Jeopardy! followers had been left surprised after Scott Riccardi’s gorgeous win on Friday, July 11.
Through the nite-biter episode, the reigning champion — an engineer from Somerville, New Jersey— pulled off his seventh win in a row. Riccardi confronted off in opposition to Andrew Wang, a medical pupil from Winnetka, Illinois, and Edaureen Muhamad Nor, a ebook critic from Silver Spring, Maryland.
By the top of the Jeopardy! spherical, Wang was within the lead with $8,100, with Riccardi in second at $5,400 and Nor at $4,800.
Riccardi pulled forward, nevertheless, within the Double Jeopardy! spherical, ending with $18,200, with Wang at $16,300 and Nor at $12,000.
For Last Jeopardy!, the class was “Historic Objects.” Ken Jennings learn off the clue: “Described as each a ‘Lovely Violet’ and a ‘French Blue’ within the 1600s, this object went on tour within the 1900s earlier than touchdown within the Smithsonian.”
All three contestants answered accurately, writing, “What’s the Hope Diamond?” so all of it got here right down to the wagers. Nor wager $11,995, making her grand whole $23,995. Wang wagered his whole earnings, ending the sport with $32,600. In the meantime, Riccardi wager $14,800, bringing his whole to $33,000 and eking out one more win.
On Reddit, viewers reacted to the thrilling win. One Jeopardy! fan declared, “This was among the best episodes of Jeopardy! I’ve seen in fairly some time.”
One other shared, “No one has ever been extra locked in than Scott in DJ as we speak, wow.”
Another person echoed, “Unbelievable sport. One of the enjoyable this season.”
A special viewer identified, “Such an awesome sport!! Andrew is so animated! He was making us giggle so exhausting. Nice power tonight.”
In the meantime, an X person exclaimed, “Dude jeopardy is f***ing ELECTRIC tv. I’ll inform my children about what Scott Riccardi simply did. Unbelievable comeback.”
Nevertheless, many different Jeopardy! followers clamored for Wang and Nor to make a return to the present.
One Reddit person wrote, “Congrats to Scott however whereas they deserved it rating clever I actually wish to see Andrew and Edaureen on second probability match on character too, they had been a lot enjoyable!
A second shared, “I nominate each Edaureen and Andrew for the SCT.”
Another person agreed, exclaiming, “Rattling that was a fully epic sport, Scott’s comeback in DJ was legendary, dude was 100% locked in. Would like to see Andrew and Edaureen come again although for Second Probability!”
In the meantime, one more Redditor commented, “All gamers had been excellent on this sport. If anyone deserves a second probabilities it’s the two that misplaced as we speak.”
Riccardi’s seven-day whole is $182,901, and he’ll return for his eighth consecutive sport on Monday, July 14.
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