Dhruv Gaur is a grad student from Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Jeopardy Run[]
College Championship[]
In the second quarterfinal game, he faced Thatcher Chonka and Jordan Goodson. He gave 26 correct responses (including all DDs) and two wrong responses and entered Final with a Lock game. Everyone got Final correct and they all advanced to the semifinals.
In the third semifinal game, he faced Rishab Jain and Alli Ross. He gave eighteen correct responses (including two DDs) and three wrong responses. He was the only player correct in Final and advanced to the Finals.
In the finals, he faced William Scott and Hannah Sage. In game one, he gave nineteen right responses (including two DDs) and two wrong responses. Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper and he lost $9,000. In game two, he gave 21 correct responses (including one DD) and two wrong responses (including one DD). His opponents got Final correct; however, his runaway made him the $100,000 champion.
Tournament of Champions[]
In the second quarterfinal game, he faced 6-day champion Rob Worman and 5-day champion Rachel Lindgren. He gave twenty correct responses and only one wrong response (the DD). Everyone got Final correct. He and Rachel advanced to the semifinals. Rob's $799 wasn't enough to advance, he was out of the tournament.
In the first semifinal game, he faced 3-day champion Emma Boettcher and 7-day champion Kyle Jones. He gave ten right responses and four wrong responses (including one DD). He was the only player who got Final wrong, he and Kyle took home $10,000.
Invitational Tournament[]
In the eighth quarterfinal game, he faced 1-day champion Victoria Groce and 8-day champion, 2014 Tournament of Champions winner and 2019 All-Star Games member of first-eliminated Team Julia Ben Ingram. He gave twelve right responses (including two DDs) and only one wrong response. He was the only player who did not get Final. He and Ben took $5,000 home.