.”

But let’s not forget the legendary Ken Jennings, who for those who didn’t know had a seventy-four game run and set himself for life with the money that he gained. Chu spoke about how Jennings set the bar high and made it look easy.

“He probably looked up to him,” said Grodt, “and used him as inspiration.”

Like Jennings, Chu has cemented himself in Jeopardy’s history and has changed the game.

“When you are the greatest, you can be arrogant,” said Grodt.