& # 39; & # 39 Peril!; the candidate proposes to the girlfriend during the show

A "Jeopardy!" The competitor won the grand prize on the Thursday episode even before the start of the match.

Michael Pascuzzi, manager of a resale store in Orlando, Florida, asked the most important question of the evening at the beginning of the show by asking his girlfriend Maria Shafer to sit in the audience.

"Yes of course!" Shafer said before remembering the famous format of the trivia. "That would be," What is it ?! "

After Pascuzzi took a page from last week's Primetime Emmy Awards with his public proposal, an exalted Shafer made sure there was no need for the iconic music expected at the "Final Jeopardy!" in each episode.

"I was about to say we will have the answer to this question right after this commercial break," joked Alex Trebek, a host.

Pascuzzi organized the special moment with Corina Nusu, coordinator of the contest, who jokingly asked Pascuzzi, before the show, when he was going to "ring" after learning that he and Shafer had a long-term relationship, according to the Jeopardy ! website.

But Michael said, "Do I have to do it now? "" Nusu wrote. "I was shocked and made it clear that I was teasing him, but he said," At what other time would I have the opportunity to offer "Jeopardy!"? "

"And just like that, in a few minutes, a proposal has been made."

Pascuzzi finished second in the episode behind returning champion Evelyn Rubin, but has still returned home.

"Great day for us and a nice day for Michael," said Trebek at the end of the episode.

Pascuzzi and Shafer then wondered if their favorite host – who recently shaved his famous mustache for the 35th season of "Jeopardy!" – may want to be part of their marriage.

"See if Alex wants to marry us," they said on the site of the series. "We will come here!"