RYAN Manton has suffered a devastating blow in tonight’s Jeopardy! game after a surprising newcomer ended the rising star’s winning streak. Fans were hoping Ryan could pull off the rare move of winning five consecutive games on a single day of taping however, he fell just short after losing Friday’s episode by a significant margin. After accumulating $83,179 with his impressive four-day winning streak , Ryan was looking to tip over the six-figure scale with tonight’s game.
The returning system administrator from Ohio went up against Mark Fitzpatrick, a content manager from Connecticut and Anne Singleton, an executive director from Massachusetts. Ryan ’s advantage at the beginning was strong as Mark lost $2,400 on a true Daily Double where he went all-in with his bet. However, it was Anne who was in the lead heading into the first break with $2,800 while Ryan was just behind at $2,400 and Mark secured $1,800.
READ MORE ON JEOPARDY! Mark turned his luck around when he found the second Daily Double under the category U.S. Museums - this time getting it right and adding $3,000 to his prize pot.
“Her story is told in 9 galleries through photos, drawings, paintings & personal possessions at her museum in downtown Santa Fe,” Ken Jennings read aloud to which Mark correctly responded “Who was O’Keeffe?” Rounding out the trio, Mark also found the third Daily Double under the category Tall Tales - which scored him an additional $5,000. “Able to produce enough dairy.