He was brought back after taking the lead going to Final Jeopardy!, but both he and second place contestant responded incorrectly, allowing Tricia to win her second game. According to Kate Zimmerman, he wrote to the contestant coordinators, protesting that his first Final Jeopardy! clue in the category "Port Cities" was enough to make his response potentially correct, and opted to return him to the show. Karla was also given a return date about two months after Matt.