[Warning: The following contains Major spoilers for the Tuesday, January 27, episode of Jeopardy!] The first semi-finals game of the 2026 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions delivered a jaw-dropping win for one contestant. Scott Riccardi, who earned a bye from the quarterfinals, returned to play against two quarterfinal winners. Riccardi, from Somerville, New Jersey, played against Ph.D. candidate Allegra Kuney, from New Brunswick, New Jersey, and attorney Tom Devlin, from Washington, D.C., on January 27. At the beginning of the round, Kuney and Devlin fought for first place. However, Kuney answered a few clues incorrectly and only had $200 by the first 15 clues. Riccardi, an engineer, answered a few, but he wound up in second. Devlin led with $5,400. By the time Riccardi found the Daily…
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