Framingham native Katie Nolan wins ‘Movie star Jeopardy!’ in tiebreaker

Framingham native and sports activities commentator Katie Nolan took the win on “Movie star Jeopardy!” Wednesday night time, beating out actor Christopher Meloni in a tiebreaker.

Nolan, recognized for reveals such because the Emmy-winning “Rubbish Time with Katie Nolan,” dominated a lot of the recreation, with the best scores within the Jeopardy, Double Jeopardy, and Triple Jeopardy rounds, with scores of $4,500, $8,900, and $10,300, respectively.

The true check of Nolan’s Jeopardy talents got here through the Last Jeopardy spherical, the place she and Meloni each answered accurately to tie, necessitating a tiebreaker spherical. In contrast to Last Jeopardy the place all contestants reply, the primary individual to buzz in with the right reply can be the winner.

The class for the tiebreaker spherical was French Historical past, with the clue being: “Drink up! A well-known New Orleans road is called after this dynasty that dominated France for a lot of the seventeenth & 18th centuries.”

Nolan buzzed in first, with the right reply — “What’s Bourbon?” — making her the winner of Wednesday’s “Movie star Jeopardy!” and advancing her to the semifinals. 

The opposite two opponents in Wednesday’s recreation had been actor Meloni, recognized for “Legislation & Order: Particular Victims Unit,” and Sherri Shepherd, former panelist on “The View” and present host of the daytime speak present “Sherri.”

A “Movie star Jeopardy!” contestant’s winnings are donated to a charity of their alternative. Nolan is taking part in for the Affiliation of Ladies in Sports activities Media, a nonprofit group supporting girls in sports activities media, each professionals and college students.

The dates for the “Movie star Jeopardy!” semifinals haven’t been introduced, based on the official “Jeopardy!” web site.

Watch Nolan’s efficiency in Last Jeopardy and the tiebreaker spherical beneath: