[The following post contains MAJOR spoilers for the Wednesday, July 16, episode of Jeopardy!]
Scott Riccardi returned for his tenth Jeopardy! sport on Wednesday, July 16. He presently has a nine-day complete of $233, 501. Riccardi, from Somerville, New Jersey, handed Roger Craig because the high 20 all-time by way of regular-play winnings, in accordance with Jeopardy! recap website, Jeopardy Fan. Will he climb up the leaderboard and win sport 10, or will his luck run out? Learn on to search out out.
Riccardi, an engineer, performed towards Ivanna Lopez, from Tampa, Florida, and Dave Richelsoph, from Washington D.C., on Wednesday. “That’s precisely what Scott Riccardi is attempting to attain right now — superchamp standing,” host Ken Jennings mentioned firstly of the episode. He beat out Isaac Hirsch‘s report, who received solely 9 video games one 12 months in the past.
The start of the sport was a battle between Riccardi and Lopez, a librarian. Lopez got here out on high with $4,000 earlier than the primary business break, however Riccardi wasn’t too far behind with $3,600.
On the second clue again, Riccardi discovered the Every day Double. He was tied at $4,000 with Lopez, and he wagered $2,000. In “Army Bases,” the clue learn, “Nevada’s Naval Air Station Fallon is now house to the elite program generally known as this; it trains pilots with a necessity for pace.” Riccardi answered rapidly and appropriately, “What’s Prime Gun?” He took the lead with $6,000.
On the finish of the spherical, Riccardi maintained his lead with $7,800. Lopez had $6,600. Richelsoph, a program supervisor, was in third with $3,400.
In Double Jeopardy, the reigning champion maintained the lead. Riccardi discovered the primary Every day Double on clue 9. He had $13,400 and wagered a dangerous $8,000 in “Scientists.” “In 1742, he described his new temperature scale to the Swedish Academy of Sciences” was the clue. “Who’s Celsius?” Riccardi answered appropriately, giving him a large lead with $21,800.
Richelsoph discovered the final DD midway by way of the spherical. He was in third with $3,800 and wagered $3,600. In “American Households,” the clue learn, “This household identify is on a faculty of drugs on the College of Chicago & on essentially the most prestigious of structure awards.” “What’s Pritzker?” he answered appropriately. Richelsoph moved to a better third with $7,400, in comparison with Lopez’s $12,200.
By the tip of the spherical, Riccardi had a large lead of $28,600. Lopez was in second with $13,800. Richelsoph had $8,600.
The class for Ultimate Jeopardy was “USA.” The clue was, “Its creator imagined it as a spot for younger and outdated, providing ‘nostalgia of the previous with thrilling glimpses into the longer term.’” The right response was Disneyland, with two of the contestants answering appropriately.
Richelsoph was one among them and wagered $5,201, giving him a remaining complete of $13,801, presently $1 greater than Lopez. She didn’t reply appropriately and mentioned, “What’s Epcot?” Lopez wagered $3,800, dropping her all the way down to $10,000 and third place. Riccardi additionally answered the Happiest Place on Earth and wagered $0. He ended with $28,600 and received his tenth sport.
“A brand new superchamp with 10 wins!” Ken Jennings mentioned. “He’ll be again tomorrow for win quantity 11.” Riccardi’s 10-day complete is $262,101. Which means he jumped up three areas and is now the seventeenth all-time Jeopardy! winner in common play, beating out Ben Chan, who has $252,600, in accordance with Jeopardy Fan (test all-time successful sidebar). Riccardi solely must win $2,902 in his subsequent sport to maneuver as much as sixteenth place.
Followers reacted to Riccardi’s “superchamp” win on Reddit. “Scott is now a double-digit winner! Out of the 18 gamers who’ve made it to double-digit wins, Scott has the eleventh highest 10-day complete,” a fan mentioned.
“FINALLY! We get a Tremendous Champion this season! Congratulations, Scott!!!!” mentioned one other.
“SUPER CHAMP,” a 3rd added.
“First Superchamp of Season 41 (and simply within the nick of time, with lower than 2 weeks to go), and first since Adriana Harmeyer virtually precisely a 12 months in the past. That’s now 10 seasons in a row with a minimum of one Superchamp. Final time with none was Season 31,” a Reddit person mentioned.
“Scott, representing my house state, is now a super-champion. Method to go, Scott!!! He has a very good probability of creating it to September,” a fan wrote.
“Congratulations, Scott, for successful Sport no. 10. He navigated the sport to a protected runaway to ensure Sport no 10. Now his greatest take a look at comes tomorrow. No Extremely Champion has misplaced Sport 11. The entire ultrachampions thus far have received their eleventh sport. Can he turn out to be a professional ultrachampion by successful Sport no. 11 tomorrow?” one final fan mentioned.
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