| Isaac Hirsch | |
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| Birth Hometown: | Burbank, California |
| Occupation: | Customer support team lead |
| Years active: | 2017, 2023-2024 |
| Known for: | Appearances on Jeopardy! |
Isaac Blevins Hirsch is a customer support team lead from Burbank, California.
Game Show Run[]
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?[]
Hirsch won $5,000 on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on May 22, 2017. His father Steve was his +1.
The Chase[]
Hirsch won $46,667 of a $140,000 total on The Chase on January 19, 2023, playing with John Lance and Allison Johnson, defeating chaser Buzzy Cohen.
Jeopardy![]
Regular run[]
| Game No. | Air Date | Final score | Cumulative Winnings | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 3, 2024 | $19,185 | $19,185 | Isaac's first runaway game. |
| 2 | July 4, 2024 | $28,801 | $47,986 | |
| 3 | July 5, 2024 | $22,200 | $70,186 | Isaac's second runaway game |
| 4 | July 8, 2024 | $30,400 | $100,586 | Isaac's third runaway game. |
| 5 | July 9, 2024 | $19,601 | $120,187 | |
| 6 | July 10, 2024 | $21,201 | $141,388 | |
| 7 | July 11, 2024 | $20,000 | $161,388 | Isaac's fourth runaway game. |
| 8 | July 12, 2024 | $34,001 | $195,389 | |
| 9 | July 15, 2024 | $20,001 | $215,390 | |
| 10 | July 16, 2024 | $1,300 | $218,390 | Jay Fisher ends his streak and goes on to win two more games. |
Tournament of Champions[]
Hirsch was seeded a bye to the semifinals along with Adriana Harmeyer and Drew Basile among the top three seeded players in the tournament.
In the second semifinal game, Hirsch faced off against Mark Fitzpatrick and Amy Hummel. He came up with 28/31 correct questions (including 0/2 Daily Doubles), got Final Jeopardy! correct and came-from-behind to advance to the finals.
Common with Other Jeopardy! Champions[]
Buzzy Cohen[]
- Both are from the same region.
- Both won nine games in a row, and both new champions succeeded in winning a second term.
Ben Chan[]
- Both are nine-game winning streak champions.
- Both began their run on Wednesday.
- Both exited on Tuesday.
Trivia[]
- Hirsch's father Steve appeared on Jeopardy! on October 28, 1985, losing to 1986 ToC quarterfinalist Mark Leinwand, who won his third game while he was on a 4-game winning streak.[1]