Arts & Entertainment
Jeopardy! Winning Streak Continues for Brookhaven Professor
Philip Tiu will appear again on Thursday night's show.
Oglethorpe University's Dr. Philip Tiu is on quite the Jeopardy! winning streak. And he's gained quite a following on social media as well.
The mathematics professor won again on Wednesday night, and has amassed $96,598 in earnings during his three-day winning streak. On Thursday night, he faces first-time contestants Chris Horton, a Manville, R.I. data administrator, and Chicago's Gwen Niksic, an account manager.
Tiu has made unusually large wagers on the show. On Tuesday, he made the largest Daily Double wager in Jeopardy!' history by wagering $19,000, according to 10 News.
Here's a sampling of what Jeopardy! fans are saying about Tiu:
Philip lands on a Daily Double that gave him a big lead. Check out his $19,000 wager:https://t.co/kjvIsl0FYs
— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) March 16, 2016
@Jeopardy Can't remember ever liking a contestant more than Philip. Smart, humble, gutsy... and that sweater...! Luv that guy!
— Cheryl Lower (@lowerbylake) March 17, 2016
philip tiu is going beast mode on jeopardy yet again. what a savage. what a risk-taker. what a MAN.
— LEW (@LusciousLew13) March 16, 2016
Philip has nerves of steel. These true daily doubles are killing me. #Jeopardy
— AMMONITE! (@wouldirunoff) March 16, 2016
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