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08-02-2025
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Purdue's Adriana Harmeyer wins first 'Jeopardy!' 32nd Tournament of Champions final
Throughout the history of the show "Jeopardy!", the final Jeopardy question has had the power to shift the tide of the game with a kingmaker moment. That was on full display in Friday night's 32nd Tournament of Champions, as Purdue University archivist Adriana Harmeyer had her queenmaker moment and took home the crown thanks to a smart bet on a difficult final question. What was Friday's final Jeopardy question? At his trial, revolutionaries referred to the deposed Louis XVI with this last name, one used previously for a dynasty? The answer? What is Capet? Who got it right? None of the contestants. Before the final Jeopardy question, Harmeyer was tied in second with her opponent Neilesh Vinjarmuri, a software engineer from Lionville, Pennsylvania, at $11,400. Both contestants sat behind Isaac Hirsch, a customer support team lead from Burbank, California, who led with $13,800. Thanks to a smart bet of $6,000, Harmeyer ultimately took the lead as she was left with $5,400, compared to Hirsch's $4,799 and Vinjarmuri's $0 final amount. After going on a 15-episode winning streak last summer, Harmeyer is now two wins away from taking the crown in the 32nd Tournament of Champions and being deemed "Grand Champion." A strong performance out of the gate by "Jeopardy!" champion competitor Ryan Manton, a systems administrator from Ohio, initially put Harmeyer in second place. But by the double "Jeopardy!" round, Harmeyer had climbed into first place. By the end of the round, Harmeyer's winnings totaled $22,000 over Manton's second-place total of $12,000. Story continues after photo gallery. "Jeopardy!" airs nightly at 7:30 p.m. ET Monday through Saturday on WTHR in Indianapolis. Isaac Hirsch, a customer support team lead from Burbank, California, defeated rivals Mark Fitzpatrick and Amy Hummel, earning $17,600. Out of the 19 contestants listed in the 2025 Tournament of Champions, Harmeyer shines leagues above the competition. A tournament tracker on Jeopardy's website puts her 15 wins at the top of the board. Hirsch, the competitor directly below her, has seven wins. Harmeyer's initial run on "Jeopardy!" ended after 16 games, resulting in a grand total of $351,600. She was eventually defeated by Drew Basile, a graduate student from Michigan, and Tekla Sauter, a nonprofit strategist from Illinois. On Tuesday, Harmeyer racked up another $22,000. Here's a look at her winning streak from 2024: Wednesday, May 29, 2024: $26,200 Thursday, May 30, 2024: $20,000 Friday, May 31, 2024: $25,400 Monday, June 3, 2024: $20,200 Tuesday, June 4, 2024: $24,400 Wednesday, June 5, 2024: $19,900 Thursday, June 6, 2024: $19,600 Friday, June 7: $27,400 Monday, June 10: $21,600 Tuesday, June 11: $21,000 Wednesday, June 12: $33,000 Thursday, June 13: $19,800 Friday, June 14: $20,500 Monday, June 17: $27,000 Tuesday, June 18: $23,600 Wednesday, June 19: $2,000 Brad Rutter has won $4,938,436 — including tournaments — on "Jeopardy!" According to the show's website, Ken Jennings is second on the list with $4,370,700. Ken Jennings won a record 74 consecutive games, according to the website. Quick, can you answer these Jeopardy! questions? (answers are below) According to the book of Psalms, these objects 'have ears, but they hear not.' The Spanish title of this Vicente Blasco Ibanez novel about bullfighting is 'Sangre y Arena.' After 'The Civil War' aired on PBS, this Memphis Civil War historian became a celebrity. Potential contestants are invited to audition by taking the show's online test, which can be found here: Adult contestants must be age 18 or older. Producers recommend you have at least 15 minutes to complete the test. (And those answers in the form of a Jeopardy! response above were: "What are Idols?" "What is 'Blood and Sand'?" "Who is Shelby Foote?") Gen Con 2025: Gen Con tickets are about to go on sale. How to get your badge before they're all sold out. This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Purdue professor wins 1st 'Jeopardy!' Tournament of Champions final
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05-02-2025
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West Virginia native advances to Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions Finals
Video: Coverage of when Adriana Harmeyer ended her 15-day Jeopardy! streak in June 2024 CULVER CITY, Ca. (WBOY) — After a historic 15-day run in 2024, Huntington native and Marshall graduate Adriana Harmeyer has returned to the Alex Trebek stage and is just one step away from winning the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions. Harmeyer entered the tournament on Tuesday night seeded in the semifinal round after her regular season winning streak won her more than $350,000 and qualified her for the tournament three times over. During Monday's match, she took down Ryan Manton from Columbus, Ohio and Will Wallace from Austin, Texas to advance to the finals round of the tournament. West Virginia Tourism's must-see 'It List' of Natural Wonders Depending on the results of the remaining semifinal games, Harmeyer could potentially rematch against Drew Basile, of Birmingham, Michigan, who has also been seeded in the semifinals and was the player who snapped her winning streak. Harmeyer's streak in 2024 is the 11th longest one in the history of the program. Game one of the Tournament of Champions Finals is set to kick off on Friday, Jan. 7. The first player to win three games will win the tournament and the grand prize of $250,000. You can catch all of the tournament action weeknights at 7 p.m. on WBOY-NBC. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
