Inviting a Celebrity Jeopardy!
winner to the Tournament of Champions is just a gimmick, right?
Jeopardy!s Tournament of Champions is bigger than ever this year.
Barinholtz wonCelebrity Jeopardy!in early 2023, beating out finalists Patton Oswalt and Will Wheaton.
And that level of history was what he was going to have to settle for.
After all, its not like he could win the thing, right?
Ike Barinholtz won the thing.
In a thrilling March 4 matchup against Melissa Klapper and Ray Lalonde, Barinholtz correctly answered Who is Ovid?
to the Final Jeopardy!
His ambitious wager of $13,801 launched him past Lalonde and Klappers totals to a $28,601 victory.
Shout out to@ikebarinholtzTruly incredible.
I didnt think there was any way he had Ovid written down.
The Tournament of Champions is even more challenging than the already-challenging typicalJeopardy!
making the idea of a celebrity winningthatto be borderline unthinkable.
Yet Barinholtz not only won it, he defeated two incredibly impressive contestants to do so.
So how did Barinholtz pull it off?
For starters, hes obviously very smart.
But, as fans have long observed, comedians tend to do surprisingly well in theJeopardy!
Regardless of how you slice it, Barinholtzs victory is enormously impressive and a major moment inJeopardy!history.
Its unclear when Barinholtzs next game will air or who his opponents will be.
Hit the books,Lisa Ann Walter.
Youve got a celebrity trivia legacy to live up to.
