Spoiler Alert: Denise O'Connor's Jeopardy Saga

If you haven't watched Monday night's Jeopardy on your DVR yet, stop here and come back to this story later.

However, if you saw last night's show, you know that Denise O’Connor did Oak Ridge proud on

The Oak Ridge resident won $31,700 as Jeopardy champion on the March 28 show.

Going into the final Jeopardy round, O’Connor was in second place with $15,900. The current champion had $17,400 and the third place challenger had $10,600. The question, under the category “Sports in America” was: “Founded in 1795, this city that hosts a popular annual sporting event has ‘sport’ in its name.” The answer? What is Williamsport?

The third place challenger answered correctly, raising his total to $21,000 with a bet of $10,400. Then it was O’Connor’s turn, and with a $15,800 bet and the correct answer, she raised her total to $31,700.

The current champion got the final Jeopardy question wrong, giving O’Connor the championship.

When O’Connor taped that show, it was the third one taped that day, and after that game, the contestants went to lunch. There was a definite change in the tone of the contestants at that point, she said.

“There was a totally different dynamic than there was when we were all just contestants,” O’Connor said. “It was like I was the one to beat, and people didn’t want to be around me quite as much.”

Taping resumed after lunch, and that is where our coverage will have to end—for now. Jeopardy’s rules state that contestants cannot divulge the outcome of a show until it airs, so stay tuned to Patch tomorrow for more on this story. And tune into Jeopardy on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. to catch O’Connor’s next game.