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Entertainment ‘Jeopardy!’ champ with 16-game streak addresses theory he deliberately lost final match Published: Jul. 30, 2025, 11:20 a.m.

Somerville, New Jersey, native Scott Riccardi had such an impressive run on “Jeopardy!” that some fans have conspiracy theories about his eventual loss. Riccardi’s 16-day winning streak came ...

Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions ended on Thursday, February 13, after game five when Neilesh Vinjamuri scored his third and final win. The software engineer led with two wins going into the game.

Scott Riccardi's 16-day winning steak ended on the season-ending episode of "Jeopardy!" on July 25.

Jonathan Hugendubler, a Baltimore adjunct music professor, correctly identified the Final Jeopardy question to secure a victory.

We have ourselves quite the upset in the Season 41 finale of Jeopardy! Scott Riccardi -- an engineer from New Jersey -- entered Friday's episode on a 16-day win streak, the 10th best of all time.

Riccardi won $40,008 to push his total earnings on the program to $430,910. His 15-game winning streak is the longest since Adriana Harmeyer accomplished the same feat last season.

He has secured 13 wins with a total of $362,901, making him the 13th highest-winning contestant of all time, just above Adriana Harmeyer. So, did Riccardi gallop his way to another win?

The Jeopardy! super champion cracked the top 20 all-time winnings and after his win on Monday, July 21, was in 13th place, above Adriana Harmeyer. “I enjoy watching Scott play.