[Warning: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for the Wednesday, July 23, episode of Jeopardy!]
Scott Riccardi secured his 14th win throughout his final sport of Jeopardy! with a complete of $390,902. Regardless of getting the ultimate clue a few horse incorrect, he moved as much as twelfth place total in all-time winners, above Ray Lalonde. Did he crack the highest 10 through the newest sport?
Riccardi, from Somerville, New Jersey, performed in opposition to Gerri Budd, from Nutley, New Jersey, and Andrew Crowley, from Henderson, Nevada, on Wednesday, July 23.
Host Ken Jennings stated that Scott Riccardi was attempting for win quantity 15, which was one thing the sport present hadn’t seen since final season with Adriana Harmeyer. “And it’s one which solely 10 different champions within the present’s historical past have reached,” he stated. “So, large stakes for Scott in the present day.”
The sport began off properly for Riccardi, an engineer. He answered a lot of the clues accurately and took a fast lead. Nonetheless, when Budd, an adjunct professor and small enterprise proprietor, discovered the primary Every day Double, Crowley, a contract author, was solely $200 behind Riccardi. However, Budd had extra at stake as a result of she was within the pink.
With -$1,400 in her financial institution, Budd wagered $1,000. In “Phrase and Phrase Origins,” the clue learn, “It’s the 1714 doc relating to insurgents that’s a phrase generally utilized in an offended confrontation.” “What’s the Riot Act?” she answered accurately, bringing her as much as -$400.
In the course of the interview, Budd shared that when she bought the decision that she was going to be on Jeopardy!, she was in her automobile and bought pulled over by a cop as a result of she had her telephone in her hand. After she defined to the officer that she was going to be on the sport present, he let her off with a warning.
Though Riccardi had the lead with $7,600 by the top of the spherical, it wasn’t a runaway simply but. Crowley was not far behind him with $5,800. Budd was nonetheless within the pink with -$800.
In Double Jeopardy, Riccardi discovered the primary Every day Double. He had $12,000 at this level and wagered $5,000 in “Nice Literature Earlier than 2000.” The clue was, “A person makes quite a few failed makes an attempt to realize entry to the title edifice to enhance his state of affairs on this Franz Kafka novel.” Riccardi answered instantly with, “What’s The Citadel?” He improved to $17,000.
Just some clues later, he discovered the final DD of the sport. With $18,600 in his financial institution, Riccardi wagered $4,000. In “All About Animals,” the clue learn, “The nine-spotted species of this beetle is the state insect of New York.” “What’s a ladybug?” he answered rapidly. That was right, and his complete moved to $22,600.
By the top of the spherical, Riccardi had a runaway win with $32,200. Crowley was in second with $9,400. Budd lastly bought out of the unfavorable with $3,200.
The class for Closing Jeopardy was “Well-known Buildings.” The clue was: “Opened in 1902, it’s 87 ft in width on the twenty second Avenue facet & lower than 7 ft large at its narrowest level on twenty third Avenue.” Solely two of the contestants accurately guessed the Flatiron Constructing in New York.
Budd had the proper reply and wagered $3,100, leaving her with $6,300. Crowley’s reply was the Tribeca Constructing, which was incorrect. He wagered $400, dropping him to $9,000. Riccardi additionally had the suitable reply and wagered $7,808, taking his complete to $40,008. That gave him a 15-day complete of $430,910.
That moved him up 4 spots, into eighth total in winnings, in keeping with The Jeopardy! Fan. He jumped forward of Austin Rogers, Matt Jackson, Julia Collins, and David Madden. Madden’s complete was $430,400, so Riccardi’s solely $510 forward of him. To get to seventh place, he has to win one other $101,587.
Discover out if Riccardi will win sport quantity 16 on the penultimate episode of the season tomorrow, July 24.
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