| Buddy Wright | |
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| Birth Hometown: | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Occupation: | Operations engineer |
| Known for: | Appearances on Jeopardy! |
Buddy Wright is an operations engineer from Fort Worth, Texas.
Jeopardy! Run[]
| Game No. | Air Date | Final score | Cumulative Winnings | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 28, 2010 | $27,201 | $27,201 | He defeat Randall Johnson. |
| 2 | April 29, 2010 | $24,001 | $51,202 | |
| 3 | April 30, 2010 | $17,601 | $68,803 | After this game, he had to wait three weeks due to the 2009-2010 Jeopardy! Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational and the Tournament of Champions. |
| 4 | May 24, 2010 | $20,001 | $88,804 | |
| 5 | May 25, 2010 | $0 | $89,804 | Tom LaPorta ends his streak and going to win two more games. |
Tournament of Champions[]
In the fourth quarterfinal game, he faced 2010-B College Champion Erin McLean and 5-day champion Paul Kursky. He gave 23 correct responses (including two DDs) and only one wrong response. Everyone got Final correct. He and Erin advanced to the semifinals..
In the second semifinal game, he faced 5-day champions Jay Rhee and Kara Spak. He gave seventeen correct responses and four wrong responses. Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper. His small wager advanced him to the finals. Jay and Kara took home $10,000..
In the finals, he faced 8-day champion Tom Nissley and 6-day champion Roger Craig. In game one, he gave fourteen correct responses (including one DD) and no wrong responses. He was the only player who got Final wrong. In game two, he gave fourteen correct responses (including one DD) and three wrong responses (including one DD). Final was a Triple Stumper, but that didn’t matter; He finished as second runner-up with $50,000.