As the saying goes, "All good things must end."
Thursday saw Jason Zuffranieri finally come up short as his run as Jeopardy champion was capped at 19 games.
All good things...
Jason Zuffranieri was a very likeable champion. Lacking the hyper charged intensity of James Holzhauer who had an epic long run earlier this year, Jason had a more everyman type of quality. Jason had a preternatural breadth of knowledge but he got questions wrong. He didn't rack up the big bucks like Holzhauer but half of a million dollars is nothing to sneeze at.
Jason Zuffranieri seemed genuinely surprised to find himself on top each day, just happy to play Jeopardy for another day.
Jason certainly put himself in the Jeopardy history books during his run. His total winnings of $532,496 puts Jason at third on the show's all-time regular-season cash winnings list. Only Ken Jennings ($2,520,700) and James Holzhauer ($2,462,216) rank higher.
Zuffranieri's 19 consecutive victories put him in a fourth-place tie with David Madden on the "Jeopardy!" win list. Jennings is at the top of that list as well, with 72 wins, followed by Holzhauer (32) and Julia Collins (20).
Apparently this multi-day record setting champion was not an immediate or obvious match for Jeopardy. He auditioned 9 times before he got his shot.
Here's what Jason had to say about that.
“My mentality for 25 years was that I wasn’t meant to be on the show for whatever reason: not smart enough, not camera-friendly, not interesting, whatever. To finally get a chance on that stage was a dream come true, and the level of good fortune I received is truly beyond anything I ever considered could happen.”
Jason, Andrea and I will miss you on our TV screens for our nightly Jeopardy watching. You were fun and amazing.
Yes, all good things....
But you done good while it lasted.
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| Another point in Jason's favor. He got this Doctor Who themed question right. |
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