A new super-champion has appeared Danger! In the Wednesday evening episode, Adriana Harmeyer achieved a stunning 11-fight winning streak, placing her in league with some of the greatest I've never done it, 17 of them, to be exact. So how far can she go?
We'll have to wait to find out just how impressive Harmeyers' streak can and will be as the season progresses, but for now, she boasts cash winnings of $258,700, which puts her in 15th place of all the temperature. Danger! regular gambling winnings. She broke the so-called curse of the seasonsIndeed!
This time around, she had competition, of course, including from Enzo Cunanan, a student based in Orlando, Florida.
The first round was a bit of a bust for Harmeyers' co-contestants, Cunanan and attorney Connor Townsend. She doubled the number of questions answered correctly by Cunanan (and he got the Daily Double wrong apparently, he didn't hear that Mazatln was directly in the path of the 2024 solar eclipse), so Harmeyer s t entered Double Jeopardy with a sizable lead of $7,600 for Cunanan. $4,000 and Townsends $2,000.
It was in the second round that Cunanan was able to eat into his lead, thanks in large part to a correct guess from the Daily Double (apparently he was aware of his Richard III anecdote that day in addition to his Henry VIII scholarship which he had spoken about earlier). This added $4,000 to his points and allowed him to take the lead, but it was only temporary. Harmeyer found the second Daily Double of the round, and although she still made a very small bet (betting just $1,000 on her knowledge of the rivers of Europe), her strength down the stretch kept everyone from get the upper hand on her. going through question after question.
Still, it wasn't a sure thing. Heading into Final Jeopardy, Harmeyer had $20,600, but Cunanan was right behind her with $16,400, meaning Townsend was also still in play with $9,600.
Luckily for Harmeyer, she was willing to risk just enough money to stay on top after she and Cunanan answered the Final Jeopardy clue correctly. (In the Famous Names category, the clue was: Rivaling Eiffel, this engineer wanted to create big; one admiring account said the Luxor Obelisk is too short to be a ray, which they both guessed correctly George Ferris.)
Harmeyer bet $12,400, which took him to $33,000, which was just above the highest score Cunanan could get (although he didn't double his money, but bet $15,000 and brought his total to $31,400).
With this, Harmeyer officially entered the elite 11-game winners' team.
On Redditfans were delighted with her victory, with one commentator predicting that she will be one to watch at the next Tournament of Champions: Adriana knows her stuff and she will be feared in the pre-ToC speculation period, Daily Double difficulties or not, they said. they write.
Meanwhile, another wondered if she would be able to match the rankings with some of the game's GOATs, writing: At this point, Adriana MUST be considered an early favorite for OCD and even a contender at the Masters. Although I'm still not entirely convinced that she might be too competitive against players like James [Holzhauer], Yogesh [Raut] and particularly Victoria [Groce]she certainly proves herself worthy of the title of future Master!
We'll have to wait and see if Adriana Harmeyer can reach 12 (and beyond) next time!
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