[Warning: The following contains Major spoilers for the Wednesday, July 19, 2023 episode of Jeopardy!] Liz Cotrufello didn’t win Jeopardy! on July 19, but she still the most impressive game of the night. The 4th grade teacher from Pennsylvania was up against returning champ David Bederman and fellow new contestant Sean Weatherston, and despite coming in third place, her quick buzzer work and even quicker thinking made an impression on viewers. Liz was in last place at the time of the first commercial break and the end of the first round. The former scores were David with $4,600, Sean with $1,200, and Liz with -$1,000, and the latter were David with $6,600, Sean with $2,200, and Liz out of the red with $200. But the second round belonged to Liz. Her buzzer timing was unbeatable, leading to her snagging the lead in just one round. In three separate categories, she was one question away from running the category. When she came across the second Daily Double, she ...