Toronto-based scenic artist Ray Lalonde’s profitable streak on Jeopardy! ends

Toronto-based scenic artist Ray Lalonde’s profitable 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 ultimate rating was $24,490.

Lalonde is amongst solely 16 contestants within the present’s historical past with profitable streaks of a minimum of 10 video games, in response to Andy Saunders, the Guelph, Ont.-based blogger behind “The Jeopardy! Fan.”

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.

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