Josh Saak Almost Prevented Matt Amodio's 38-Day Run From Happening; Now He's a Tournament of Champions Qualifier
Over two years following a heartbreaking defeat in his 4th game to Matt Amodio, Josh returned to emerge as the winner for the Spades group of Champions Wildcard.
The First Wildcard to Emerge
From October 2nd to October 19th, a group of 27 former champions from the 37th and 38th seasons returned to compete in the inaugural tournament of Jeopardy! Champions Wildcard. This was the first of four CWC tournaments that are set to air until December of this year. After securing a lead with $25,200 on the first day, compared to $15,200 for Sam Stapleton (2x winner, $50,301) and $14,200 for Lucy Ricketts (3x winner, $79,499), Josh went on to secure a runaway on the second day with $22,000 before Final Jeopardy! against $11,600 from Lucy and $5,000 from Sam. Josh will return to compete in the 2024 Tournament of Champions.
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