Lisa Ann Walter wins Celebrity Jeopardy! in twist ending as Katie Nolan and Mo Rocca 'choke' on 'easy' Final clue

ACTRESS Lisa Ann Walter has won Celebrity Jeopardy! in a last-minute twist, scoring a whopping $1 million and a lifetime of bragging rights.

Trailing Katie Nolan and Mo Rocca, Lisa, 60, emerged the winner as the only one to know the grand finale's Final Jeopardy answer.

Parent Trap star and comedian Lisa Ann Walter has won Celebrity Jeopardy! 2024Credit: Jeopardy!

Fans were shocked since she was in far third place but was the only one to know 'The Butler Did it'Credit: Jeopardy!

Viewers were stunned Mo Rocca nor Katie Nolan got the 'embarrassingly easy' clue that decided it allCredit: Jeopardy!

Celebrity Jeopardy! saw CBS Sunday Morning's Mo, 54, Abbott Elementary's Lisa Ann, and sports commentator Katie, 35, fight to the bitter end.

After the Jeopardy! round, Mo led with $2,600, Lisa Ann had $2,200, and Katie held $1,900.

In Double Jeopardy!, each contestant got a cheeky category dedicated to them - "Lisa, Ann or Walter," "Mo Rocca Drinks Vodka With Chewbacca," and "Kinda Rhymes With Katie," respectively.

The writing impressed fans on social media: "Whoever came up with these categories should've gotten a raise by now!"

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Scores going into Final Jeopardy saw Mo at $21,100, Katie right behind at $19,500, and Lisa Ann in last place at $13,800.

However, Lisa had never missed a Final Jeopardy before the finale, and this proved no different.

Final Jeopardy under "Cliches" read: "Many mystery fans blame “The Door”, a 1930 Mary Roberts Rinehart n ovel in which a servant kills a nurse, for this 4-word cliché."

Lisa-Ann was correct with "The Butler Did It" going to $27,500.

Katie and Mo were shockingly incorrect, the latter answering, "I'm so sorry?"

Since Lisa Ann bet huge, and the Parent Trap star was declared the champion as she was given the chic red question mark trophy and left near tears.

'WILD FINISH!'

Fans were overjoyed for the actress and comedian while stunned at the same time.

One fan wrote on X (formerly Twitter): "They made the Million Dollar Celebrity Final Jeopardy clue embarrassingly easy, and two of them still missed it."

Another celebrated: "She was the only one who never missed a final jeopardy!!!!"

A third wrote: "Final Jeopardy drama in Celebrity Jeopardy! Wild finish."

A fourth wrote: "Lisa Ann Walter truly is that girl. #celebrityjeopardy."

And a fifth: "I’m as stunned as all of you are, and as stunned as @LisaAnnWalter clearly is! But a most deserved win, and congrats to Mo and Katie too!"

A sixth wrote: "The end of Celebrity Jeopardy," with three scream emojis.

Lisa won $1million for the Entertainment Community Fund, Mo (left with $1,100) was given $250,000 for the Inner-City Scholarship Fund, and Katie ($0) was given $100,000 for the Association for Women in Sports Media.

'EXCITED AND TERRIFIED'

Lisa, who played nanny and beekeeper Chessy in the 1998 classic Parent Track, shared her outfit before the grand finale on Instagram.

She went with a chic dark green cropped leather jacket, a figure-hugging black dress, and bold black boots reaching up to her upper leg.

She admitted in her caption that she's bringing her A-game, but was extremely nervous.

She wrote: "Jeopardy Finals tonight…Excited…and terrified."

"Up against the very best - brilliant, funny & gorgeous Katie Nolan & my paisan & hometown buddy, the incredible brainiac Mo Rocca."

Shouting out Jeopardy!'s host, she added: "Absolutely adore the amazing Ken Jennings."

Lisa flaunted her finale fit on Instagram - 'excited and terrified'Credit: Instagram/lisaannwalter

LISA'S JEOPARDY! JOURNEY

This season of Celebrity Jeopardy! started with 27 familiar actors and comedians, and then there were three.

Walter admitted to her competitive side in an interview ahead of her big win.

"I feel like having gotten here, I made it. But would I love to win? Absolutely... I'm competitive," Walter told ABC7. "My best friend has game night. I got kicked out of it. I was a little aggressive."

In the quarterfinals, Lisa - who shared her love of watching Jeopardy! with her mom or "nana" growing up - won with a $0 wager.

Meanwhile, Veep's Timothy Simons hilariously misunderstood the meaning of a True Daily Double.

In the semifinals, Mira Sorvino led the game at the end of the first and second rounds.

But Lisa Ann had a major comeback in the third round, securing the win after doubling her earnings, once more, on Final Jeopardy.

Fans were stunned by Lisa's dramatic win, with one writing on X, formerly known as Twitter: "Y’all when I tell you I screamed so loud when @LisaAnnWalter won Celebrity Jeopardy tonight!!!"

Last year, actress Mayim Bialik hosted the entirety of the special - which returned for the first time since 2015 and without the late host Alex Trebek.

Ken took over for Season 2 and ratings soared - she was fired from the syndicated show in December, meaning she will likely not return for Celebrity Jeopardy! either.