JEOPARDY! fans have found tonight's contestant Aaron Craig's behavior in the final round off-putting.
Aaron praised himself on the game show after he came out victorious on Thursday's episode of Jeopardy!.
Aaron, who is an attorney, played a good game, coming out on top over his competitors, stay-at-home mom Leah Wiegand and associate professor of African Studies TJ Tallie.
The Canadian legal professional remained in the lead the entire game, earning $6.2K in the first round, whereas Leah only scored $3.4K and TJ gained $4.6K.
Post-Double Jeopardy and going into Final Jeopardy, Aaron was at $9.8K; meanwhile, Leah went up to $4.4K, and TJ dropped to $4.2K.
The category for Final Jeopardy was British History.
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Host Ken Jennings, 49, presented the trio with the last clue.
"At Leicester Cathedral in March 2015, the archbishop of Canterbury led a religious ceremony for this deceased English monarch," Ken read from the screen.
TJ guessed, "who is Heath Ledger?" which was wrong.
He lost all of his earnings since he wagered all of the money he made by that point.
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'LET'S GO!'
Leah was also incorrect, guessing, "who is Prince Philip?"
She also bet all of her $4.4K earnings, which put her at $0.
Aaron wasn't sure what the right answer was either, writing, "who is ?" for his response.
He waged low though, betting only $32.
Aaron took home $9,768 and advanced to the Jeopardy Champions Wildcard Tournament Finals.
Aaron gave himself a big clap after Ken announced he'd made it to the Finals.
"Let's go!," he exclaimed as he clapped his hands, cheering himself on.
AWKWARD AARON
Aaron got a lackluster response from the studio audience, and people who watched from at home.
Fans flooded a Jeopardy online thread page with remarks about Aaron's self-praise.
"... I get being excited about winning, but I thought his self-applause was a bit much," one person shamed.
"Liked Aaron too but the 'whoop!' at the end was cringe," another shared.
A third user slated: "This winner has no humility."
"Self-praise gains little always ... Aaron's arrogance doesn't mean he will win ..." one shared.
Amid the critics, Aaron did have a few supporters.
"That is absolutely how I would react if I got a runaway at the very last minute, great game Aaron!," a fan defended.
POWER PLAY
Jeopardy viewers were left in shambles after power player Hari Parameswaran lost to Aaron on Tuesday's episode.
The hardware engineer at Apple from Cupertino, California, faced Aaron and Katie Hargrove, a professional organizer from Redondo Beach, California.
Katie and Aaron were invited to Champions Wildcard by being brief winners from Seasons 37 or 38, while Hari fought his way in.
He won September's Season 37 Second Chance tournament for non-winners, which opened Season 40, proving himself as one to watch with huge bets and super-champion-level play.
Going into Double Jeopardy, it quickly became a boxing match between Hari and Aaron (who coincidentally beat Second Chancer Sam Stapleton during his initial run).
COMPLETE VICTORY
Hari got himself to $7600 when he found a Daily Double and shockingly went all-in, his first big swing-and-miss.
Under "Night At The Museum" it read: “He painted 'Night Fishing at Antibes' just before the outbreak of World War II." Hari looked destroyed as he couldn't come up with "Picasso."
He fought back, however, getting the last Daily Double for $4000, and by Final Jeopardy, Aaron had $14,000, Hari still led with $17,200, and Katie had $3,600.
Host Ken remarked: “You two were duking it out the entire round, but even with that Daily Double miss, Hari, you have the lead.”
Final Jeopardy under "Names THE SAME" read: “This first name is shared by a character introduced in 1941 & a member of royalty who is sixth in line to the British throne.”
No one came up with the correct response of “Archie," referring to the comic book Archie and Harry and Meghan’s son.
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Katie didn’t finish her response; Aaron (who had around 22 correct responses) wrote “Charlotte” and dropped just $3,202 to have $10,798.
Hari (around 25 correct responses) incorrectly wrote “James” and wagered a giant $11,000 as his head slumped in disappointment and the crowd gasped.
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