Some fans have conspiracy theories regarding Scott Riccardi’s final defeat because of his incredible Jeopardy! run. Riccardi is from Somverville, New Jersey.
On Friday, July 25, Riccardi fell against Jonathan Hugendubler of Baltimore, ending his 16-day winning streak. In terms of the most consecutive Jeopardy games, he is currently tied with Ryan Long for ninth place! winsleaderboard.
A few viewers conjectured that Riccardi purposefully made an incorrect guess on Friday’s Final Jeopardy. He controlled 13 publications, eight radio stations, two film businesses, and $56 million in real estate in 1935, according to one obituary from the 20th Century Names category.
The answer was William Randolph Hearst, the man behind the famous 1941 movie Citizen Kane, but Riccardi thought it was Howard Hughes, an aircraft engineer and producer. Over the weekend, he shared some explanations for his error on Reddit.
Unfortunately, because I overestimated the significance of the movie company’s portion of the clue, my thoughts went right to Howard Hughes. Any other FJs that had instantly sprung to mind had worked out, so I trusted my first reaction. Riccardi responded on a Jeopardy! discussion thread.
He went added, “To be honest, I was just particularly unprepared to answer correctly to a clue about Hearst.” Prior to beginning my serious preparation for the show, I had discovered that I was struggling to remember details about what I considered to be a bewildering number of three-named Williams in publishing (William Randolph Hearst, William Lloyd Garrison, and William F. Buckley, to mention a few). I never thought about that again after I was called to appear on the show.
Some fans were certain that Riccardi intentionally threw the match before he gave his explanation.
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I find it difficult to accept that Riccardi was unaware of Final Jeopardy. For heaven’s sake, one viewer commented on TVInsider’s program report, and I knew it too. Perhaps he simply didn’t want to return for the upcoming season.
Another person added, “I believe he did it on purpose.” I believe that he was satisfied with his accomplishments and that he didn’t need to wait for another season. Now that he has shown his reputation, skills, and eligibility, someone else will have an opportunity.
Even more certain, a third fan wrote, “He lost on purpose.” You can’t possibly persuade me otherwise.
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