- Laura Faddah, a contestant from Memphis, extended her win streak on “Jeopardy!” to eight games on Friday’s episode.
- Faddah’s current winnings total $92,599, and she has already qualified for the 2026 Tournament of Champions.
- Faddah plans to use her winnings to fund her children’s college education.
Native Memphian Laura Faddah continued her run on “Jeopardy!” with a win as the gameshow’s regular season resumed airing Friday.
With her victory over fellow contestants Omar Abu Realh and Roger Ghaman, Faddah extended her run to an eight-game win streak, the longest in the gameshow’s 41st season so far. Her current winnings total $92,599.
Faddah will compete again on Monday’s episode, which airs at 3:30 p.m. CST on WREG in Memphis.
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No matter how long she stays in the game, Faddah will still return in 2026 for the next season’s Tournament of Champions, which takes five wins to qualify for.
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Faddah continued her pattern of playing it safe on wagers, adding just $5,199 to her total in “Final Jeopardy!” and finishing only $2,200 ahead of Ghaman. No contestant answered the final question correctly.
The “Jeopardy!” champion told The Commercial Appeal in January that most of her winnings will go toward funding her kids’ college education.
On Friday’s episode, Faddah got off to a difficult start, spending some time in the red during the first portion of the game and beginning “Double Jeopardy!” with just $1,800, but she found her rhythm during the second round. She said she’s better able to focus and block out nerves once she spends enough time on the stage.
“There was some comfort that started to come in with just being on the stage,” Faddah said in January. “Never comfort with the questions because they changed so much. The game is going so fast and you have to concentrate on it so much when you’re actually doing it, some of that [nervousness] falls away.”
Jacob Wilt is a reporter for The Commercial Appeal covering DeSoto County, as well as Dining in the Memphis area. You can reach him at[email protected].
