Dhruv Gaur (b. 1999) is a grad student from Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Jeopardy! Run[]
College Championship[]
In the second quarterfinal game, he faced off against Thatcher Chonka and Jordan Goodson. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 26/28 correct responses (including 3/3 Daily Doubles). Everyone got Final correct. Dhruv advanced to the semifinals via runaway. Thatcher's and Jordan's scores, $21,599 and $12,399, respectively, were enough to advance as wildcards.
In the third semifinal game, he faced off against Rishab Jain and Alli Ross. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 18/21 correct responses (including 2/2 Daily Doubles). He was the only player correct in Final, and after a come from behind win, he advanced to the Finals. Rishab and Alli took home $10,000.
In the finals, he faced off against William Scott and Hannah Sage. Throughout the finals, he came up with 40/43 correct responses (including 3/4 Daily Doubles). He got 0/2 Final correct, but won the tournament with $100,000 via runaway.
Tournament of Champions[]
In the second quarterfinal game, he faced off against Rob Worman and Rachel Lindgren. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 20/21 correct responses (including 0/1 Daily Double). Everyone got Final correct. Dhruv advanced to the semifinals. Rachel's $13,601 was enough to advance as wildcard, while Rob's $799 wasn't enough to advance, taking home $5,000.
In the first semifinal game, he faced off against Emma Boettcher and Kyle Jones. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 10/14 correct responses (including 0/1 Daily Double). He was the only player who got Final incorrect. After losing to Emma, he and Kyle took home $10,000.
Invitational Tournament[]
In the eighth quarterfinal game, he faced off against Victoria Groce and Ben Ingram. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 12/13 correct responses (including 2/2 Daily Doubles). He was the only player who did not get Final. After losing to Victoria, he and Ben took $5,000 home.