‘Jeopardy!’: Daily Double Drama Decides Who Joins Scott Riccardi in Toc Final

[Warning: The following contains Major spoilers for the Wednesday, January 28, episode of Jeopardy!] While the second semifinal game of the 2026 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions wasn’t quite the runaway that the first one was, the Daily Double wagers ultimately became the deciding factor in who would move on to the finals to face Scott Riccardi, the winner of Game 1. Laura Faddah, from Memphis, Tennessee, who received a bye to the semi-finals, played against Tj Fisher, from San Francisco, California, and Steven Olson, from Princeton, Illinois, on January 28. Faddah, a manager, won eight games during her original run, earning her $95,599. The first half of the round had Fisher, a marketing specialist, and Olson, a band director, battling for first place. However, after the first 15 clues,…