New Jersey native Cris Pannullo won again Monday on “Jeopardy!,” securing another $37,421 and bringing his total to $748,286 during a 21-game win streak.
Pannullo, a former professional poker player and customer service operations manager from Ocean City, ranks fifth of all-time in “Jeopardy!” regular-season earnings and seventh if you include tournaments.
He has safely secured a spot in the 2023 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions.
He is on the short list of players to go on a winning streak of 10-plus games.
Some are comparing Pannullo’s style of play to James Holzhauer, the former “Jeopardy!” champ, who won 32 games in a row and $2.6 million in 2019. During the latest episode, he answered eight questions correctly by the first break, 12 questions correctly in the Jeopardy! round and 26 questions correctly in the Double Jeopardy! round.
Panullo and contestant Steph Martin got the Final Jeopardy! question correct with the answer, “What is the Berlin Wall?”
Holzhauer was known for a unique strategy that included jumping around the clue board to chase daily doubles.
Ken Jennings holds the all-time record with 74 straight wins, in which he totaled $2,520,700.
Earlier this year, Amy Schneider captivated the country with a 40-game win streak. She became the fifth “Jeopardy!” contestant to win more than $1 million in the show’s history and the fourth to reach that goal in regular-season play.
Ratings soared during Schneider’s winning streak. She also won the 2022 Tournament of Champions.
“Jeopardy!” airs new episodes Monday through Friday.
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