Ryan Long

Philly’s winningest Jeopardy! contestant shares his gripe with the Rocky statue and the person he’s a little scared to face in the Tournament of Champions. Get a compelling long read and must-have lifestyle tips in your inbox every Sunday morning — great with coffee!. My parents named...

It’s a tale as old as time: A “Jeopardy!” contestant goes on a massive winning streak, generates attention from fans and media, and eventually gets stumped on a clue or doesn’t wager enough money, ultimately falling to a new “Jeopardy!” champion. And almost every...

Former “Jeopardy!” champ Ryan Long is counting his blessings. The Philadelphia native broke his winning streak Monday losing to Minneapolis meteorologist Eric Ahasic. Long shared an emotional message on Twitter Monday evening, gushing over his time on the trivia show and looking forward to the future. “So many feelings … I’m going to try and keep this short, but I’ll probably fail. I want to thank everybody who watched and supported me. I want to thank all my fellow contestants who were, to a person, exemplary human beings,” Long began his thread. The ride-share driver won 16 consecutive games and walked away with $299,400. He...

Ryan Long quickly became Philadelphia's most beloved smart guy for the past three weeks and a global fan favorite on Jeopardy!

Ryan Long's tenure on "Jeopardy!" ended Monday night, but not before he secured the show's ninth-longest winning streak of all time. The Mt. Airy resident won 16 games, earning more than $300,000, over a stretch that extended more than two weeks. Long, a rideshare driver, thanked his supporters and fellow...

"I knew it was going to be a long shot," Ryan Long says of appearing on "Jeopardy!." "I just knew I had to do something before it got too late."

Ryan Long has a bone to pick with Twitter. Although it’s been nothing wins for the “Jeopardy!” champ, he took an L when he received a notice that he wouldn’t get the coveted blue tick mark next to his name on Twitter. Airing out his grievance...

The season of “Jeopardy!” super champions continues with Ryan Long, a Philadelphia native who’s won 14 consecutive games. But last night proved a close call for the “Jeopardy!” champ. He went into the “Final Jeopardy!” round in second place, trailing behind Portland, Oregon, native Meagan Morrow. All three contestants missed the question, however. Luckily for Long, Morrow bet more to lose than he did, so the Philly native still made it out on top.

Current “Jeopardy!” champ Ryan Long certainly didn’t see his 14-day win streak coming, considering he only brought two shirts with him to filming. “Jeopardy!” fans might have picked up on this fact after the first few games. Since then, it looks like he’s acquired a few more. But Long admitted on Twitter that the wardrobe department did their best to work with two shirts and two sweater vests when he kept winning.

The iconic game show Jeopardy! is both fast-paced and high-stakes, which makes it a wonderfully exciting experience for fans but a sometimes dreadfully stressful one for contestants. In the most recent edition of Jeopardy, fan-favorite champion Ryan Long slipped up not once but twice. Though the offenses were minor, Ryan was quick to apologize on social media.

There’s no doubt that Ryan Long has impressed us all while on “Jeopardy!” The laid-back rideshare driver has captured fans worldwide for being calm, cool, and collected while answering the most challenging trivia questions. Long will now advance to the next round after cruising into his 12th...

Jeopardy! guru Ryan Long is a ride-share driver when he’s not winning big on the game show. But at one point in his life, he was a bouncer at a bar. And a hilarious story from that career came up during a recent chat with host Mayim Bialik. Since...

Becoming a Jeopardy! champion requires a vast knowledge of a variety of subjects. You never know what category might appear on the iconic Jeopardy! board, and sometimes, it truly comes down to luck. No one can know it all, but if a familiar category happens to appear late in the game, it can mean huge winnings for the fortune contestant. Especially if that Jeopardy contestant is as aggressive with their bets as Ryan Long, the game show’s newest champion.