Toronto-based scenic artist Ray Lalonde’s successful streak on Jeopardy! has ended.
Lalonde, who hoped for his 14th victory on the long-running trivia sport present, had amassed winnings of US$386,400 going into Tuesday’s present.
But the $24,000 he scored wasn’t sufficient to beat challenger Lloyd Sy, a graduate pupil in literature from Rockford, IL, whose last rating was $24,490.
Lalonde is amongst solely 16 contestants within the present’s historical past with successful streaks of at the least 10 video games, in accordance with Andy Saunders, the Guelph, Ont.-based blogger behind “The Jeopardy! Fan.”
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Earlier this yr one other Canadian, Mattea Roach, received 23 straight video games, giving her the fifth-longest streak within the present’s historical past.
Lalonde’s wins nonetheless imply he has secured a spot within the subsequent Tournament of Champions.
