JEOPARDY! contestant Bryan White won a brawny $20,130 on Wednesday's episode and earned fans' attention with a ridiculous story.
Bryan revealed he once won a hairy chest contest, leaving viewers Daily-Doubling over in laughter.
Bryan, a senior regulatory compliance analyst originally from California, faced Vic Goel, a lawyer from Virginia, and returning champ Chris Ban.
Chris is an oral and facial surgeon from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who boasted a one-day total of $13,000 and plenty of Jeopardy! fans, given his moving first win.
Chris emotionally revealed he wanted to help build a boathouse in honor of his late brother with his winnings and pointed upward upon being declared the champ.
Many fans were excited to see if Chris could keep it going- but Bryan won out and stole the show with quite a different type of anecdote.
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'SHAKE WHAT OUR MOTHER GIVES US!'
Mayim Bialik, 47, asked Bryan during the interview break about a contest he had apparently won.
He replied: “Well, Mayim, on a cruise, I won the hairy chest contest.”
When the camera cut to a wide shot, Mayim had buckled over in laughter, hiding her face momentarily and bowing down to contain herself.
With a straight face, he added, “For Jeopardy! contestants, it's not all time spent in the Ivory Tower.
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Sometimes we gotta shake what our mother gives us."
The in-studio audience and Bryan's rivals cracked up, and Mayim concluded: “I have nothing else to say to you, Bryan."
Bryan, however, was no joke gameplay-wise, it turned out.
He found both Daily Doubles in the Double Jeopardy! round and, despite missing the second one for $2K, nabbed nearly 30 (of 60 total) clues overall.
The scores going into Final Jeopardy left Bryan with a locked game at $18,400, Chris with $4,800, and Vic with $4,200.
Final Jeopardy read: “He created a chest drain valve that aided breathing in wounded soldiers in Vietnam but is better known for a lifesaving measure”
Everyone was correct with “Heimlich,” making Bryan the new champ adding $1,730 to win with a mighty $20,130.
He looked absolutely stunned as his 1-day total was displayed, and while fans reacted that they'll miss Chris, they also loved Bryan's performance and story.
'HARDEST I'VE EVER LAUGHED'
One fan wrote on Reddit: "Bryan's anecdote about the Hairy Chest competition is the hardest I've ever laughed at Jeopardy!"
Chris graciously wrote in the same thread: "He totally SMOKED me on the buzzer. What a champ. I feel more wins coming for him this week. Nice guy, too. Good luck Bryan!!"
A third person penned: "Congrats Bryan on the win he played great. I was hoping Chris would go on a run after hearing the story about his brother, but at least he was able to win one game for him."
"But what was the PRIZE for winning that contest, Bryan?" tweeted a fourth.
WHAT IS: THE JEOPARDY! SCHEDULE
Meanwhile, plenty of fans are excited that Ken Jennings is returning to host this coming Monday.
He will helm episodes airing from July 3 until July 28 -at which point Jeopardy! will take its summer hiatus.
Season 40 will burst out of the gates with Ken's $250K Tournament of Champions, which will span 10 weeks and be expanded to three tiers.
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It will all kick off instead of regular episodes in early September when Jeopardy! returns.
That said, Mayim is exiting hosting early this season to support the WGA writers' strike, which Ken is not standing in solidarity with.
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