Heading into Final Jeopardy, Adriana had 22,000 against Ryan’s 12,000, which meant this game wasn’t a runaway, but certainly close heading into the final round. The category was “Countries of the World,” with the clue reading, “About 80 miles from Vladivostok, its 11-mile land border with Russia is the shortest of that country’s 14 neighbors.”

After a historic 15-day run in 2024, Huntington native and Marshall graduate Adriana Harmeyer has returned to the Alex Trebek stage and is just one step away from winning the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions.

A Purdue University professor was back to her winning ways Tuesday night on "Jeopardy!" Adriana Harmeyer, an archivist for university history at Purdue, returned to the "Jeopardy!" stage for the Tournament of Champions.

Ryan Manton, a systems administrator from Columbus, is set to appear in the "Jeopardy!" Tournament of Champions semifinal round Tuesday night. He will face Adriana Harmeyer, an archivist from West Lafayette,

Harmeyer's Tuesday night win secures her spot to compete in the finals rounds in the "Jeopardy!" Tournament of Champions for a chance to win $250,000.