A Clip Of "Jeopardy" Contestant Sam Buttrey Talking About Missing Out On A "Titanic" Submersible Tour Has Gone Viral In Light Of This Week's News

"It sounds like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity..."

In case you haven't been following the news, an OceanGate Expeditions deep sea submersible set to tour the Titanic wreckage went missing on Sunday with five passengers on board.

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Today, the coast guard sadly confirmed that all five passengers are presumed dead after a "debris field" was found in the area. 

In light of the news, a clip from the Jeopardy Masters tournament that aired in May has gone viral because of a now extremely eerie anecdote shared by contestant Sam Buttrey.

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If you're a Jeopardy fan, you'll recall Sam from the 2022 Professors Tournament where he became a fan favorite for his personality and for bearing a strong resemblance to Steve Martin.

As one of his Jeopardy anecdotes during the tournament, Sam shared that he was actually supposed to go on a tour of the Titanic wreckage himself — a story which host Ken Jennings called a "pretty good nautical story."

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"I have a friend who operates a company that will take you out to the wreck of the Titanic," he shared with Ken.

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Given the timing, Sam of course was not supposed to be on this exact submersible, but it is highly likely that it was a similar one run by OceanGate.

"So you go out in a boat, and then you go down in a submersible craft and tour the wreckage. It sounds like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but through a miracle of bad timing, my son John and daughter-in-law Caitlin were getting married that weekend."

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"I was very happy to go there. It was a beautiful wedding, and not a shred of regret in my life."

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Ken concludes the anecdote by saying, "There's a joke here somewhere about a wedding and undersea wreckage." 

Honestly, pretty chilling stuff. Here's the full clip of Sam telling the story in his own words.