During the Jeopardy! October 3, 2024 match, Ryan Manton was on a winning streak, and fans have been rooting for him. He was against two players, Adam Stewart and Emily Stowell-Bui, and later played side by side with Erin Ward and Scott Tcheng.
Ryan is a system coordinator from Columbus, Ohio, and since his first match, he has been winning quite impressively. On average, since Ryan's first game, he has been consistent with his rankings. However, during the last round, Emily was disqualified after receiving a negative score of -$500, while Ryan faced no threat from his competitor Adam's $2,000.
Despite staring at a slow pace, Ryan had an impressive finish while Adam was leading by $5600. Ryan was at $5400, and Emily was at -$800. When the Double Jeopardy! ended, Ryan was leading, while Adam lost the Daily Doubles in the second round.
Seeing Ryan Manton's streak before losing to Mark Fitzpatrick, fans took to social media platform X to share their views on his winnings and getting the Tournament of Champions spot (ToC).
One of the fans shared on X,
"Tough FJ today. Robinson Crusoe was thought to be based on the Scottish Alexander Selkirk's life. Mark Fitzpatrick was the only contestant to get this correctly, becoming the new #Jeopardy champ. Ryan Manton should get a ToC invite."
A fan commented about Ryan's third Game,
"A gimme FJ. You get it from the clue: physics, "completely collapsed objects." What else could it be? Ryan Manton wins his 3rd #Jeopardy game, needing one more victory to get to ToC."
One more fan wrote about Ryan's second win,
"An obvious FJ clue today. Ryan Manton wins his 2nd #Jeopardy game in another runaway. Maybe he'll win 4 games and make ToC. Maybe."
An X user commented,
"Another gimme FJ. Ryan Manton wins his 4th #Jeopardy game, his 3rd runaway. He will be in ToC, like last season's 4-game winners Grant DeYoung and Amar Kakirde. David Erb, though only winning 3 games, won more money than those guys did in 4 games."
One more fan shared,
"Kate Roesch run as a J! champ was short-lived and though she and Alison Prelusky were the only ones to come up with the correct response in FINAL JEOPARDY! Ryan Manton became a new @Jeopardy! champion with a 1 DAY cash winnings total of $22,178. So long. #Jeopardy."
Another fan commented,
"New @Jeopardy! champion Ryan Manton won his second game despite not knowing the correct response in FINAL JEOPARDY! again with a now 2 DAY cash winnings total of $43,778. So long. #Jeopardy."
One more fan wrote,
"Last night @Jeopardy! champ Ryan Manton won his fourth game & gave the correct response for a second time in FINAL JEOPARDY! & for the third time getting to say he loves his wife & didn't wager a penny giving Ryan a 4 DAY cash winnings total of $83,179. So long."
Another fan commented,
"After 2 games of not giving a response in FINAL JEOPARDY!, @Jeopardy! champion Ryan Manton gave the correct response & bet enough for him to win his third game but only by a $1 with a now 3 DAY cash winnings total of $67,379. Game 4 tomorrow for Ryan."
Ryan Manton: The Final Jeopardy! clue - Details explored
The science category's Final Jeopardy clue was,
"Physicist John Wheeler said he coined this term as a faster way to say 'completely collapsed objects.' "
Not only Ryan Manton but also Scott Tcheng answered correctly, "Black hole." Despite giving the correct answer, only Ryan played it smart by betting enough for the win.
As a result, Ryan's total was $23,601, while Tcheng's total was $23,600. Seeing a mere "$1" difference, fans shared their excitement through the social media platform X for Ryan Manton. While Ryan and Tcheng were competing in such a close competition, Ward was at $800.
However, things took an expected turn when a newcomer, Mark Fitzpatrick, broke Ryan's winning streak. While fans have been eager to see Ryan advance beyond his fourth streak, unfortunately, it ended on Friday's show.
As a result, Fitzpatrick was leading with $30,401. On the other hand, Ryan Manton was at $9,999.
Ryan's winning streak and skills earned him approximately $83,179. This ultimately made him a prime candidate for the 2025 Tournament of Champions spot (ToC), which fans have been rooting for on social media platform X.
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