25-07-2025
Scott Riccardi of New Jersey extends 'Jeopardy!' streak to 15; cracks Top 10 on money list
Scott Riccardi of New Jersey extended his "Jeopardy!" winning streak to 15 games on July 23 and cracked the Top 10 of the regular-season money list on the long-running show.
Riccardi, an engineer from Somerville and 2021 Rutgers graduate, began his winning streak on July 3 and has career earnings of $430,910.
He is now in eighth place on the all-time regular-season highest money winnings list and one more win would tie him for 10th on the consecutive wins list, according to the "Jeopardy!" website.
On the Wednesday, July 23 show, he defeated fellow New Jerseyan, Gerri Budd, an adjunct professor and small business owner from Nutley, and Andrew Crowley, a freelance writer from Henderson, Nevada.
As he has done of late, Riccardi had a commanding lead entering Final Jeopardy (more than triple the next closet competitor in this game).
The Final Jeopary was: "Opened in 1902, it's 87 feet in width on the 22nd Street side & less than 7 feet wide at its narrowest point on 23rd Street."
Both Riccardi and Budd knew the New York City Final Jeopardy answer: "What is the Flatiron Building?"
The final money totals were: Riccardi with $40,008, Crowley $9,000 and Budd $6,300.
Riccardi is by far the winningest contestant on this season of the long-running game show.
According to the show's Tournament of Champions tracker, Riccardi's streak has him ahead of eight-time champ Laura Faddah on this season's leaderboard. The season began Sept. 9, 2024 and three other contestants have reached the six-game threshold.
He also has already qualified for the Season 41 Tournament of Champions. The annual competition is generally reserved for contestants who earn at least five "Jeopardy!" wins, although the show may invite champions with fewer victories if there are not enough five-game winners.
Staff writer Kyle Morel contributed to this article.
This article originally appeared on NJ's Scott Riccardi extends 'Jeopardy!' streak to 15 games
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