Overview

• Talvola, a quantitative trader from Jersey City, won with $26,407 and will return as champion.
• Olson’s four-game run concluded at $74,382 after his fifth game ended with a $1 total.
• Community actor Erik Charles Nielsen competed as a substitute teacher and finished second with $12,500.
• Talvola was the only contestant to get Final Jeopardy correct, identifying Hope, Arkansas in a clue about a Southern town.
• Jeopardy! typically requires five wins for a Tournament of Champions berth, though producers sometimes invite four-game winners based on their performance.