JEOPARDY! star Adriana Harmeyer kept it coming on Monday with an astounding ninth win, $204,700 total, and a spot in the record books. Josh Fry - whom Ken Jennings even dubbed her toughest opponent yet - made an inexplicable Daily Double move with an upset victory in sight. The West Lafayette, Indiana archivist , already boasting the game show's longest winning streak all season, returned for more.
No one has achieved a nine-day winning streak since 2024 ToC finalist Ben Chan last May, so everyone was buzzing. She faced off against software developer Josh and video production teacher Aaron Lemos. In the Jeopardy! round, Adriana got off to another hot start, sweeping a category to applause.
She finished with $3,000, Aaron with $1,600, and Josh (having missed the first Daily Double) with $1,600. In Double Jeopardy! things got shaky with multiple triple-stumpers. Adriana found the second Daily Double, which added $1,500 to her lead, while Josh suddenly gained momentum and found the last one.
But he surprised fans by inexplicably making a tiny Daily Double bet of $1,500 of his $7,200. "Just 1500," Ken shaded, and he got the clue correct as "incisors." A bigger wager would have given him the lead, but instead, he went into Final in a close second place with $10,700, Adriana $12,100 for Adriana, and Aaron $1,600.
This was tough as he actually outperformed her, with 20 correct answers and 3 incorrect answers, while Adriana went 17 correct and 6. Even Ken pointed out he was her most .
